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Adventure Medical Kits Heatsheets Emergency Bivvy
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Adventure Medical Kits Heatsheets Emergency Bivvy

Item # 750944

$16.00

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Don't get left out in the cold. The Adventure Medical Heatsheets® Emergency Bivvy reflects up to 90% of your body's heat back to you.

  • Bright orange exterior is easy to spot, even in bad weather
  • Heatsheets material is composed of vacuum-metalized polyethylene, providing durable yet quiet protection
  • Bivvy provides protection from water and wind; it's sized to shelter 1 adult
  • Comes with its own nylon stuff sack for convenient stowage

Made in USA.

Item 750944

Adventure Medical Kits Heatsheets Emergency Bivvy Specs

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Description

Weight3.8 ounces
Dimensions84 x 36 inches

Adventure Medical Kits Heatsheets Emergency Bivvy Customer Reviews

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Adventure Medical Heatsheets Emergency Bivvy
 
4.5

(based on 4 reviews)

100%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

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        • Avid adventurer (3)
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        Jan

        28

        2009

        (16 of 16 customers found this review helpful)

         
        4.0

        saved me from the cold in Joshua Tree

        By urban escapee

        from Long Beach, CA

        About Me Casual Adventurer

        Site Member

        Pros

        • Lightweight
        • Stows Easily
        • Warm
        • Water Resistant

        Cons

        • Develops Condensation
        • Not Very Durable

        Best Uses

        • 3 Season Camping
        • Backpacking
        • Car Camping
        • Cold Conditions

        Comments about Adventure Medical Heatsheets Emergency Bivvy:

        I just came back from a weekend in Joshua Tree National Park. We were only supposed to be out for a long day-hike but it turned into an unplanned overnight in the cold rocks. It got down to the mid 30's F at night and this bivvy kept us warm from the cold night air/wind. It developed a ton of condensation inside the bag but it was a toss up between being warm and moist inside the bag or cold and dry outside. There were nine of us out there and only one of these bivvy's and a couple space blankets...we took turns. The blanket tore quickly and kept flying up in the wind. But this bivvy doesn't lose heat to the wind and won't tear as easily as those blankets. I think everyone in the group is gonna go buy one of these for their daypack now.

        • Gift:
        • No
        • What Is Your Gear Style:
        • Minimalist

        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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        Jun

        3

        2008

        (16 of 16 customers found this review helpful)

         
        5.0

        Good enough for the U.S. Army Infantry!

        By para505

        from Georgia

        About Me Avid Adventurer

        Pros

        • Easy To Pack
        • Effective
        • Simple To Use

        Cons

          Best Uses

          • Backcountry Camping
          • Campgrounds
          • Day Trips
          • River Trips
          • Road Trips
          • Winter Conditions

          Comments about Adventure Medical Heatsheets Emergency Bivvy:

          My family always has one with us in any outdoor situation. I have used shelters like this in emergency situations twice. Once to help a guy with a broken leg stay out of shock and once to keep warm in in a freak ice storm. We used shelters just like this in the Infantry as sleeping bags along with our Ranger blankets to sleep in some pretty nasty weather. We made it OK and that proves to me their worth! My question to anyone is: why do you not have one?

          • What Is Your Gear Style:
          • Minimalist

          Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

          (16 of 16 customers found this review helpful)

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          Sep

          4

          2008

          (8 of 9 customers found this review helpful)

           
          4.0

          Great product but with one flaw

          By NickMcG

          from Davis, CA

          About Me Avid Adventurer

          Site Member

          Pros

          • Lightweight
          • Stows Easily
          • Warm
          • Water Resistant

          Cons

          • Condensation forms inside

          Best Uses

          • Backpacking

          Comments about Adventure Medical Heatsheets Emergency Bivvy:

          I bought this emergency bivvy to carry with me on all my backpacking trips in case of a real emergency or to cover my sleeping bag with when I travel without a tent. I personally have never had to use it in either situation but my backpacking companion wanted to see what it was like on our last backpacking trip in the Tahoe National forest at the end of summer. He slept inside it with my thermolite sleeping bag liner (to add a layer of separation between him and the bivvy material). Although he said it kept him decently warm, a lot of water condensation formed inside the bivvy which got the liner wet and made it uncomfortable. I don't know if anyone else has experienced this, which is a definite drawback, but I still carry it with me because its much better than nothing or the typical space blanket in an emergency.

          • What Is Your Gear Style:
          • Comfort Driven

          Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

          (8 of 9 customers found this review helpful)

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          Oct

          15

          2009

           
          5.0

          Perfect Performance

          By SoCoSAR2008

          from Santa Rosa, CA

          About Me Avid Adventurer

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                Comments about Adventure Medical Heatsheets Emergency Bivvy:

                The bivy performed to specifications in a 31 degree river bottom in Northern California. I used it to maintain body temperature for an injured teammate during a Search and Rescue mission. The bivy exceeded my expectations in keeping my teammate warm during the early morning hours while we waited for an aerial medivac after dawn.

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                • No
                • What Is Your Gear Style:
                • Minimalist

                Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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