 Poster: A snowHead
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I have seen a couple of types of hand warmers on ebay. Would anyone be able to comment if they are worth taking along? Any problem putting them in hand luggage?
Thanks
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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The "teabag full of iron filings" variety are great. Should be OK in hand luggage, although technically it is a little pouch full of chemicals designed to react and produce heat - which is sort of like a little bomb.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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That was why I was a bit hesitant! There's another kind that I think is liquid and you can reheat them in a kettle, maybe they might be a safer bet?!
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I would think you'd have more trouble getting a liquid hand warmer into hand luggage. Being that it is liquid and all.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Would'nt bother with hand luggage you only need a jobs worth and they are all in the bin 
Just fit them in spaces in boots and stuff
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Those work OK in gloves (some have a pocket to take them). They warm up once the comtents are exposed to oxygen so don't get as hot on the mountain as they would at home. With good air circulation they last an hour or two. I doubt they'd dry your boots out.
The liquid ones are OK as well but appear to work by some form of wizardry!
adrian
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The ones you fill with lighter fuel are great, but you need to buy your fuel when you arrive. Leads to me shouting at french women being difficult "ESSENCE POUR ZIPPO!"
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Dont get the liquid type, they are bulky and heavy and only last a very very short time.as the reaction that produces the heat happens as soon as you click the metal disk
Take the teabag type they last up to 8hrs (but are a bit slower to start to heat up) They are basically just iron fillings and and a salt so you end up with a bag full of rust when they are finished. Pretty safe but can get a bit hot if you accidentally burst the bag.
The charcol stick ones are really toasty but bulky and a b@gger to light
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munchimo, i like the teabag style ones. i continue to use them to warm my feet in bed overnight; however, they're probably too small to use to dry out your boots overnight. the trick to these ones are to place them into your gloves about an hour before you think you'll need them. and don't get them wet cos water stops the chemical reaction and you lose the heat from them quite rapidly.
the clicky-type ones don't last long at all but provide some amusement for bored people.
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I would buy some better gloves!!!!
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If you get cold hands after a cafe stop then it's usually because you gloves are slightly damp (from sweat) when you take them off. This then cools and when you put them back on they feel cold and your body reduces the blood flow to your fingers to preserve core temp.
The answer is an old cyclist trick. When you stop, instead of putting your gloves down or in a coat pocket, tuck them into the waist band of your salopetes. This keeps them warm and you should be OK when you put them back on.
adrian
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why even think of putting either kind in hand baggage? Sling them in the hold. As stated above, the tea bag style ones are great. A real comfort when you're all alone on a long cold slow chairlift in zero vis. Plus some music, of cours. 
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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paulio, It did cross my mind that someone might make that connection. Who said it needed to be the back?
adrian
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