Having spent some time in the woods overnight without shelter I found here in the PNW the things that chill you the fastest is rain and wind. Anything that protects you from wet and wind is good. The emergency nubby bags can be sliced open for more room and/or ventilation.
It is just plastic so not fire friendly. If no fire then I keep it wrapped around me and try to air it out occasionally to prevent too much condensation. If I have a fire then the Mylar goes behind me as a wind break and reflector.
No way will it replace a proper tent or sleeping bag. But it can make the difference between bone chilling death in a few hours or staying mostly dry, and warm enough to see the sun tomorrow.
If you can add a fire to your situation then you might even be somewhat comfortable. Your emergency candle is a decent last resort.
Mylar = wind and wet protection, and even then not great but sufficient. Mylar has zero insulation value.
It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! ... Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!" - Patrick Henry in an address at St. John’s Church, Richmond, Virginia, on March 23, 1775.
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