We will probably be able to survive from home, but the potential of having to bug out is something we need to take seriously and every bug out bag should have an emergency poncho in it. Getting soaked in the rain is never fun, but what would you do if you got soaked and the bag strapped to your back with everything you need in it got soaked too? That sounds pretty awful to me. Luckily, your insurance to keep this from ever happening is very cheap.
Most importantly, and maybe you’re noticing this theme I keep hammering home, your emergency poncho is very compact and it won’t take up much space at all in your bag. The weight it will add to your bag is mere ounces. For that reason, not having one of these makes no sense. Not only if you needed it because it was raining when you had to get up and go, but because when you are out in wilderness surviving in the elements you’ll need it when it rains there as well.
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What Makes For A Good Emergency Survival Poncho
The emergency survival poncho I have chosen is large enough to shield my body and my bag strapped to my back from rainfall, but with the hood and the well fitted neck hole everything is sure to stay dry. It also has a mylar liner which retains 90% of body heat, which could be useful. Considering how compact the poncho is in its bag, I might get a second poncho without the mylar liner inside if I don’t want to retain my body heat if its August and humid while raining. If I only had one I would definitely rather have the mylar lining though. No question.
One of the most important elements of a good survival poncho is that it is practical in size and a good example of compact gear that doesn’t take up much space. For what it’s worth, I’ve noticed that some of the cheap lightweight ponchos you can buy at the store have warning labels on them from the chemicals that are hazardous to your fertility and your health. Once when it was raining I went into a popular mega retailer and the only poncho I could find had that warning label on it, so it might be best if your poncho doesn’t have that.
Surviving The Elements With Your Survival Poncho
While it is not essential to your survival, being drenched by a torrential downpour could really put a damper on things, pardon the pun. As mentioned before, if you are en route to your bug out location and it starts to rain, everything you are bringing with you is susceptible to being damaged or ruined. You just can’t afford that.
When you have this super compact emergency survival poncho with you in your bug out bag, that won’t be a concern for you. You can use it to totally cover your body with a hood over your head, and your bug out bag will be completely shielded from the water. If you’re at your bug out location, you might need to hurriedly put things away when it starts to rain, and if your body is not sheltered from the rain falling down you could get soaked. If it’s cold outside, this could be very unfavorable if you’re soaking wet.
