Re: [at-l] Emergency Blanket

["Paul Miller" <jeanpaul@iname.com>]

i got a question to i unraveled mine and tried and tried to get it as small
as a ziploc bag?  how did you do it it is one of those puzzled like "get the
funcky shaped rings apart and back together" that you buy for kids this time
a year.  i can not figure out how to get it bag to anythgin similar to it
original size.

and i also heard someone talk of a heavy duty space blanket?  where do you
buy that i want to know

BotleNeck


>> Hi Folks,
>> For  years I used the Space Emergency Blanket in treating injuried
parties.
>>  This is a thermal blanket that weights 1 ounce and are 56"x84" when
>> opened.  When properly wrapped around a person they can generate a
>> considerable amount of heat in any weather condition.  The only
difficulty
>> is unraveling this machine tightened material.  It can take 5-10 minutes
to
>> completely and carefully unravel this balnket in idea conditions.
>> Consider if your suffering from hypothermia, shock or other type of
>> serious injury and are alone.  I dare to say it would be extremely
>> difficult if not impossible to unravel this blanket from the 3" machine
>> packaged wrap to 84" opened size without assistance.  More than likely
you
>> would tear the blanket into pieces in an attempt to open it up rendering
it
>> useless.  My suggestion is to unravel it at home and then stuff it in a
>> zip-lock bag for any emergency requiring its use.  Once the blanket is in
>> the zip-loc bag just squeeze the air out of the bag and seal up the bag.
>> Once it has been unraveled the likelyhood of rewrapping the blanket is
very
>> doubtfull indeed.  I doubt if anyone has the patience to perform such a
>> task.  I know for a fact I wouldn't even attempt such a task. A mother of
4
>> pre-schoolers probably could do this very well indeed.   Just stuffing it
>> in a zip-loc bag will ensure it is ready and can be easily used for any
>> emergency that requires it use.
>> Have a good one.
>> John
>>
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