How to make a cozy super cheap and super easy!

This episode is all about making our own meal cozy and its super easy, cheap and a lot of fun too! The materials for the meal cozy is easily avalible in any store and the time making one is about 10 minutes so, no time to waste!
Making your own gear is a good way of saving money and also fun to bring your self made gear along on your hikes. I have used the meal cozy from BIG SKY the past year but the one I made myself is lighter, cheaper and works just as good.
If you need any information regarding making your own cozy just reach out by adding a comment.
Good luck :)

[@Reuben_hikes]

Nice video. Reflectix is a little more durable but more bulky. You can also use the HVAC silver metal tape.

[@roberthammenrudh]

Yes there is better alternatives but I kind of went for the cheapest and best available material I could find! Except the tape…that was kind of expensive 😄 but good!

[@AlecSwiftHikes]

I just made one, took me about 20 minutes. (I had already bought the supplies)
Turned out great, thanks for the clear and easy to follow directions!
I used some thin nylon builders twine to attach a pair of tiny clips to hang it from the back of my pack for if I want to start a meal and walk on a little further. Just sandwiched the twine under the tape.

[@roberthammenrudh]

Glad to hear you liked the video and instructions given 👍🏻🙂 and adding a strap for a clip is a nice feature and a great add on 👍🏻
I always eat like the minute it’s ready 🤷🏼‍♂️😄

[@tonysutton6559]

If you can only get material like yours it makes far more sense to put the reflective material on the inside or if you want it to be reflective on the inside and outside you simply need touse double the amount of materia and fold it over.

[@roberthammenrudh]

I totally agree but, facing the softer material outward would make it pretty fragile and since it worked perfectly anyways I choose to have the reflective on the outside.
Also tried to fold it double and that worked to, but double the weight! And for no reason (with this material) since the insulating properties was ok anyways.

[@andrekarlberg1209]

Kul gör det själv video, har gått i dessa funderationer, då jag har ett trasigt sol/ snöskydd liggande i bilen, men innan sommaren skall jag nog ha tillverkat en sådan om inte behovet uppstår i vinter.

[@roberthammenrudh]

Tack och ja det är ju verkligen superenkelt att göra…har lite trasigt liknande material själv som ligger men ville ha något i videon som är lätt tillgängligt och vad bättre än Biltema 😄 men har nog så jag kan göra ett helt gäng!! Kommer ge bort några till lite vänner 🙂

[@hera5709]

Ahhhhhhh!
Kul video!!!
Gjort en i Al-folierad bubbelplast. Limmad och tejpad med spinakertejp samt velcro som stängning. Min vägde dubbelt (22 g på min köksvåg)!
Har enorma mängder folierad bubbelplats över😎

[@roberthammenrudh]

Tackar 🙏🏻 och ja men perfekt att man kan göra av sådant man har hemma…sedan 22 eller 11 🤷🏼‍♂️ bra lätta bägge två!!
Du får göra ett gäng och sälja 😄

[@hera5709]

Köper du dem?😂

[@roberthammenrudh]

@@hera5709 haha nja… men säkert några som vill ha!! Om inte annat får du göra några och ge bort i julklapp!! 😄

[@merckx1978]

Hej,
Ja nu blir det till att pyssla. Men en fråga. Vet du att påsarna klarar upphettning utan att släppa ifrån sig olämpligheter? (självklart gör du det)

[@roberthammenrudh]

Dom blir aldrig så varma att plasten smälter och därmed släpper något. Gällande maten så är ju påsen tät och påverkas inte oavsett men du kanske tänkte på själva utsläppen?

[@severussnape-bd9fm]

Why put the reflective material on the outside?

[@roberthammenrudh]

Basically because it’s only on one side and it will make it last longer. On the inside there is a soft insulating material so it works just fine 🙂👍🏻 preferred choice would be to find a “as light material” with reflective on both sides but 🤷🏼‍♂️ couldn’t find it!
Worked out perfect anyways and, super light! Keeps the food warm for a loooooooooooong time 😄

[@kristermadsen5189]

Köpte på Clas Ohlson, samma där med aluminium på en sida. Funkar dina fortfarande eller skall man vända på det och ha reflexsidan inåt?! Kan ju alltid sätta tape på utsidan och offra ett par gram 😉. (Mest orolig för toxiner)

[@joakimolsson1024]

Not sure what kind of black magic you are using - i copied your setup and ended up at roughly 30g 😆

[@roberthammenrudh]

Hmm… strange! Probably not the same material then! Bough mine at “Biltema” 🤷🏼‍♂️ weight in my episode is correct. Or you used more tape than me?

[@joakimolsson1024]

Update: The Biltema one basically has no scent at all, so for the swedes - stay away from the nasty Jula one and get the Biltema one :D

[@roberthammenrudh]

@@joakimolsson1024 😄👍🏻