Thermal Evasion - Making the Tarp - From Walmart Items... 

the adhesive spray needs to be sprayed on each surface and let set for 10-15 minutes to where it is barely tacky then fold tarp over a long wooden dowel to pull the tarp across the foam pressing the two pieces together as you go, you can use a shop broom to smooth it out. anywhere the two pieces touch that have adhesive on them will immediately stick together so be careful and take your time. I do this to make padded vinyl dash coverings and door panels that look like leather. most all spray adhesives and contact cement have to be almost completely dry to stick to each other and not come apart. if they are not the adhesive will not completely dry cause it can't evaporate the solvents in the glue.

Definitely hang on to it..... Use it as a grill cover/ shield to keep the opposition forces from stealing your steak and cheeseburgers. 😂 Great idea sir! I've been thinking of how to build one of these. I just don't have a way to test it. Looking forward to seeing v2!

Tip for camo painting high vis. Use a can of cheap white or gray primer. Otherwise it takes a shit ton of your good green or tan to cover it effectively.

Hi, new guy here. Maybe you could try rolling the different layers on a pvc pipe to get better control over the gluing process

Always hit the Clearance aisle first. I just added another color to my rattlecan palette for $3.

I’m homeless and the local PD and Sheriffs Dept hunt homeless with thermal drones at night. I use the foiled bubble wrap from Home Depot and tape seams with gorilla tape. Last step it to spray camo the outside. Haven’t been spotted since. Mine I have attached a couple dozen small loops made from the tape to attach foliage and grass to the outside, they also serve as tie outs. Does not hurt to throw handful of local sand and debris, shake off when done. I have 2, one is a poncho like the other cans over my whole tent. Thanks

perhaps using canvas, instead of the plastic tarp, paint your camo on it first, waterproof it, then maybe spray the inside with spray on insulation product? Also polyester quilt batting is much easier to fold than foam rubber. You can make it thicker because its light weight. Maybe try thinner foam with the polyester batting in between, to be more flexible. A polyester bed quilt in the right size may work.

Large golf or beach umbrella. Find a tan one or natural colored one. Stick it in the ground and measure how far you need fabric to drape over onto the ground from the edge of the umbrella to the ground. Use fabric spray from the fabric store with the foam batting also found at the fabric store. Glue down reflective blankets in overlapping panels or one sheet. Cut a cross hatch in the center if the umbrella has spike on the top. Toss camo netting or gillie suit on top or cold mud layer. Wear a face mask to dispurse breath.

I love these little craft projects. Great video!

Liked and commented for your effort and honesty! 👏

What if you start with a GI ponch and glue mylar to the poncho . Then apply the foam layer . 1/2 foam adds unwanted rigidity . So build up several thinner layers , and possibly cross hatch the layer . How about thinsalate (can't spell) , or insulation from a poncho liner ( more flexibility ) . Tape the edges and sew . Glue will add unwanted rigidity , too . It's a good idea that there is demand for . Rudolph, the Atlanta bomber, when on the run hide from FLIR by digging back under rock and bermed dirt . Also he slowed his breathing rate . IF , great big IF , his account can be believed . 👍

Judging by the music in your vids i think our taste is music is very similar, just by the way lol. I seen a video by NightHawkInLight here on youtube that gives me some ideas. He made a waterproof tarp out of a blanket. Its been awhile since i watched it so i forget exactly what he applied to it. Its heavier, but also much sturdier, and less noisy than a tarp. What I think I would do, and it would be tedious and time consuming, is basically make two of what youve made, but I'd cut the foam into hexagon panels with alittle space in between for increased flexibility. The panels would be cut so that the layers of hexagonal paneling overlap eachother at the seams. This way under the seams between each panel, is the surface of the panels of the next layer. This way it can have twice the foam thickness and duel reflective layers while retaining relative flexibility. I would probably only connect the two layers together around the shoulder/hood area as to allow the two layers to be seperate for the most part, but theyd fall down on eachother mostly evenly. That way air can move in between them and maybe help cool them. Especially the outer layer. Ive thought about something like this for my powered armor idea but instead of thermal insulation the panels would be layered graphene/saphire hexagonal plates formed and compressed over sheets of silver wirelessly charged by the field emitted from the plates of the armor itself in order to add further protection to compensate for potential vulnurabilities in the armor. That might make the armored sheets float away from the suit like a chick with a skirt on a windy day though 🤔🤷‍♂️ But that's just a far out idea I have and I digress rather heavily yet again lol.

Use 1/4 inch foam rolls and make relief cuts and over lap pieces for mobility to make the system lay more naturally and for the hood.

