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Bob Keast

30/05/09 15:37

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Hi does anybody know where I can get the smallest, lightest emergency survival bag?

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Metric Kate

30/05/09 15:42

Incy little survival bag from Adventure Medical. Don't know if it's the smallest, lightest, or if this is the cheapest price. But it's the smallest, lightest one I could find last year when I wanted to downsize my orange bag.

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Bob Keast

30/05/09 15:50

Lowland rambler

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Thanks Kate, 3.8 ounces is about 100g, that is light, best I've come across thanks

30/05/09 17:20

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Cheaper Source & Free Delivery

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Frum

30/05/09 17:35

From the ad. above:

"This bivvy bag will reflect up to 90% of your body heat back to your body keeping it warm when needed."

Is that true?

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Andy Andy Andy

30/05/09 17:40

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could well be, I've seen blizzard bags that look similar to the inside of the picture, it is basically a space blanket with an orange outer so it's more visable so yup I'd think the 90% heat reflection is true. BUT it forgets to mention that it means radiant heat of which there isn't the greatest amount, usually lost through conduction, convection evaporation etc. Reflects 90% of radiant body heat back and i'd say it's a fair comment (Sorry for the rambling way of saying that)

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Frum

30/05/09 17:45

Yeah, that's what I thought. So what proportion of body heat loss is in the form of radiant heat? Unless it is 100% the advertisers claim is bolx.

30/05/09 17:57

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Apparently "in comfortable environments about 65% is lost through radiant heat" so says this website 90% of 65% i make to be 58.5% which is far from their implied 90%, still a good amount. I will also point out that this is with no clothes to absorb the radiation, doubt you'd be prepared enough to have the bag but no clothes.

30/05/09 23:43

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I have the same Adveture Medicla Kits emergency bivvy bag (from 7 day shop as well), I haven't used it yet but its light to carry and looks well made.

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Kelvin

31/05/09 22:10

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Cheers sloth - one ordered

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