Just returned from Outdoor Retailer Winter Market and found a few items of interest that will be included in our annual SHOT Show Report mid-February. But one was so cool, I thought I'd share it here now. By now, everyone here knows how much I dislike the traditional Mylar emergency blanket. "Hate" would not be too strong a description. They have all sorts of problems, the most serious being that they are extremely fragile. They puncture easily and once punctured rip to shreds. In addition they are a PITA to unfold and noisy as all get out. A while ago Adventure Medical Kits changed the base material of their oversized (96 x 60 inches) "1 or 2 person Survival Emergency Blanket" that is also known as the "Heatsheet" (though for reasons nobody can figure out, the current packaging left that off) . This was formerly made of Mylar, like all such blankets, and then it was printed with orange on one side with some survival instructions printed in black on the orange background. Printing on that material was difficult and they looked for a better material to work with and ended up with some "special low-density polyethylene" film. As it turns out, this makes a emergency blanket which solves most of the drawbacks of the typical Mylar blanket. The poly is much tougher and more resistant to puncture and once punctures does not shred. It unfolds easily and can even be refolded with relatively minor agro. It is also pretty quiet, Not quite as quiet as cloth, both many times quieter than the Mylar. The only down side is that is is 0.2 oz. heavier than the conventional Mylar blanket of the same size, not much of a penalty. It was always the best of a poor choice because of the larger size and orange side for signaling, now it's actually a pretty decent choice and I'd recommend it to anyone who wants this type of product. The survival instructions still leave a bit to be desired of, but nobody here's going to be relying upon them anyway. Below is a photo of my finger stretching the material: