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Set of 5 rescue blankets, emergency blankets, 210 x 160 cm, silver

Space blanket – tested in space: Developed by NASA in the early 1960s as a “space blanket” to protect spacecraft from heat and to shield astronauts from the extreme temperatures in space, the thin PET film coated with aluminium was first used on Earth in 1978. It was then also handed out to finishers at the New York Marathon to help them retain warmth.

All-rounder with enormous tear resistance of 480 kg: Compactly packed, weighing only 50 g and an indispensable part of first aid. Especially in mountaineering, the emergency blanket has become indispensable. It can be used as an improvised tourniquet, as a temporary bandage, or – thanks to its incredible tear resistance of up to 480 kg – for transporting injured persons. Since it allows only 1% of dangerous UV radiation to pass through and is also transparent, it can be used for UV protection and as a replacement glacier glasses. 

Caution when using: It is important to position the blanket correctly to ensure its functionality. This means that the blanket must not be placed directly on bare skin, but over the innermost layer of clothing. As the rescue blanket is made of a metallic alloy, direct contact with the skin would conduct heat away – having exactly the opposite effect. 

Further possible uses: Even at high outdoor temperatures, the emergency blanket can be extremely useful: it can be stretched out as a sun sail, used when camping as a cover for tents and vehicles, attached to windows to reduce the heating of a room, and much more. 

In model making, rescue blankets are used to cover wings. Sport kites can also be covered with the material of the foil blanket.