This would make an excellen cover on a ranger grave.

Use “Bulldog” adhesive paint. It’s used to adhere to plastic and then put your topcoat in the colors that you need to be your outer color. Avoid black in your camo pattern, it becomes very dark and obvious in the shadows.

Lots of great ideas here. I know from experience, that when I'm building any prototype, I learn alot from each attempt, so the finished product comes out way cooler than all the previous attempts.

This was a really good video, I didn't think about the dead air space. I opted for the green poncho with reflective liner followed by a military poncho over the top and then the camo netting over the top of those. Pretty light and flexible but have yet to test it.

You'd need to use another outer tarp as the inner tarp due to durability requirements. Also can paracord the corners together

This is what I did, get a clear plastic table cover that's about 1/8" thick and 24"x72" for around $35 off amazon. An 8k thermal scope can't see through it from 10 feet away. Not really good for covering your body but good for a screen to hide behind or window in a LP/OP. Very flexible easy to roll up to put in a backpack, not hard plastic. just spray a little camo paint on it to reduce light glare but not enough to where you can't see through it all if you are using it as a window.

Love the dog walking by. Yeah whatever dad 😅 Can we go hunting now😅

Try staking the first tarp down stretched out before gluing, then have someone help stretch the second tarp.

Amazing man. Thank you!

i think a canvas drop cloth and silicon cut 3 to 1 with napthia or paint thinner for the glue would let it be much more flexable

Love the music in the background!!!!!!!!

just found your channel. love your straight forward, no frills delivery of info. thanks for sharing your knowledge! earned my sub for sure

Use the mylar and a wool usgi blanket

GREAT THOUGHTS BROTHER

Good idea. I get the concept. I'd love to see the final product. Thanks

Use two of the tarps (DX the thermal thin blanket) use batting between. And maybe a good grip tape on the edges ve spray.. (heck sew the two together )

Very interesting video and pretty good idea. Inspired to try my hand at making one. It does look like it would be a very good lining for a hide

Thanks Michael, blessings Bro!

Seems like a more malleable material is definately needed. However, I think you're on the right track though. Thanks for sharing! 🥃🍻🪂🫡🇺🇸

Poncho with wool blanket sewed on it

Lol nice try or better yet get a helmet mounted thermal for scanning so you can see the other SOBs The added bonus of having thermal yourself is then you will better understand thermal and its limitations. Thermal cannot see through objects, it cant see through leaves, it cant see through dense brush and even if the thermal does see you, chances are you wont look like what they are looking for and thats the key. You do not have to fool the sensor you only have to fool the person looking at the screen into thinking the heat source on their screen is not what theyre looking for. In densely wooded areas I would be more concerned with detection of the opfor rather than trying to hide under a tarp The main consideration is that tarp will have to be left on the ground for a very long time to acclimate to the temperature of the ground around it and even then since it not leaves and earth it will probably still stand out but this is at stupid close distances distances where if you are that close youre screwed anyways I think the effort is good but what is its application in a real world situation? Static position like an OP sure dragging it around out in the woods not ao much.

Theres foam (~1/8") groundsheets with mylar on both sides and hemmed in. I typically see them marketed as picnic pads but I use them under an air sleeping pad and/or closed cell foam mat for winter camping. Theyre roughly the size of a "2 person" tent floor and might work well with another layer on top like a poncho or camping tarp instead of relying on spray paint. I dont know if its thick enough for thermal evasion but for ~$15 it might be worth checking, itd be way more plyable and packable than the thick survival mylar tarp. I got mine on ebay but I bet amazon or other dropship site like aliexpress would have them too.

Maybe could have rolled the emergency blanket around a piece of PVC pipe or cardboard tube from any carpet place free, just my 2cents... great job though and I'm taking notes thanks for the information 👍

Great Video and The Music sounds Excellent. 👍👍

Appreciate you sir.

In summer, that's gonna make things uncomfortably hot🔥

Good stuff, keep the wheels turnin. Something i thought of while watchin this, have you considered lookin into usin wool blankets in conjunction with the thin space blankets? I heard these stories years back of fighters in the middle east that used wool blankets in the mountains to combat thermals used by troops durin parts of the war. Dont know how true it is, but just thought id put it out there, no clue if they were usin them in fighting holes or runnin around with them.

I really like that, the whole idea of it. I wish I had some ideas to throw at you but I don't at this time. 🤔 I'm very interested, so "I'll be back" lol, hopefully with better input

If it works against thermal - it might be an effective bivy for safer sleeps in a non- permissive environment and perhaps better cold weather performance. Great idea looking forward to the test video.

