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[Reasonable Rascal]

Disclaimer: I have zero financial interest in this listing but it is too good to not pass along. I know the seller well and can say unequivocally that he is honest to a fault and 100% reliable. We do business off eBay in both directions. The business owner is a service-disabled vet and former police officer.

USGI Blizzard Survival Medical Hypothermia Prevention Blanket BPS-01 Green | eBay

The Blizzard Survival Blanket is the new standard in thermal protection for casualties. It provides the total warmth and weather protection associated with our Reflexcell material, reducing shock and guarding against the risk of hypothermia in all conditions.

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Blizzard makes the best lightweight hypothermia products in the world. Think of space blankets on large dose steroids. Besides reflecting heat back this blanket also insulates with 3 layers forming 2 separate air pockets. You can't get better without going to a down product. I plan to include these (I have a modest supply acquired a couple of years ago) in my larger M-BOB precisely for casualty hypothermia prevention. To get any better you will need heat packs to toss in with the patient.

The price he is asking includes the shipping. To put this in perspective his asking is slightly less than dealer wholesale. I have access to same and just checked the price list and confirmed it. They retail for a minimum of $55+, before taxes and shipping. It is the size of a standard red brick and weighs a pound.

Again, I have zero financial interest in this and haven't told him I am dropping a recommend for him.

RR

 

[Sammy55]

This seems like a great thing to keep in your vehicle for emergencies. Doesn't take a lot of room. Would definitely worth the price in a winter emergency situation.

 

[Reasonable Rascal]

They are, Sammy. Mucho space saved vs. a traditional sleeping bag, even a synthetic that can be compressed down depending on your muscle. I have been known to toss a couple in the van during winter show trips for that reason. Leaves more room for other things.

RR

 

[ComCamGuy]

Great stuff, definitely useful, but have a plan for how to roll it up and carry it after pulling it out and using it. you will never get it folded back into a brick again.

on another note, tests show it worked best as an outer layer with some form of insulation inside it. I treat them like a super level bivy sack. With even a super compact summer weight 55 degree sleeping bag or a poncho liner and the blizzard blanket, 20 degrees is doable without a lot of discomfort

 

[Dennis Olson]

Yeah, cuz down here in south central texas, freezing to death is always a concern.


/sarc

 

[Buick Electra]

Yeah, cuz down here in south central texas, freezing to death is always a concern.


/sarc

Dennis, don't you know the climate is changing?

 

[ssonb]

I bet that will block IR very well, I like the color also.

 

[ComCamGuy]

Yeah, cuz down here in south central texas, freezing to death is always a concern.


/sarc

I agree, and realize the Sarc but for the serious note, if it's under a hundred degrees, I have to worry about someone who is in shock, since once they hit the Anaerobic state, they went from great fine and dandy heat producing critters into cold-blooded lizards, and only have the residual heat I can trap in them to slow the hypothermia curve, hence the comment about insulation.

Now, here in south central Texas, I have to worry about how to cool them down, not keep them warm.

I'm looking for a nice little brick blanket with an air conditioner in it

 

[Taco Salad]

I agree, and realize the Sarc but for the serious note, if it's under a hundred degrees, I have to worry about someone who is in shock, since once they hit the Anaerobic state, they went from great fine and dandy heat producing critters into cold-blooded lizards, and only have the residual heat I can trap in them to slow the hypothermia curve, hence the comment about insulation.

Now, here in south central Texas, I have to worry about how to cool them down, not keep them warm.

I'm looking for a nice little brick blanket with an air conditioner in it

Wrap them in this one and throw in a couple instant cold packs?

 

[Cohickman]

The army has for years relied on bed sheets in ice water. From heat stress to hypothermia in less than 1 minute. Dumbasses.

 

[ComCamGuy]

The army has for years relied on bed sheets in ice water. From heat stress to hypothermia in less than 1 minute. Dumbasses.

Oh yes, during training we have huge coolers filled with ice water. they are big enough to submerge the trainee completely. Guaranteed fix for hyperthermia

 

[coalcracker]

Many people have not given near enough time and thought to survival heating/cooling issues. Some apparently view a generator as a talisman that will magically keep solving the problem even after the gasoline runs out.

“Not worried. I have a generator.”

Maybe you have a lucky rabbit’s foot, too?

Winter sleeping bags (rated to minus 20) for me and my family are an essential part of our plan.

