10 Survival Uses for Mylar Emergency Blankets

[hawgrider]

Besides keeping the body warm and protected from rain and snow there are many other uses for Mylar blankets. Uses you may not have thought of.

http://prepforshtf.com/mylar-emergency-blankets/#.VYKfnEY71ME

[Arklatex]

Good to know. There were a few in there I'd never heard or thought of before. Like cordage or fire starting. I may have to try the fire starting, seems like it would be really hard to do.

[James m]

Fire starting with a reflector? Heck mine has a flammable warning on it. Makes you wonder with camp fires. They are supposed to reflect all of your body heat to warm you.

[hawgrider]

Fire starting with a reflector? Heck mine has a flammable warning on it. Makes you wonder with camp fires. They are supposed to reflect all of your body heat to warm you.Well look at it this way if a spark catches it on fire while its wrapped around you... you will for sure warm up.:)

[Jakthesoldier]

Lining a solar oven seems like a good way to get poisoning. If that stuff starts melting and releasing gasses, you might have a bad day