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Gear you don’t need: Dump the mylar blankets from your survival kit

Do you carry a mylar blanket in your survival gear as an emergency shelter item? If so, here’s why you should get rid of it. by Leon Pantenburg I stopped at the wilderness survival seminar at the Deschutes County (OR) Expo Center more out of curiosity than anything else. The presenter was Peter Kummerfeldt, and …

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Gear review: Why you should dump the mylar blankets from your survival kit

Do you carry a mylar blanket in your survival gear as an emergency shelter item? If so, here’s why you should dump it. by Leon Pantenburg I stopped at the wilderness survival seminar at the Deschutes County (OR) Expo Center more out of curiosity than anything else. The presenter was Peter Kummerfeldt, and he has …

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