Nature Calls Backpacking

Winter Backpacking Tip - Reflectix Insulation Mat

Reflectix Home Insulation is great stuff for making homemade MYOG backpacking projects. Consisting of bubble wrap sandwiched between two layers of tin foil, it’s relatively inexpensive, easy to find at home improvement stores, highly malleable, and thermally efficient.

I’ve also been using Reflectix for the past several years as an insulated pot stand for winter camping to prevent my stove from sinking into the snow, when run for the long periods of time required to melt snow for drinking water.

Reflectix Home Insulation is great stuff for making homemade MYOG backpacking projects. Consisting of bubble wrap sandwiched between two layers of tin foil, it’s relatively inexpensive, easy to find at home improvement stores, highly malleable, and thermally efficient.

 I also use it for making freezer bag cozies and other cozies for cooking gear to keep the pot warm for longer periods and for helping preserve fuel during rehydration.