ATTN PARENTS! Rechargeable hand warmers and other ideas…

[urbanhillbilly]

Took my girls (13,9, & 5) out yesterday evening and my two youngest had a hard enough time out in the cold that I may not ever take them outside again in the winter. Kidding of course.

Main issue was the hands and feet. I keep some of the disposable hand warmers available for those times, but I tend to forget to activate them early enough so that when they need them they are ready to go.

Got me thinking about the rechargeable hand warmers so I figured I would ask if anyone has used them at all? I like the idea of pressing a button and having them warm in a minute or so, but I don’t know how well they do in Ak winters.

Also I was wondering if any other parents would be willing to share what they use or used for gear to help their kids with the cold weather.

I know what I use and try to get good quality stuff for them that is similar to mine, but am hoping to hear some new ideas.

 

[kwackkillncrew]

following my kiddos hands get cold even with nice choppers on

 

[Daveinthebush]

Last year we were hunting whitetails in Illinois at a -20 windchill. Cold sitting for sure. My son and another hunter went to the local sporting goods store and bought insulated, battery powered vests. They stayed toasty as if the core is warm the rest should be too. Probably too spendy for the kids and they'd outgrow them. But I know they make socks of the same type.

Just an idea. Why not buy the electric socks and put them in the wrists area of the kids clothing. That way the blood going to the hands is going to be warm and you don't have to worry about them getting wet. And they won't outgrow them.

Just brainstorming for ya.

 

[kasilofchrisn]

The rechargeable hand warmers work well.
But the ones I've tried only lasted about half an hour.
Though they did heat up fairly quickly.
When I use them they were kind of nice for a warm up if you were out ice fishing or something.
But don't expect them to last hours like the other ones do.
And you have to always remember to boil them when you get home which recharges them.

 

[urbanhillbilly]

The rechargeable hand warmers work well.
But the ones I've tried only lasted about half an hour.
Though they did heat up fairly quickly.
When I use them they were kind of nice for a warm up if you were out ice fishing or something.
But don't expect them to last hours like the other ones do.
And you have to always remember to boil them when you get home which recharges them.

I have used those once before and probably still have about 10 of them laying around somewhere… I don’t know if I got a bad batch, but it seems like they had a hard time resetting after about five times of boiling and use. Very handy when they worked out, the hard part I could find was keeping them unsnapped before I needed them

 

[urbanhillbilly]

Has anybody used the battery hand warmers?

 

[bottom_dweller]

Has anybody used the battery hand warmers?

My wife gets really cold when diving. She bought a pair of gloves, shirt and socks that were battery powered. The problem is the amount of energy required to power the resistors. The battery needs replacing every two hours or so. And they were very expensive.

 

[MacGyver]

My wife gets really cold when diving. She bought a pair of gloves, shirt and socks that were battery powered. The problem is the amount of energy required to power the resistors. The battery needs replacing every two hours or so. And they were very expensive.

Why don't you keep the battery charged using the vehicle battery?

 

[bottom_dweller]

Why don't you keep the battery charged using the vehicle battery?

We kept the batteries, plural, charged always. Taking off her dry suit in order to replace was the bummer.

 

[SusitnaAk]

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These were what we used when i was a kid Deer hunting and Ice Fishing
in Northern Wis.. I still have some, Some people didn't like the lighter fluid, it will put a red spot on you, if you over fill it , also they do get hot, just have to remember to move to different pockets when you start to feel it .

 

[kasilofchrisn]

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These were what we used when i was a kid Deer hunting and Ice Fishing
in Northern Wis.. I still have some, Some people didn't like the lighter fluid, it will put a red spot on you, if you over fill it , also they do get hot, just have to remember to move to different pockets when you start to feel it .

Those do work fairly well.
But I don't think it would be wise for the OP to trust his kids using them safely.

 

[urbanhillbilly]

I’ve seen those before, but honestly I had no idea what they were until now… Hey, I’m willing to try things like that if they work. I’m cheap, so the cheaper the item the better😂

 

[NorcalBob]

Here ya go. Can't answer the question of long term waterproofness (haven't had them for that long) but I get about 8 hours of warmth at the low setting.
PS: If you're an Amazon Prime member, you can get these for much cheaper than the embedded links in the videos.

 

[MacGyver]

I’ve seen those before, but honestly I had no idea what they were until now… Hey, I’m willing to try things like that if they work. I’m cheap, so the cheaper the item the better😂

I’ve had good success keeping my feet warm with plastic bags, hat, candy bars, water, and doing jumping jacks. The trick is Educating yourself as to why the feet are cold and finding a solution that WORKS.

 

[urbanhillbilly]

I’ve had good success keeping my feet warm with plastic bags, hat, candy bars, water, and doing jumping jacks. The trick is Educating yourself as to why the feet are cold and finding a solution that WORKS.

The real trick is conveying that information to my 5 year old daughter.

 

[2001gocougs]

The real trick is conveying that information to my 5 year old daughter.

I bought the zippo electric hand warmers from Costco when they were available a year or two ago. Inside my mittens they can get quite warm even on low. I think I get about 4 hours of run time from them at -20f to -10f. Next time I will have pocket sewn into the mittens To hold them in place as I just have them up near my fingers and they shift around a lot.