US Army Casualty Blanket as a waterproof ground sheet under your Hammock?

[Vanhalo]

Anyone use one of these? I almost picked one up today @ the Army Store.

I think it weighs less than 10oz.

[firemedic5586]

I bought one the other week just for that purpose. mine was OD green though.. I liked the idea of it double as an emergency blanket along with it being a ground tarp.

FWIW, tyvek can and does the same thing at a fraction of the cost.... "Free" if you know the right people, all you have to do is run it through a top loaded washing machine a couple times and it takes the crinkle noise right out..

[Vanhalo]

I bought one the other week just for that purpose. mine was OD green though.. I liked the idea of it double as an emergency blanket along with it being a ground tarp.

FWIW, tyvek can and does the same thing at a fraction of the cost.... "Free" if you know the right people, all you have to do is run it through a top loaded washing machine a couple times and it takes the crinkle noise right out..

The Tyvek Barcalounger is exactly why i had seconds thoughts about it.



However...I will probably still pick one up from the Army store.

[snwcmpr]

Same as this, but green?
https://www.rei.com/product/407106/s...eather-blanket

[Carrico]

Almost an extra pound for a ground sheet ? A piece of 1.6 nylon ripstop that's been water treated works just fine too, cheap to buy by the yard and easy to hem and a whole lot lighter. You can also get it in just about any color you want including camo. Tyvek will work but it's a lot slippier a lot noisier and really white :>) I took a 2-foot by 3-foot piece of ripstop, hemmed all four corners ran drawcord through the corners, it works decent as a ground cover pack cover and gear hammock and weighs like two ounces.

[Vanhalo]

I bought one today. I am going to lay it in my UQP and see if 4-6am is a little warmer on my backside. It won’t take much. It’s a very slight chill.

[Five Tango]

I bought one today. I am going to lay it in my UQP and see if 4-6am is a little warmer on my backside. It won’t take much. It’s a very slight chill.

Will you get condensation?

[BrianSnat]

Looks like a large version of the old Space Blanket. The Space Blanket is smaller and lighter though.

[Vanhalo]

Will you get condensation?

It is much bigger than I realized. I wonder if it would work as a UQ for summer?

[SilvrSurfr]

Sure looks like a vapor barrier to me - expect condensation.