survival blanket

Reflective heat keeper

A survival blanket is a lightweight, compact sheet of thin reflective material—usually metallic Mylar—designed to retain body heat in emergency situations.

Standard gear in first aid kits and hiking packs, it works by reflecting radiated heat back toward the body: She wrapped the hypothermic hiker in a survival blanket.

Also called an emergency blanket or space blanket.

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G