I'm not talking about fire starting items, just things like blankets, sleeping bags, bivy sacks, etc. If you have cold winters, you're going to want something in your bug out bag that can keep you warm. But, you also don't want it to weigh too much or take up too much room in your bag. So I'm wondering what is the best thing to have in your bag for staying warm in the cold.
Some people recommend a blanket like a wool blanket, or fleece blanket. I've read that wool weighs more and takes up more space than fleece, and that a fleece blanket doesn't weight much and doesn't take up much space. And fleece is as warm or pretty close to as warm as a wool blanket. But, fleece is also apparently very flammable, so you wouldn't want to get it too close to your fire.
Then there are sleeping bags and bivy sacks. I've seen some that you can squeeze up and they don't take up much space. I don't know how warm they would be. Other ones look like they would take up a lot of space. Some of these bivy sacks look like you'd actually have to carry them as a separate pack from your bag which would suck.
So in your opinions/experience, what do you think is the best things to have in your bug out bag for staying warm in the cold?
Some people recommend a blanket like a wool blanket, or fleece blanket. I've read that wool weighs more and takes up more space than fleece, and that a fleece blanket doesn't weight much and doesn't take up much space. And fleece is as warm or pretty close to as warm as a wool blanket. But, fleece is also apparently very flammable, so you wouldn't want to get it too close to your fire.
Then there are sleeping bags and bivy sacks. I've seen some that you can squeeze up and they don't take up much space. I don't know how warm they would be. Other ones look like they would take up a lot of space. Some of these bivy sacks look like you'd actually have to carry them as a separate pack from your bag which would suck.
So in your opinions/experience, what do you think is the best things to have in your bug out bag for staying warm in the cold?