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space blanket

n
(Mountaineering) a plastic insulating body wrapping coated on one or both sides with aluminium foil which reflects back most of the body heat lost by radiation: carried by climbers, mountaineers, etc, for use in cases of exposure or exhaustion
[C20: material originally developed as part of the US space programme]
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Loaded with pockets and made with robust ballistic nylon and rugged zippers, this is where you can keep a firesteel and flint, multi-tool, second tactical pen, second flashlight, rain poncho, emergency space blanket, notepad and more.
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I decided to shed gear and go as light as possible, so I handed Joel my pack containing my supplies (headlamp, space blanket, food, etc.) and told him that I would hurry to the top, snap a few pictures, and be back well before sunset.
After the race, with a space blanket wrapped around his shoulders, Mestler seemed at a loss for why his energy faded down the stretch.
Finally, at about 2 a.m., frazzled and desperate, I gathered a pile of branches and, with shaking fingers, got a fire going and tied a light Space Blanket overhead to shed the rain and reflect heat from the fire.