Favorite Chemical Foot Warmers For Cold Hammock Hangs

**WonderMonkey** · 11-30-2010, 22:18

I use the chemical warmers while hunting if it gets really cold. The ones I've used are actually TOO HOT when I have them in my boots and only by unlacing can I moderate. However I'm thinking that they may do just fine if I throw them down in the footbox of my sleeping bag when it gets cold.

HeatMax Toasti Toes Foot Warmer is what I used.

Any recommendations?

**swampfox** · 11-30-2010, 23:24

I put a "Hot Hands" inside a shirt pocket or toss it in the bottom of my quilt.

**jbo_c** · 12-01-2010, 09:44

I sewed a little envelope into my footbox made to fit a HotHands pouch. I think its a great idea but haven't been out since I did it.

Jbo

**NCPatrick** · 12-01-2010, 09:47

I just grab whatever is out on the counter at the outfitters... haven't given actual brand names much thought. Maybe I'll start paying more attention now...

**Tobit** · 12-01-2010, 09:49

Originally Posted by NCPatrick

I just grab whatever is out on the counter at the outfitters... haven't given actual brand names much thought. Maybe I'll start paying more attention now...

Same, whatever is on the counter and if there are more than one, I buy whatever is on-sale and stock up.

**tjm** · 12-01-2010, 10:06

Be Aware of the Expiration Dates

These things lose effectiveness if they sit on the shelf too long.

I try to use them up as the winter ends & I am careful when buying them at the start of the next winter

**eflat7** · 12-01-2010, 10:08

I just found the hot hands pads that have adhesive at WM for 1.97. It wasn't worth a darn. You can stick em right to your clothes. I could have gotten a bad one, I dont know. The other non adhesive ones worked fine. Just a heads up.

**rjcress** · 12-01-2010, 13:35

Originally Posted by tjm

Be Aware of the Expiration Dates

These things lose effectiveness if they sit on the shelf too long.

I'll second that.
Tried to use some that were expired a few weeks ago and they didn't even get a little bit warm.
They were WAY out of date, but I expected at least a little warmth... and got nothing.
Always had great results with non-expired ones though.

Also, geez... 20 years ago, or more... I had a hand warmer pack that was about the same size as a hot hands pack, but thicker. It was flexible clear plastic with clear liquid and a little metal disc inside. Whey you flex the disk it would activate the warming. As the pack expended heat the clear liquid inside would crystalize.
Dropping the pack in boiling water would "recharge" it and make the crystal convert back to liquid.
It was an awesome, reusable little bit of kit.
Anyone know is there is a reusable product like that on the market today?

**AhNuts** · 12-01-2010, 14:10

Try Amazon.com 'HEAT WAVE Instant Reusable Hand Warmers'

**moski** · 12-01-2010, 14:10

Originally Posted by rjcress

Also, geez... 20 years ago, or more... I had a hand warmer pack that was about the same size as a hot hands pack, but thicker. It was flexible clear plastic with clear liquid and a little metal disc inside. Whey you flex the disk it would activate the warming. As the pack expended heat the clear liquid inside would crystalize.
Dropping the pack in boiling water would "recharge" it and make the crystal convert back to liquid.
It was an awesome, reusable little bit of kit.
Anyone know is there is a reusable product like that on the market today?

They are around, at least here in Sweden

But didn't they run out fairly quick ?
I might be remembering wrong or had bad ones?