Fiona Stirling wrote:

i have never seen them ( the blizzard pack ) on the market but they are
a tad pricey.

They seem to have become the Weapon Of Choice for rescue teams and
mountain marathon weight weenies. They're certainly much more expensive
than a space blanket, but they double up as a moderately effective
sleeping bag too as there's genuine insulation value in there (hence the
mountain marathon crew rather liking them).

Pete.
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