Appropriate Technology - Knit Hats & Space Blankets

One axiom in survival is that you can live without air for 3 minutes, without heat for 3 hours, without water for 3 days, without food for 3 weeks, etc...

This brief post is about staying warm with simple supplies.

You lose 40% of your heat out of your head.  An inexpensive knit cap keeps this heat where it belongs.

Mylar metallicized plastic blankets, aka 'Space Blankets' can be purchased for between $0.75 and $4 in many places, but especially Daiso, REI, WalMart and Target.  Wrapped around your body (and head!) they can keep you warm and dry.

In whatever Go Bag or kit you have, take a moment and add a space blanket and a knit cap while you are thinking about it.

Future you, bitterly cold, will thank you.  And it might just save your life.