spartan7510 Posted August 29, 2015 Report Share Posted August 29, 2015 Anyone own one of these - https://www.land-shark.com/ ? interested in some feedback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brown dog Posted August 30, 2015 Report Share Posted August 30, 2015 Looks like a clever remarketing of these: http://www.rei.com/product/407106/space-all-weather-blanket I've got about 6 of them (biproduct of some past adventure) and have used them just about never except -silver side up, as a sun shelter- they're just a glorified tarp that's shiny on one side. I real terms, just about no difference to a polythene bivvy bag, - so good as an emergency windbreak to control evaporative convective heat loss but, as was once pointed out to me, for the silver layer to do anything, you have to be radiating heat for it to reflect anything back - when you're pee wet through and chanking cold, the silver layer does chuff all. Don't know what you want it for (or how many people) but a bothy bag may be a better alternative Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSG Posted August 30, 2015 Report Share Posted August 30, 2015 I use on of these http://www.jerven.com/the-jerven-bag_1 One of the best bits of kit I have. Not cheap but seem difficult to wear out. Bison Bushcraft sell them in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brown dog Posted August 30, 2015 Report Share Posted August 30, 2015 If I'm honest, I'm not sure I 'get' Jervens either; like the items above, just non-breathable bags. Very 80s (ie pre-gore-tex) If you need to regularly sleep out in a non-emergency manner, get a breathable bivi bag. If you need an emergency bag, you need something that'll give you an element of insulation, and not just (for the reason I outlined earlier) a silver lining: http://www.blizzardsurvival.com/article.php/20/outdoor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gundoc Posted August 30, 2015 Report Share Posted August 30, 2015 Blizzard kit is supposed to be tops. Pretty sure it's now in aircrew survival kits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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