Safety pin a SOL Survie Outdoors Longer Double sized Mylar Sheet to a poncho liner. Put some clear packing tape on the Mylar before you pin it. You can also put a 22 inch or longer zipper in the poncho liner for a head opening and a slit in the mylar reinforced with clear packaging tape, for your head to pass through. If you want to add foam add thin flexible packaging foam and saftey pin through all three layers.

Mylar is heat bondable, its the same stuff as heat seal food bags, you may be able to fuse the two together, with your wife's hair streighting iron, about $10 at wallymart...

GREAT THOUGHTS! But kinda curious about the effect of this gear, perhaps a good thermal imager can still find it

Im interested to see how this works out, the mylar material is probably fine and maybe if the foam is cut into smaller pieces then affixed to ripstop nylon. Maybe do mylar, foam (cut into smaller pieces so they can flex and move but still hold shape), mylar, then to a blackout ripstop or something of the like, honestly that orange cap waterproofing spray in the camping section at walmart is awesome and would waterproof any fabric you used.

This would work best if you were to sow two tarps together and put that thermal mylar lining between the two tarps.

Oath Keepers in the state of OK did a great job at this 5 years ago on video.

Hey Mike, ain't none of us knows it all, it's good that you try and admit setbacks. There is an insulation material that has the foil like coating already applied. Home Depot or whatever building supplier near you should have it. Might work? Blessings

Fabric dyes may be less stiff than spray paint. Not sure if it would adhere to the material or not though.

Very handy

Sound dampening would be helpful on your final poncho. Love the videos!

Put rope handles on the inside so your hands don’t give off heat if they’re exposed. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸%

Make it into a pants and jacket outfit with a overlay hoodie 🇺🇸👍.

I did my 308 after I got the base colors down I put leaves on it and spread over them, it came out great. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸%

Check out Arcturus survival blankets.May cut out some of your steps.🤷🏻‍♂️

$66.00 no no no lol you should have bought some tic tacs lol haven't seen your post in a couple months good to see your ok hope the wife is doing good.. Shane..

Lots of beer cans, mike cool video too

Folding the corners will just make it stiffer

Just what is wrong with an old GI poncho and liner ?

Great video and I can’t help but wonder if there is a commercially available one and if not why . I subscribed and I appreciate videos like this , thanks

Look up a company called forces protection and look at there traps

what about useing a higher grade space blanket and an actual poncho ??? Just an idea.

love your video as always........can you please make a video for nuclear scenario?

Instead of using a paint, try Plasti-dip which comes in camo colors.

Primer for your paint

The technology out there is amazing with the signature concealment systems available with their treated/proprietary dyes and paints. Unfortunately, none of this is available to non-.gov folks. I tried to replicate what you are attempting with Harbor Freight forest and desert camo pattern tarps with spacecraft multi-layer insulation and Mylar sandwiched between the two tarp patterns. This combo worked amazingly well, defeating my heat signature but as you know, is very bulky. If I could get some of that unobtainium "cloaking" material, I'd make a ghillie suit from it.

Just found this channel. I’ll definitely be following it cause I’d like to do the same thing. Thanks for the effort

the thicker the material the less flexible the cover will be. if it was me i would build a frame to keep the first tarp tight like a quilters frame. then add my parts to it keeping each one tight wrinkle free. glue both side of the maiting surfaces give the glue time to become tacky before joining the two surfaces i think this is a two person if not four person job. i like the poncho version best. the thing i worry about is how do you hide the heat from your breath. when i am hot and breathing i throw a cloud like smoke

rad intro music!

What about bubble wrap instead of foam

Whats the song at the beginning?

You should of did the test would like to see it maybe come up with something close or better

Great for hiding from drones!!

just who are we hiding from??but I enjoyed the video,,mud,and leaves,,I'm good..

Should’ve also scuffed up the outer orange cover with steel wool or fine sandpaper and cleaned it real well with alcohol so it’s no oils or smooth surfaces. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸%

The real challenge is keeping the dog off your project.

Thanx for sharing

Hmmm . . .

$100 for a thermal blanket that I know will get destroyed with use is better then the $430 for the spectralflage blanket thanks.

I'm sure I'll find you with my high $$$ thermal imager !!!!

Or you could cover yourself in mud Predator style.

there are better ways of making this thermal garment and one that's far less noisy than that mylar blanket you used

Nice try.

I don't want to bash this E for effort project, but I wish you'd warned that this is just an experiment, not a how-to video. And without a thermal camera, how can one tell if it works? Another half hour of my life up in smoke....

I want you too make money and save lives!!! 🤷🪖🇺🇸🤎💯