Take your belt/strap and tighten it around your waist and pull up the excess length of the cloak so it does not interfere with leg movement. Follow the care instructions below to help maintain the high quality and extend the life of your down or synthetic Therm-a-Rest ®sleeping bag.

I think the most popular, and honestly, the most valid question you may be asking yourself.. How much am I realistically going to use a down poncho? The solution I came up with was more or less what to do about the contained body heat and how to get rid of it. There are some neat ideas out there. Try doing an image search on terms such as hiding from thermal detection, mylar blanket thermal camera, etc. You will see success and failure. STEALTH CLOAK fabric is supplied in tailored shapes, dimensions, colorsand in rolls for customization by end-user at his preference.PHANTOM OF WARsuits reducedrastically the range of detection by VISUAL, NWIR, SWIR, MWIR(3-5), LWIR(8-14)Sensorsso that user's silhouette is no longer visible when seen through an infrared,thermal imaging (and GSR) equipment. Sometimes with synthetic materials or larger coats, there’s an anticipated weight that comes with the warmth offered. Therm-a-rest does offer this poncho with synthetic or down fills, though this one specifically is down. I must say from running around camp for a few days, you almost forget you’re wearing it at times. At 1 lb 3 oz, it almost feels like you’re wearing a cloud that offers just the right amount of warmth without feeling like you’re in an oven. During the Persian Gulf War, Battle of 73 Easting, at least one T-72 was destroyed due purely to its exhaust being visible from where it was hidden behind a berm. They are cool shirts ,cool pants and a head wrap of sorts all used by race car drivers to keep them cool while inside a hot race car . For wear as a coat or cloak you will need a belt or similar strap. If you don´t own such a wonder already we recommend the Särmä TST utility strap. The Thermal Cloak's roots and purpose

The Red Ledge Vinyl Poncho is that one your parents probably have in a disaster kit somewhere. It’s not fancy, it’s made of PVC (a material that’s not known for anything positive in clothing), and it has no bells and whistles. But it has a hood and covers your body, thereby protecting you from rain. It’s very cheap, very basic, and we don’t actually recommend disposing of it but keeping it around for emergencies. If it does rip you won’t be hard-pressed to grab another one. See Red Ledge Vinyl Poncho Corner reinforcements are 500D Foxdura, tie-down loops are made from Finnish military-type webbing. Sewn in the EU The Climashield insulated models double up as sleeping bags. The heavier 100 g/m2 insulated version is a bit heavier and bulkier than the 67 g/m2 variant but also offers roughly 50% more insulation, making it ideal for use in extreme cold. The non-insulated models have no insulation or lining, the silvered underside of the shell fabric is bare and visible. These unlined cloaks can be used as sleeping bag covers, similar to a bivvy bag.Each garment has vinyl lines filled with a solution that won’t freeze at normal temperatures and is hooked to a cooler filled with ice and circulated via an electric pump. Hand wash or machine wash in large-capacity, front loading washing machine. Use a mild, non-detergent soap. Select cold water and a gentle cycle with two rinses.

The Company - Mil-Tec specializes in tactical military gear. Their stuff comes very close to U.S.G.I. military rain gear in quality. The Gatewood Cape by Six Moons Design is a very unique product. It’s a rain poncho that doubles as a tarp tent. (You read that right!) It weighs just 10 ounces, has a hood for your head, and a large 360-degree coverage when worn as a poncho. Of course, it's a weak point, they are cold spots even when the bag is closed (because no insulation over them) but the possibility to get your arms out while the bag is closed is very interesting.For many of us the most practical thing will be to alter our thermal outline through partial concealment and/or posture, get under or behind something (especially foliage), or suddenly alter our heat signature by doing something drastic like jumping into a pool or pond. Trying to contain our heat signature will not work for long as Ken pointed out because we will either overheat, or the body heat we are producing will start to seep out at the edges, or both.