Do cheap emergency blankets work?

The so-called "cheap survival blankets", are, in general, terrible as a survival blanket. Compared to asurvival sleeping bag, they leak warmth and let in wind, rain, snow, and other harsh weather. And even worse... cheap emergency blankets have poor durability.

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That results in them easily tearing or getting damaged after a single use or even worse...

When you're relying on one to save your life.

SO... WHAT ARE CHEAP EMERGENCY BLANKETS GOOD FOR?

Now that we have the pros and cons worked out, we can narrow in on what cheap emergency blankets would be best suited for in an emergency or survival situation.

HEAT REFLECTOR IN YOUR SURVIVAL SHELTER

If you don't have to rely on the emergency blanket as your shelter in an emergency, one of the best uses is to combine the benefits of the cheap emergency blanket with your shelter and reflect heat. If you're sleeping in a bivy sack, tent, or even a bushcraft style shelter, you can use the emergency blanket to line the area above you or the back wall. This way, the durability of the thermal blanket becomes less of an issue but you can get the heat reflective and warming benefits of the blanket. If you're sleeping in a tent and have rainfly, a great way I've found to do this is to slide the emergency blanket between the tent and rainfly. This not only adds an extra layer of waterproof protection but will also reflect your body heat and help to warm the entire tent.

GROUND SHEET

In a survival situation, staying warm and dry is critical.

And if you're left without a structural or tent shelter, you could be left sleeping in the dirt. Well, even if you have a tarp and sleeping bag, that cheap emergency blanket you tossed in your pack will still come in handy to keep you from freezing your butt off (and provides another layer of protection from moisture). Place your cheap emergency sleeping blanket on the ground and then put some sort of layer between you and the reflective blanket. If you have a sleeping pad that will work great. If you need to improvise, dry dirt, pine needles, etc... will do the job. Once your blanket is down and you have a layer between you and the blanket, the emergency blanket will serve as a ground sheet both keeping you dry and reflecting heat back up at you keeping you warm.

SIGNAL MIRROR

If you're stranded out in the woods and need help, being able to create a signal is helpful to notify others of your location. Well, that highly reflective cheap emergency blanket you happened to toss in your pack or survival gear can be used as a signal mirror in just a few seconds. Start by cutting a square from one of the corners of the emergency blanket. A square that's four to five inches on each side will do the trick.

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