![]() ![]() Also it is quite flexible, so I expect it will be fine in my hammock. With the windscreen reflector it was quite warm and I could have slept on it alone with just a light blanket on. It wasn't really cold, but it was freezing on the concrete just laying on it. I tried it out last night on the concrete out in my backyard. It's not bubble wrap but a thin closed cell foam (like packaging foam for electrical items). It's about 28" wide by 5'6" long (I cut off the little flaps that fit inside the doors to hold it on the vehicle). I'm a rank noob here, but as part of my setup that I'm still putting together I bought a truck-size windscreen reflector. On our Ohio Hang people were trying it out, ground was frozen, butts were WARM. This was the 3rd trip this particular piece has been on so it's not as nice as it first felt, but at least it lays flat now. This past weekend, lounging on my reflectix pad, I could feel the mylar radiating heat where I was contacting the pad. It doesn't make me warm, but I don't feel the cold. I've spent well over my due time on a PT mat on cold concrete or dirt. Now a reflective CCF pad would be interesting. Often the answer is "not much" so most answers work OK. OTOH we often run into a basic issue of how much is enough. I'd rather have a CCF pad between me and the ground but a reflective bad behind me facing a fire. It is very good for radiant heat loss but not so good at conductive. The R value of reflectix is dependent on usage. Remember, Housing Insulation, not the Plumbing section. This will be a regular in my pack for the foreseeable future. In the winter it worked just as well in this function, just with shoes on :cool:įor those who haven't experienced the utility of this material, you're missing out. Shoes off, laying alongside the fire I was remarkably comfortable not having to sit up and not having to lay on the damp ground. However, using it around the campfire at night was the bread and butter for me. ![]() You could probably even use it as a leg or arm brace if you needed it on the trail. It's a great portable bail-out if you hit weather that's colder than the gear you brought was made for. That's 4 bedrolls and enough for cozies for a cook set. I bought one 25' roll for 15.00 at Home Depot (found in the housing insulation section). It's really about as little bulky as can be compared to CCF. Reflectix has moved itself into that category for me. Trekking poles are like that for me, headlamp (was like pulling teeth to convince my GF to pick one up instead of her little pocket flashlight. There are always little pieces of gear that don't seem very important until you put in the trail time and you find yourself going for them all the time. ![]() Just wanted to reiterate what most on here already know. ![]()
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