 Poster: A snowHead
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Anybody used these or something better
mycoal hand warmers
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Basil, Do you know how long the burner lasts before it must be replaced. I'm probably not going to buy one, just curious,
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Just noticed. The website says 70-80 uses.
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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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Are you really going to pack a can of lighter fluid?
I find the little tea bag things work pretty well.
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I have a charcoal hand warmer - see Amazon for a few ££. Charcoal sticks are low cost as well. Gives a good 6/7 hours - 1/2 if lit at both ends for more heat.
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The Zippo hand warmers aren't bad, but there are alternatives to check out before settling on Zippo by default. The Zippo hand warmer can't be "turned off". (You'd have to smother it in a plastic bag or let it burn down.) That's not a dealbreaker, imo. Especially since the Zippos are such a bargain compared to other fuel-based hand warmers such as the S-Boston.
I've written an ***in depth*** article on these two, and on three other technologies. I hope this isn't seen as spammy. My apologies if so. But I really stand behind the article, and have no doubt anyone considering a Zippo, an S-Boston, or an electric rechargeable would make a better decision **for them** after looking at the info I provide. It's an unbiased review and has links to all the products. I don't sell and am not pushing any one of them.
http://outdoorgearandtravel.com/the-best-hand-warmer/
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outdoorgearandtravel, The Zippo's been around for many years and was a staple of mine when cold weather walking and climbing. But for sheer convenience in carrying around a handful to fit and forget in active use, the sticky teabags can't be beaten especially if you're caring for someone going into the early stages of hypothermia and you can slap then into the armpits and groin without fear of burning them. I rarely need anything, I've hands like hot shovels but on those rare occasions a teabg on the back of each hand does all I need it to.
Wouldn't mind getting my hands on the giant ones the EMS teams carry.
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the sticky teabags can't be beaten
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they're fantastic, but mine aren't sticky. Have you put them in too many groins, Masque?
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pam w, used them twice in close situations, one was a practice rescue that was well within safety margins but the rescuee didn't tell us that he had low blood pressure so his extremities were starved of blood far sooner than calculated. He was fine but it could have been ugly, medivac Lynx was on standby.
One side has a peel off cover that puts a slightly sticky surface either to skin or clothing to keep then secure in place . . . read the instructions woman 
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