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Hothands handwarmers at Costco #11746706 01/17/17
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 69,304 Filer, ID Rock Chuck OP Campfire Kahuna
OP Rock Chuck Campfire Kahuna Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 69,304 Filer, ID	I was in Costco this morning. They had boxes of 40 2-packs for $13. I haven't seen them that cheap anywhere else in town. “In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.

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Re: Hothands handwarmers at Costco Rock Chuck #11746713 01/17/17
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 8,149 S.E. Alaska MuskegMan Campfire Outfitter
MuskegMan Campfire Outfitter Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 8,149 S.E. Alaska	-40 F is going to be the HIGH TEMP in Fairbanks tomorrow . . .

Re: Hothands handwarmers at Costco Rock Chuck #11746727 01/17/17
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 15,676 Fairbanksan in Aleutian Hell stevelyn Campfire Ranger
stevelyn Campfire Ranger Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 15,676 Fairbanksan in Aleutian Hell	I have about 6 boxes of those things stockpiled of both the hand and toe warmers. I pick up a box of each every fall. Z

Re: Hothands handwarmers at Costco stevelyn #11746746 01/17/17
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 19,070 Colorado Springs, CO, USA S saddlesore Campfire Ranger
saddlesore Campfire Ranger S Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 19,070 Colorado Springs, CO, USA	I have been buying them, both hand and toe warmers for years. They seem to have shelf life though. If you need some for early next fall, you need to buy them in the next month as they won't re-stock and them don't get new ones in until late October or so. Look at their poly long johns to for $7 top or bottom. They are not as good as the merino wool blend they have carried in the past, but make good base layer for earlier hunting seasons Last edited by saddlesore; 01/17/17. If God wanted you to walk and carry things on your back, He would not have invented stirrups and pack saddles

Re: Hothands handwarmers at Costco Rock Chuck #11746880 01/17/17
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 29,834 Burns/Hines, Oregon, USA 1minute Campfire Ranger
1minute Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 29,834 Burns/Hines, Oregon, USA	Yes, do pay some attention to shelf life. I've heard mention of vacuum sealing if one wants to keep them around for an extended period. Last edited by 1minute; 01/17/17. 1Minute

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Re: Hothands handwarmers at Costco Rock Chuck #11746944 01/17/17
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 25,090 South Carolina MadMooner Campfire Ranger
MadMooner Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 25,090 South Carolina	Ive had a box for a few years. Still work fine. “Life is life and fun is fun, but it's all so quiet when the goldfish die.”

Re: Hothands handwarmers at Costco Rock Chuck #11746958 01/17/17
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,611 Okanagan Campfire Tracker
Okanagan Campfire Tracker Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,611	IME some of them keep for years and some go bad. Old ones are OK for around camp and cold football games but fresh ones go in my survival kit. I don't stock up on them ahead of time anymore.

Re: Hothands handwarmers at Costco MuskegMan #11746971 01/17/17
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,168 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... ironbender Campfire Oracle
ironbender Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,168 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn...	Originally Posted by MuskegMan -40 F is going to be the HIGH TEMP in Fairbanks tomorrow . . . Brutal. If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender

Re: Hothands handwarmers at Costco Rock Chuck #11746979 01/17/17
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 8,149 S.E. Alaska MuskegMan Campfire Outfitter
MuskegMan Campfire Outfitter Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 8,149 S.E. Alaska	Minus 40 F = Minus 40 C - That much I know . . .

Re: Hothands handwarmers at Costco Rock Chuck #11747010 01/17/17
Joined: Oct 2016 Posts: 8,109 Ohio kellory Campfire Outfitter
kellory Campfire Outfitter Joined: Oct 2016 Posts: 8,109 Ohio	what makes them work is high speed rust. All the components for rust are present other than oxygen. that's why when you open the package they activate. the ones that seem to have a shelf life are simply leaking. Buy them on sale, reseal them in Ziploc bags, you'll be fine. you could even shut them down and restart them by starving them of oxygen. read the table of contents on them: iron filing, water and a catalyst. Last edited by kellory; 01/17/17. An unemployed Jester, is nobody's Fool. the only real difference between a good tracker and a bad tracker, is observation. all the same data is present for both. The rest, is understanding what you're seeing. ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

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Re: Hothands handwarmers at Costco MuskegMan #11747083 01/17/17
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,168 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... ironbender Campfire Oracle
ironbender Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,168 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn...	Happened to catch it just right! If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender

Re: Hothands handwarmers at Costco kellory #11747395 01/17/17
Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 1,912 Pennsylvania P Pashooter Campfire Regular
Pashooter Campfire Regular P Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 1,912 Pennsylvania	Exactly I keep on in my pocket at the weekly trap shoots. Reseal in a ziplock press out the air, and you can get several uses from one. I hate to wear a glove on my shooting hand,and these keep the fingers working. Originally Posted by kellory what makes them work is high speed rust. All the components for rust are present other than oxygen. that's why when you open the package they activate. the ones that seem to have a shelf life are simply leaking. Buy them on sale, reseal them in Ziploc bags, you'll be fine. you could even shut them down and restart them by starving them of oxygen. read the table of contents on them: iron filing, water and a catalyst. There are no problems that cannot be resolved by the suitable application of high explosive.

