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The
Ultimate in Lightweight Thermal Protection
The Blizzard Survival Brand incorporating Reflexcell™ material has
become the new standard wherever thermal performance in a
lightweight compact package is essential - for Blizzard
Survival Blankets - Survival Suits - Survival Bags and Survival
Jackets - for military use,
casualty care, emergency preparedness, disaster relief, personal
survival, outdoor activities...and more.
Reflexcell™ products are totally unique: weight-for-weight far
warmer than goose down, yet 100% weatherproof, tough,
ultra-portable and re-usable.
Life-saving technology has never been so affordable.
Our product represents a step change in the way both civilian and
military users prepare for emergencies and treat trauma cases.
In a few short years, Blizzard has progressed from its early days
as a small-scale manufacturer of outdoor thermal survival
products, to its current status as the market leader in its field.
The range has expanded and we now sell thermal protective products
to users in the military, the emergency services, the emergency
preparedness agencies and disaster relief as well as the original
outdoor market.
Reflexcell™,
the base material for Blizzard’s unique products, has major
advantages over existing materials and is revolutionising
emergency thermal protection.
Reflexcell™ took ten years to develop and is
completely different from other reflective blanket
materials.
Reflexcell™ has a cellular construction to trap warm
air, elastication which draws the material to the body,
reducing cold spaces and heat loss by convection, and
finally, silvered surfaces to block heat loss by radiation.
It is also completely waterproof and windproof.
This unique combination gives Reflexcell™ vastly superior
warmth to any comparable emergency product. However its
greatest strength is that it can be compressed into the
tiniest of packages and stored indefinitely without damaging
its performance.
The globally-respected authority on trauma medicine, the USA’s
National Association of Energy Medical Technicians recommends the
widespread use of Reflexcell™ products, and they are now the
technology of choice for Military medics throughout the world.
Blizzard products represent a step change in the way both civilian
and military trauma cases should be treated and Blizzard’s unique
Reflexcell™ material is incorporated into all Blizzard Survival
products in military, medical, emergency preparedness and outdoor
applications globally.
EMERGENCY APPLICATIONS
Search and Rescue - Blizzard Survival Bags
Blizzard Survival products are now being deployed across
a number of search and rescue services throughout the UK and
other parts of the world. From RAF mountain rescue teams to
other specialist units called upon to attend earthquake
stricken areas Blizzard products are acknowledged for their
ease of storage, transport and delivery, and effectiveness
in the treatment & prevention of hypothermia while
evacuating casualties.
Search and Rescue Flies Lighter With Blizzard Survival Bags
All Search and Rescue (SAR) helicopter flights in the UK,
Cyprus and the Falklands have replaced conventional sleeping
bags with Blizzard Survival Bags to save weight and space –
and provide better casualty care.
Aircraft previously carried two A Packs, each of which
included four sleeping bags and weighed around 70lbs, with a
volume of 100 litres each. These have been replaced by four
Blizzard Survival Bags, which weigh a total of around 2 kgs
(4.5lbs) with a packed size of around 4 litres. Squadron
Leader Sam McDonagh of the UK SAR standards and evaluations
team said: “The 132lb saving in weight and bulk has
significantly increased the capability of each aircraft to
carry more fuel and equipment.
Better By Design
“Blizzard Survival Bags are a big improvement on previous
kit in terms of thermal/weather performance, ease of
deployment and portability. Winchmen can carry them easily
when they go into casualty situations - and if they both get
stranded, the winchman
and casualty can fit in one bag.”
RAF, Navy and Coastguard Aircraft use Blizzard Survival
Bags
The bags are being deployed by around 30 aircraft, including
six RAF UK flights, two Navy flights, four Coastguard
aircraft, plus flights based in Cyprus and the Falklands.
RAF SAR teams alone were called out 2600 times last year,
saving hundreds of lives.
RAF Mountain Rescue’s New CASWRAP System
The RAF Mountain
Rescue Service (MRS) has developed a new system to treat and
prevent hypothermia while evacuating casualties. Called
CASWRAP, it is now being used by all personnel in the UK.
Instead of stripping wet clothes from casualties, teams are
now trained to wrap them immediately in a Blizzard Survival
Bag or Blanket.
More Insulation for Survival Bags and Blankets
They cover this with a conventional sleeping bag for more
insulation, then add a second Blizzard Survival Bag or
Blanket as an outer layer. When a conventional bag is added
as an intermediate layer, even casualties who are soaked
warm up rapidly and are fully protected from wind
OUTDOOR
APPLICATIONS
The Blizzard
Survival brand incorporating its unique and innovative
Reflexcell™ material has established itself as the leader in
lightweight, compact survival protection. From the outset it
was designed with walkers and climbers in mind to help them
survive emergency situations in cold conditions, but it will
be equally effective for anyone undertaking adventurous
activities in the outdoors.
Ideal for:
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Mountaineering
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Trail running
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Walking
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Trekking
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Caving
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Skiing
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Sailing
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Canoeing
Completely different from a traditional “space blanket”
Reflexcell™ took 10 years to develop.
Cellular construction traps warm air, giving vastly superior
warmth over any comparable product.
Other survival bags may protect you from the worst of the
weather, but you will usually be very cold, damp and
uncomfortable and in cool conditions they will not stop you
becoming hypothermic. People who have used old-fashioned,
single layer silver blankets in emergencies report
disastrous results: blankets disintegrating when unpacked,
ripping in the wind, and not giving any feeling of warmth.
Blizzard products give you a comfortable night, even in cold
conditions, and in a real emergency will keep you alive over
a prolonged period.
The warmth of a regular sleeping bag: the size of a video
cassette. All Blizzard Survival products are pressed and
vacuum packed to get the smallest possible volume.
Reflexcell™ has now established itself within other key
market sectors following rigorous testing and endorsement
and can now be found in action with the military all over
the world.
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Applications of Reflexcell™
PRODUCTS
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Applications of Reflexcell™
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