SO YOU'VE headed off the beaten track to see the real Australia - but something goes awry and you find yourself stranded. How to you best signal for help?
Survival expert and author Bob Cooper has the answer - the HELP Survival Blanket.
The blanket has the word HELP emblazoned in black across a bright yellow background.
It sounds so simple you'll wonder why it took so long for someone to come up with it - but it could save your life.
Made of high-quality Mylar plastic, the pocket-sized blanket is ultra-light, measures 2m x 1.3m when opened out, is windproof, waterproof and reflects back 90 per cent of body heat.
It also displays a range of survival information including:
- Bob's A-B-C of survival
- Advice on water consumption
- Direction finding using the sun, stars and moon
- First aid use of the blanket in case of shock or hypothermia
- How the blanket's silver backing can be used as a daytime sun reflector and as a light reflector at night to attract attention
Designed to overcome language barriers, the blanket features easy-to-follow diagrams of how it can be used to create warmth and shelter; signal distress on land or water; and used for first aid, as it is strong enough to be used as a stretcher.
The HELP Survival Blanket in action.
The HELP Blanket completes Bob's trilogy of survival products that include an outback emergency survival kit and snake-bite kit.
We have three HELP Survival Blankets to give away. For your chance to win, tell us below in 25 words or less the one thing you won't leave home without when travelling.
Entries close April 26.
- The blanket retails for $19.99 and is available from the Shop section at www.bobcoopersurvival.com
