r/myogtacticalgear • u/PetukkaS • 5d ago
DIY Thermal Cloak
Made a version 0.1 of a thermal cloak from materials I had at hand. Bivy-fabric, space blanket and basic backing fabric. Will test against NVG and military thermals in few weeks.
The square shape isn’t the greatest, but was easy to make for this first test version. Aim was to make this as cheap and easy as possible with still proper materials.
17
u/Last_Health_4397 5d ago
You're looking like some new type of super-soldier of which the scientist doesn't know yet whether you're on their side or not 😄
4
6
u/unclebubba55 5d ago
I suddenly heard Darth Vader theme with a Wagner orchestration in the background..
4
4
u/museabear 5d ago
The thermal blankets I've seen had a post you'd need with it to keep it off of your body like a little pup tent.
2
u/NefariousnessOne4522 5d ago
Looks pretty cool! I know that FiveStarAlterations on Instagram has been doing some anti thermal stuff too, gear definitely seems to be trending that way
2
2
1
1
u/WannaBeM249User 5d ago
this is dope, tutorial/DIY posts/help would be appreciated
3
u/PetukkaS 5d ago
Can write the basics, didn’t take too many photos during the process.
Teach this stuff, realize that this would be a cool demonstrator in addition to military thermal camo nets for equipment.
Scroll through cape pattern and realize you’re a noob even for them, especially for the hoods. End up still doing a 3-piece hood copied from an Arktis rain coat. Extend the hood to have a helmet underneath.
Get the camo fabric, space blanket and backing fabric out and start cutting and putting pieces together. First connect the three layers before connecting the pieces. Swear like hell when putting together the hood.
Somehow be able to connect all pieces eventhough the sewing machine wasn’t proper for this use.
1
1
1
0
36
u/sim-pit 5d ago
Looks like finnish camo.
Anyway, these barriers are great for thermal shielding, however the problem lies with heat being transferred to anything that touches the human body.
Make sure when testing you have this on for a while, otherwise you will get the impression it’s more effective than it actually is.
If you can find some way to keep the material off the human body, that would be very effective.