Hand warmers

[Ratbagger]

Tried quite a few over the years.. Charcoal stick warmers... Zippos ... find mine a bit temperamental.... sometimes they're great other times hopeless! Another for the USB hand warmer/power bank type. Usually have a few heat settings too. Mine gets toasty warm .

 

[SHW]

Another vote for ocooper rechargeable….
3 warmth settings… instant heat and lasts up to 16 hours..
Also an onboard torch and you can charge your phone too … bargain !

 

[Richos36]

Another vote for the peacock lighter fluid hand warmer gets really toasty and last up to at least 6 hours on a full fill .
I also have a USB charged ( THAW ) from mountain warehouse I purchased with a gift card one Christmas . Also available on Amazon.
the peacock one is my go too on really cold days
Shaun

 

[Frog]

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I've got a small rechargeable one,a bit of a lump not too heavy also doubles as a power bank

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This is my go-to hand warmer,holy s*** it gets so hot , filled with liquid lighter fuel, light the wick on top,it burns with no flame(can't remember how, I'll look for the box)
The more air it gets the hotter it becomes,it comes with a little bag for it while in your pocket,(supposed to protect your hands)

Back when I used to get out in the cold I too used the zippo type - highly effective! Must still have it around somewhere!

 

[Bluesboydave]

I have a zippo and a whitby lighter fuel hand warmer, but nothing beats the 2 USB ones from Amazon I have. They get used daily in the winter when I walk the dog as I have osteoarthritis in my thumbs. In the summer they get used to charge the phone when I'm out and about

 

[Ray1313]

Tried most, none have proven to be as reliable and get as warm as Ocoopa electric hand warmers and they double as a power bank if your phone runs flat

Another vote for Ocoopa. Very satisfied with mine.

 

[gdavison]

I use HotRox USB hand warmer (also doubles as power bank), bought from Amazon . Bought one for Mrs D a few years ago and added another for me going into last winter. End of spring this year one unit failed and would simply not turn on. I contacted HotRox as they have a 1 year warranty and explained I had one that was nearly 3 years old and another about 8 months old but as no serial numbers I could not say which unit had failed. Its obviously a smallish company as I got an email back from the CEO on a Sunday afternoon saying "it was obviously the newer still in warranty unit that had failed, could I return it for replacement". Couple days later a brand new unit arrived with an apology

 

[Ezra51]

I use HotRox USB hand warmer (also doubles as power bank), bought from Amazon . Bought one for Mrs D a few years ago and added another for me going into last winter. End of spring this year one unit failed and would simply not turn on. I contacted HotRox as they have a 1 year warranty and explained I had one that was nearly 3 years old and another about 8 months old but as no serial numbers I could not say which unit had failed. Its obviously a smallish company as I got an email back from the CEO on a Sunday afternoon saying "it was obviously the newer still in warranty unit that had failed, could I return it for replacement". Couple days later a brand new unit arrived with an apology

Met a girl on a shoot who had these and leant me one. Couldn’t believe how hot they were.
Thanks for all the info guys - always appreciated.
In true AGF fashion, @Sparkshot is gifting me a Whitby one to give a go . Gent!

 

[Tim_B]

For ease the usb ones are hard to beat however my goto are modded zippo/peacock ones.

Once you understand how they work, they are brilliant….last winter we were getting up to 15hrs from a fill in both the zippos and a peacock. We stopped buying lighter fluid and started to buy Naphtha - much cheaper.

There is a whole sub culture for the petrol heaters - the key is the catalyst in the top. Popular belief is you light it - you don’t, you are actually starting a thermo reaction, if the catalyst actually lights it pretty much Ruins it

This thread does remind me I have two zippos upstairs to be modded and ready for the winter. A couple of litres of naphtha should see us through

 

[Ezra51]

For ease the usb ones are hard to beat however my goto are modded zippo/peacock ones.

Once you understand how they work, they are brilliant….last winter we were getting up to 15hrs from a fill in both the zippos and a peacock. We stopped buying lighter fluid and started to buy Naphtha - much cheaper.

There is a whole sub culture for the petrol heaters - the key is the catalyst in the top. Popular belief is you light it - you don’t, you are actually starting a thermo reaction, if the catalyst actually lights it pretty much Ruins it

This thread does remind me I have two zippos upstairs to be modded and ready for the winter. A couple of litres of naphtha should see us through

Modded? Pray tell….

 

[Titanist]

He’s going to put a .25 barrel and moderator on it

 

[Tim_B]

Modded? Pray tell….

You basically change out the catalyst for a “better” one - I imported some from Canada . You can also change out the cotton wool for carbon felt as it holds more fuel - not such a big deal but easy to do.

That’s pretty much it - but you get a much longer heat time….you can also tell when it’s running out of fuel as it gets quite a bit hotter towards the end

 

[Ezra51]

He’s going to put a .25 barrel and moderator on it

And a WW spring kit

 

[Pete]

I use these type of thing. The most helpful.so far amd I really struggle once it gets cold

Pardon our interruption...

 

[Sparkshot]

I use these type of thing. The most helpful.so far amd I really struggle once it gets cold

Pardon our interruption...

Does it get cold in the north east?