Great video! My own “laboratory” experiments (backyard winter time) shows that the Reflectix works even better the closer to your body (on top of pad).
greg Morton outdoors 8:25 mark you showed your awesome coffee mug. I know it's an awesome handthrown clay, made in the USA, heavy enough to keep it hot mug because I use that every morning and put a cap on it. Same shape style and color too! There's a lot of good ones, but none better as far as I'm concerned. ☕😎👍
Thanx for the tips , i tried it 2 days ago with a bivy bag , my inflatable mat deflated completely at night and i never felt the cold on my back. Only my feet got cold , i just just DIY'd a footbox for next time i go out .
Love the hood, enjoy your humor, and this was a really cool idea for a video!! Well done and good to know how it works if I ever have to leave my hammock for ground. 😀
Nice to see someone else using AC insulation I've been doing this for 10+ years however I put my pad inside my sleeping bag and reflectix directly on the ground works great
Hi Greg, yes I got a reflective pad which is similar to that windscreen thing that you put in your car in hot weather and I think it works ok . anyway, that said, you talked about putting bungies around the mat and reflector ? maybe use some of that rubbery net they put under mats in the house to stop slipping, it's cheap as chips ! Good luck mate.
Radiant insulation requires an air gap in construction to work, so having reflectix + an inflatable pad to provide the air gap is what works. Some insulated inflatable pads have reflective foil down the middle with air gaps on both sides and can get R4 value, just having reflective mylar emergency blanket underneath an air pad would also work. Radiant insulation requires that air gap, that is why a space blanket directly on the skin is colder, it becomes conductive, but with an air gap it reflects heat.
Got to dollar tree and get the windshield shade with the reflective would be better. Because you fold it into a square or rectangles instead of rolling it
Wow! The thermal management system and environmental condition monitoring in your lab really sucks. I think that's the technical term for it. 😁 That aside, good idea, funny video. Well done!
@@gregmortonoutdoors thanks! I'm one of the nicest people I am forced to share a body with. As the old saying goes, do unto thyself as you would have thyself do unto you. It never fails me. Sorry, got to run to my next gig...
Well if we are here for science you'd compare with and without the reflectix during the same night. I suspect you'd have a neglible difference because of the way reflectix works. Reflectix only works when it's not in contact with a surface. You put the reflectix on cold frozen ground it will quickly become the temperature of cold frozen ground. It's not the best insulator and that's not how it's supposed to be used. When you are trying to stay warm in your sleeping bag the primary loss of heat is below you. You are compressing your sleeping bag due to your weight and there is little r value. The temperature of the air inside your inflatable pad is (drum roll) the exact same temp of the air outside. Your body heat is leaching into that pad making you colder. This is exactly why insulated pads (foam filled and heat reflecting fabric) are essential to stay warm....which is what you had. If you would have put one of those cheapie closed cell foam pads below your sleeping pad you would have been even warmer. Cheers!
If reflectix only works when it isn't in contact with a surface, then how come reflectix pot coozies keep pots and their contents warm when it is in contact with the pot surface? Thanks.
@gregmortonoutdoors if you read the instructions on the reflectix it explains how it's applied and it's applications. Where it excels is probably in an attic where you staple it onto the exposed face of the rafters. This traps the air in between the roof sheathing and the bottom of the rafter. There is about 6 inches of air trapped in between. The radiant heat that comes through the shingles and roof hits the relectix and is stopped and reflected back towards the roof (summer application, reversed in winter). If you apply the reflectix directly on the roof sheathing (improperly) their will be little benefit as the reflectix will heat up with the roof and radiate heat into the attic. It requires an air space and to not be in direct contact. To answer your question about a koozie, if you wrap anything with enough material, even towels, it will trap air and insulate somewhat however your be better served using foam like they do in high end coolers to do it right. I used reflectix atop my cooler to keep the sun off if it. I taped it down to the lid. One day I stuck my hand under it to feel how cool the lid was. It was so hot I could almost not touch the lid. I removed the reflectix and the lid cooled down considerably.
I think with that air gap between the pad and also the layers of the reflectix it's still going to help. If he were just sleeping on the reflectix and his body weight was against it pressing into it it wouldn't really help
Gr8 idea mate. I’m now to try this under the mattress in my swag when winter camping here in Australia. Thanks & cheers
Thanks!! Gonna use some of this for an upcoming trip
Please let me know how it works for you.
Excellent experiment 😂😂 Definitely worth a like and a sub ! The lab and theory’s in the experiment are truly amazing 😂😂 Greetings from Ireland 🇮🇪
Cool experiment. I have reflectix up on my Jeep windows when I'm sleeping in it overnight on cold nights. They make a big difference.
I was surprised how well it worked.
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Thanks Greg, from Australia. Great idea :)
Genius idea, love the ingenuity. For 10 ounces I think it’s worth it.
It's going to be a permanent part of my winter set up.
Great video! My own “laboratory” experiments (backyard winter time) shows that the Reflectix works even better the closer to your body (on top of pad).
I use this stuff too it works great I cut a big piece that I fold and use in my tent at night and as a sit pad stuff works
greg Morton outdoors 8:25 mark you showed your awesome coffee mug. I know it's an awesome handthrown clay, made in the USA, heavy enough to keep it hot mug because I use that every morning and put a cap on it. Same shape style and color too! There's a lot of good ones, but none better as far as I'm concerned.
