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have you ever had any luck pitching a true cheapo emergency space type blanket, you know, the flimsy kind, without it tearing to pieces?


I carry a couple of the $1 walmart mylar 'blankets' with me and have used them to sling under my hammock as well as provide shade in a pinch. You can tie the corners to a bush easy enough or tie on some string using a sheet bend knot to guy it out. Yeah, they are fragile and eventually shred, but it's more of an emergency thing. If you can get one pitched without nicking it, they'll last at least a day.
My silnylon poncho/shelter does the trick as something more durable.
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