Zippo Hand Warmer
Keeps fingers and toes toasty for up to 24 hours
This little baby has kept feeling in my fingers in an unheated workshop and kept my toes warm in a frigid tent more times than I can count by now. It’s a palm-sized aluminum oval. Inside there’s a chamber of absorbent foam and a reactor made of platinum-coated wire wool. You start the catalytic heating process by filling the chamber with lighter fluid and holding a flame to the burner for ten seconds or so. This done, it will keep producing heat for up to twenty-four hours or so. The temperature is something like a cup of Starbucks coffee, and it comes with a cloth pouch and a little filling/measuring cup.
This warmer stays far hotter, for far longer, than any of the chemical heat packs or microwaveable gel/bean bags I’ve tried, and its long reusability means the only long-term cost is dirt-cheap lighter fluid! The only downside is a very faint smell of lighter fluid while the little fella’s running.
I own two, and would recommend hem to anyone who’s ever spent longer than they’d like with numb fingers in wintertime!
04/28/15Zippo Hand Warmer $13