Re: Hothands handwarmers at Costco Rock Chuck #11747424 01/17/17
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 8,900 B benchman Campfire Outfitter
benchman Campfire Outfitter B Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 8,900	I use the old Jon-E handwarmers. My kids can't believe I carry fire in my pocket. I mainly do it for nostalgia. They work pretty good though! Last edited by benchman; 01/17/17.

Re: Hothands handwarmers at Costco MuskegMan #11747427 01/17/17
Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 19,495 desert G g5m Campfire Ranger
g5m Campfire Ranger G Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 19,495 desert	Originally Posted by MuskegMan -40 F is going to be the HIGH TEMP in Fairbanks tomorrow . . . Doesn't sound like much fun. Retired cat herder.

Re: Hothands handwarmers at Costco benchman #11748744 01/18/17
Joined: Oct 2016 Posts: 8,109 Ohio kellory Campfire Outfitter
kellory Campfire Outfitter Joined: Oct 2016 Posts: 8,109 Ohio	Originally Posted by benchman I use the old Jon-E handwarmers. My kids can't believe I carry fire in my pocket. I mainly do it for nostalgia. They work pretty good though! Yeah, i have about half a dozen of those. They do get hotter than the disposables, but the "scentless" fluid ain't, and it is getting hard to find locally. Only place i CAN find it is online, and the cost works out about the same per use. You can use lighter fluid in them, but they will smell like that forever more. I use them only for football games, and parades, where the smell doesn't matter, and the added wieght makes no difference. I'm actually thinking the best use for them would be a heated scent dish for doe scent. An unemployed Jester, is nobody's Fool. the only real difference between a good tracker and a bad tracker, is observation. all the same data is present for both. The rest, is understanding what you're seeing. ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

Re: Hothands handwarmers at Costco kellory #11748840 01/18/17
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 8,900 B benchman Campfire Outfitter
benchman Campfire Outfitter B Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 8,900	Originally Posted by kellory Originally Posted by benchman I use the old Jon-E handwarmers. My kids can't believe I carry fire in my pocket. I mainly do it for nostalgia. They work pretty good though! Yeah, i have about half a dozen of those. They do get hotter than the disposables, but the "scentless" fluid ain't, and it is getting hard to find locally. Only place i CAN find it is online, and the cost works out about the same per use. You can use lighter fluid in them, but they will smell like that forever more. I use them only for football games, and parades, where the smell doesn't matter, and the added wieght makes no difference. I'm actually thinking the best use for them would be a heated scent dish for doe scent. I have one that has a little metal doe face with a compartment for a sponge. I guess you soak the sponge with doe scent. The contraption clips onto the side of the handwarmer.

Re: Hothands handwarmers at Costco kellory #11748896 01/18/17
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 8,900 B benchman Campfire Outfitter
benchman Campfire Outfitter B Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 8,900	Originally Posted by kellory Originally Posted by benchman I use the old Jon-E handwarmers. My kids can't believe I carry fire in my pocket. I mainly do it for nostalgia. They work pretty good though! Yeah, i have about half a dozen of those. They do get hotter than the disposables, but the "scentless" fluid ain't, and it is getting hard to find locally. Only place i CAN find it is online, and the cost works out about the same per use. You can use lighter fluid in them, but they will smell like that forever more. I use them only for football games, and parades, where the smell doesn't matter, and the added wieght makes no difference. I'm actually thinking the best use for them would be a heated scent dish for doe scent.

Re: Hothands handwarmers at Costco benchman #11748967 01/18/17
Joined: Oct 2016 Posts: 8,109 Ohio kellory Campfire Outfitter
kellory Campfire Outfitter Joined: Oct 2016 Posts: 8,109 Ohio	Originally Posted by benchman Originally Posted by kellory Originally Posted by benchman I use the old Jon-E handwarmers. My kids can't believe I carry fire in my pocket. I mainly do it for nostalgia. They work pretty good though! Yeah, i have about half a dozen of those. They do get hotter than the disposables, but the "scentless" fluid ain't, and it is getting hard to find locally. Only place i CAN find it is online, and the cost works out about the same per use. You can use lighter fluid in them, but they will smell like that forever more. I use them only for football games, and parades, where the smell doesn't matter, and the added wieght makes no difference. I'm actually thinking the best use for them would be a heated scent dish for doe scent. I have one that has a little metal doe face with a compartment for a sponge. I guess you soak the sponge with doe scent. The contraption clips onto the side of the handwarmer. Sounds abit like a therocell. Me, i have a few magnetic Parts dishes. the hand warmers Lock Tight to the bottom. A donut of Cheap styrofoam A little spray paint, And you have a heated scent dispenser An unemployed Jester, is nobody's Fool. the only real difference between a good tracker and a bad tracker, is observation. all the same data is present for both. The rest, is understanding what you're seeing. ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

Re: Hothands handwarmers at Costco Rock Chuck #11749054 01/18/17
Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,108 Texas hanco Campfire Savant
hanco Campfire Savant Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,108 Texas	Had 1 weekend at lease this year,they would have been handy

Re: Hothands handwarmers at Costco hanco #11749254 01/18/17
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 10,718 2 222Rem Campfire Outfitter
222Rem Campfire Outfitter 2 Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 10,718	I've got a pair of Zippo hand warmers. They smell like lighter fluid while burning, but crank out the heat. Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. --Winston Churchill

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