☕😎👍
Deathwish coffee every morning. Mrs. Outdoors is a big fan of their mugs and has an extensive collection.
Thanx for the tips , i tried it 2 days ago with a bivy bag , my inflatable mat deflated completely at night and i never felt the cold on my back. Only my feet got cold , i just just DIY'd a footbox for next time i go out .
Sorry to hear about the pad deflating but I'm really glad the reflectix worked for you!
Well, I was going to get the gossamer gear foam pad, but this looks cheaper and warmer.
Excellent video!
Love the hood, enjoy your humor, and this was a really cool idea for a video!! Well done and good to know how it works if I ever have to leave my hammock for ground. 😀
When you're ready, the ground will be there.
Nice to see someone else using AC insulation I've been doing this for 10+ years however I put my pad inside my sleeping bag and reflectix directly on the ground works great
It really is surprising how much it improves the warmth of your pad
Hi Greg, yes I got a reflective pad which is similar to that windscreen thing that you put in your car in hot weather and I think it works ok . anyway, that said, you talked about putting bungies around the mat and reflector ? maybe use some of that rubbery net they put under mats in the house to stop slipping, it's cheap as chips ! Good luck mate.
Very interesting experiment Greg! But it makes sense. Great video!
Thanks. I hope you and your wife had a good outing this past weekend.
@@gregmortonoutdoors Thanks Greag. We did. Probably will be our last winter trip this year but a great one!
Radiant insulation requires an air gap in construction to work, so having reflectix + an inflatable pad to provide the air gap is what works. Some insulated inflatable pads have reflective foil down the middle with air gaps on both sides and can get R4 value, just having reflective mylar emergency blanket underneath an air pad would also work. Radiant insulation requires that air gap, that is why a space blanket directly on the skin is colder, it becomes conductive, but with an air gap it reflects heat.
Shit ton? Is that an industry term? 😂🤣
Great video and experiment.
Left over from my Army career. If it's really a lot then it's a metric shit ton. I know, there aren't metric tons.
@@gregmortonoutdoors I wondered if you were military. I can usually recognize it. Navy here.
I used reflective foil the very first I did wild camping. I can't tell the difference as haven't tried without.
Do u use single or double bubble reflectix?
It's a single bubble.
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good video
Got to dollar tree and get the windshield shade with the reflective would be better. Because you fold it into a square or rectangles instead of rolling it
Good. Use a thermometer, labman
Groundbreaking!
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Thanks!
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crude experiments always work best to test products if you with stood all that snow and still got a good nights sleep then you get no argument from me
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I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Wow! The thermal management system and environmental condition monitoring in your lab really sucks. I think that's the technical term for it. 😁
That aside, good idea, funny video. Well done!
Awwwww, you seem nice.
@@gregmortonoutdoors thanks! I'm one of the nicest people I am forced to share a body with. As the old saying goes, do unto thyself as you would have thyself do unto you. It never fails me.
Sorry, got to run to my next gig...
Well if we are here for science you'd compare with and without the reflectix during the same night. I suspect you'd have a neglible difference because of the way reflectix works. Reflectix only works when it's not in contact with a surface. You put the reflectix on cold frozen ground it will quickly become the temperature of cold frozen ground. It's not the best insulator and that's not how it's supposed to be used.
When you are trying to stay warm in your sleeping bag the primary loss of heat is below you. You are compressing your sleeping bag due to your weight and there is little r value. The temperature of the air inside your inflatable pad is (drum roll) the exact same temp of the air outside. Your body heat is leaching into that pad making you colder. This is exactly why insulated pads (foam filled and heat reflecting fabric) are essential to stay warm....which is what you had. If you would have put one of those cheapie closed cell foam pads below your sleeping pad you would have been even warmer. Cheers!
If reflectix only works when it isn't in contact with a surface, then how come reflectix pot coozies keep pots and their contents warm when it is in contact with the pot surface? Thanks.
@gregmortonoutdoors if you read the instructions on the reflectix it explains how it's applied and it's applications. Where it excels is probably in an attic where you staple it onto the exposed face of the rafters. This traps the air in between the roof sheathing and the bottom of the rafter. There is about 6 inches of air trapped in between. The radiant heat that comes through the shingles and roof hits the relectix and is stopped and reflected back towards the roof (summer application, reversed in winter). If you apply the reflectix directly on the roof sheathing (improperly) their will be little benefit as the reflectix will heat up with the roof and radiate heat into the attic. It requires an air space and to not be in direct contact.
To answer your question about a koozie, if you wrap anything with enough material, even towels, it will trap air and insulate somewhat however your be better served using foam like they do in high end coolers to do it right.
I used reflectix atop my cooler to keep the sun off if it. I taped it down to the lid. One day I stuck my hand under it to feel how cool the lid was. It was so hot I could almost not touch the lid. I removed the reflectix and the lid cooled down considerably.
I think with that air gap between the pad and also the layers of the reflectix it's still going to help. If he were just sleeping on the reflectix and his body weight was against it pressing into it it wouldn't really help