Hand warmer for winter

chrissh · Aug 24, 2015

I’m thinking of buying 2 petrol hand warmers so I can put one in each pocket for winter fishing
I have tried the solid fuel (carbon stick) ones with not a lot of luck keeping them a light
Can any of you recommend a tried and tested make of hand warmer?
1. Whitby
2. Zippo
3. Fire fly

peter crabtree · Aug 24, 2015

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&...vptwo=&hvqmt=e&hvdev=t&ref=pd_sl_7urozkmvmf_e

These are brilliant and cheap too.

sam vimes · Aug 24, 2015

Can't say much about the others as I haven't tried them, but the Zippos have worked just fine for me. I've had them for at least three years now.

The Zippos are reputed to be pretty much the same as those made by Peacock.

Tee-Cee · Aug 25, 2015

I wonder if the Hotrox jobbies ( rechargeable via a USB port ) are any good ?

Three hours on hot or six on medium seems reasonable and must help hold an 18 hook at zero degrees !

ps Just mentioned these to my wife ( early presi ! ) and she tells me that they are possibly recommended by a ' Society ' called the Raynaud's and Scleroderma Association. Cold hands are a major part of these dreadful conditions ( read up on them yourself ) and they have an online ' shop ' offering products for the same cold hands.....

Unfortunately, no more time to do more research now, but maybe what they ' recommend ' generally may be of help to fishermen ??

trotter2 · Aug 25, 2015

I have a couple purchased years ago,to be brutally honest not good for fishing. If your fishing the float you can hardly hold a hand warmer. If your on the tip by the time you get your hands out of your pocket the fish has gone. Buy a pair of gloves or rub some Vaseline on the backs of your hands

Mr Cholmondeley-Corker (PaSC) · Aug 25, 2015

What's the difference between a Hippo and a Zippo?

A Hippo is quite heavy, whereas a Zippo is a little lighter.

Peter Jacobs · Aug 25, 2015

Mr Cholmondeley-Corker (PaSC) said:
What's the difference between a Hippo and a Zippo?

A Hippo is quite heavy, whereas a Zippo is a little lighter.

Boom boom . . . don't give up your day job

PS: seems a little beyond the "fringe" to me though Matt . . . . . .

arthur2sheds · Aug 25, 2015

Tip of the Day....

Buy a dog and feed it on summat spicey that way when you pick up it's **** you'll always have a hand warmer... (make sure your bags haven't got any holes in em tho')

:wh

pf0x · Aug 25, 2015

Doesn't Keith Arthur swear by rubbing his hands with petroleum jelly before fishing on cold days? He says it works. Never tried it myself.

I'd be worried about 'tainting' the bait? Mind you, old match men used to smoke like troopers in the 70s and 80s and it didn't seem to do their fishing much harm.

Duncan Charman doesn't even dare put fuel in his car on his fishing days in case the smell puts off the fish.

Ray Roberts · Aug 25, 2015

This is a good method and if you are lucky you can warm both hands at the same time.

http://assets.nydailynews.com/polop...jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_970/zac-efron.jpg

trotter2 · Aug 25, 2015

Ray each to there own ,I would not put my hands down his trousers LOL

john step · Aug 25, 2015

Ray Roberts said:
This is a good method and if you are lucky you can warm both hands at the same time.

http://assets.nydailynews.com/polop...jpg_gen/derivatives/gallery_970/zac-efron.jpg

My sandwich maker likies this one!!!!!!!

Hand warmer for winter

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