 

[Safetydude]

Disclaimer: I have zero financial interest in this listing but it is too good to not pass along. I know the seller well and can say unequivocally that he is honest to a fault and 100% reliable. We do business off eBay in both directions. The business owner is a service-disabled vet and former police officer.

USGI Blizzard Survival Medical Hypothermia Prevention Blanket BPS-01 Green | eBay

The Blizzard Survival Blanket is the new standard in thermal protection for casualties. It provides the total warmth and weather protection associated with our Reflexcell material, reducing shock and guarding against the risk of hypothermia in all conditions.

www.ebay.com

Blizzard makes the best lightweight hypothermia products in the world. Think of space blankets on large dose steroids. Besides reflecting heat back this blanket also insulates with 3 layers forming 2 separate air pockets. You can't get better without going to a down product. I plan to include these (I have a modest supply acquired a couple of years ago) in my larger M-BOB precisely for casualty hypothermia prevention. To get any better you will need heat packs to toss in with the patient.

The price he is asking includes the shipping. To put this in perspective his asking is slightly less than dealer wholesale. I have access to same and just checked the price list and confirmed it. They retail for a minimum of $55+, before taxes and shipping. It is the size of a standard red brick and weighs a pound.

Again, I have zero financial interest in this and haven't told him I am dropping a recommend for him.

RR

100% concur about Blizzard Blankets. Tested them in Wilderness First Responder final practicum Moscow, ID in 10-20 mph winds, 6 inches of snow on the ground, 28 deg and snow still falling. Paramedic "trauma guinea pig" was burrito wrapped up only in the blizzard blanket and said she was warm the whole time. No one in class had ever heard of them but are now believers. I have them in all my first responder kits and my get to home bags. They are tougher than the normal lightweight mylar "space blankets". Vacuum packed, so once you use one, they never go back to the same size!

Added note: They also shield radiant heat (i.e., desert sun) very well. No they are not an approach/entry suit like air crash rescue firefighters wear. But they will reflect heat away when flipped silver side out.

 

[Reasonable Rascal]

Many people have not given near enough time and thought to survival heating/cooling issues. Some apparently view a generator as a talisman that will magically keep solving the problem even after the gasoline runs out.

“Not worried. I have a generator.”

Maybe you have a lucky rabbit’s foot, too?

Winter sleeping bags (rated to minus 20) for me and my family are an essential part of our plan.

Comfortable to 20 degrees is my minimum standard. I have slept repeatedly in minus 20 degrees - inside the house - in the 70's. Better bag inside a lesser bag. I will never move into a house mid-winter that relies on wood heat when I have no source for wood. That was rectified before the next winter.

When I built the maritime construction company trauma bags last year these were the minimum for each bag, a pair of them along with air-activated heat packs (Potential cold water immersion from falling overboard, you know). The Alaskan waters bags had a military hypothermia stretcher along with the heaters - torso size I should add - and one of these as a back-up for a 2nd victim. Just in case there were 2, or the bag couldn't be replaced in time before it was needed again. Ordinary space blankets were not even considered.

RR

 

[Knoxville's Joker]

Yeah, cuz down here in south central texas, freezing to death is always a concern.


/sarc

Oh that never happens down there.

 

[SquonkHunter]

I bought two of them to keep in my truck for emergencies. BTW, it does get really cold in Texas - just not every year. Lived here all my life and have seen temps as high as 117° F , as low as -12° F , and everywhere in between. You just never know. As they say, if you don't like Texas weather just wait a while.

 

[Knoxville's Joker]

I bought two of them to keep in my truck for emergencies. BTW, it does get really cold in Texas - just not every year. Lived here all my life and have seen temps as high as 117° F , as low as -12° F , and everywhere in between. You just never know. As they say, if you don't like Texas weather just wait a while.

Gee sounds like Tennessee weather...

 

[von Koehler]

I just bought one from eBay after he offered me a ten percent discount. My apartment loses electricity at least once a year. So it might be very handy in the winter subzero snow storms.

 

[Sammy55]

They are, Sammy. Mucho space saved vs. a traditional sleeping bag, even a synthetic that can be compressed down depending on your muscle. I have been known to toss a couple in the van during winter show trips for that reason. Leaves more room for other things.

RR

Okay. Y'all convinced me! I ordered two for either my DH and I or for our kids for Christmas. Who knows...maybe I'll even order a couple more. A little pricy, but if they save a life, they are worth it.