Emergency Blankets

[growdammit]

I was told by an old grower before I even heard of mylar, nor was there such a thing as an indoor grow shop (now there are 2 around here), that using aluminum foil as a reflector is bad (turned out right) and to use those cheap emergency blankets you can find at department stores in their camping section. I have been using them for a long time now, they fold out like 7'X7' sections and cost like a dollar.

My newest grow room has mylar, but my old ones had flat white paint and those blankets staple gunned all over the walls! Anybody know anything about these? I resisted mylar for a long time since they seemed to work just fine. Truthfully dont see a tremendous difference.

That thread about mirrors reminded me of that and I would like anybody elses experience or info on them
just curious

:beatnik:

 

[Aurora_Indicas_Dad]

yea,thats what alot of people used during the early 90's..you dont see as many people using them anymore.but i've seen many people use them and like them.

 

[slowmo77]

thats actualy what my buddy uses.. he likes it. flat white works fine for me.

 

[growdammit]

I know they are often touted as Nasa space blankets. I am not sure if its just a thin mylar or what. It is reflective but if you put your face against it, you can see thru it kinda like sunglasses... weird

I started using them around 1995 - 98 not sure exactly I was probably stoned and used it on a buddies gro room awhile back when he was short on cash to finish the room up.

 

[slowmo77]

hey what ever works, right? just because its cheap doesn't mean i won't work.

 

[HMAN]

Like I've always heard, "poor *ss man got poor *ss ways". Whatever works as Slowmo said.....

 

[Sir_Tokie]

The reason people use the mylar more than the blankets is because the mylar dose'nt wrinkle like the blanket dose> When the blanket wrinkles then it causes hot spots to form and the mylar is a little better on the reflective end of the spectrum....take care...

 

[bombbudpuffa]

Emergency blankets look just like mylar side by side. I'm considering switching to them because of the cost effectiveness.