Post by Woody Williams on Dec 23, 2005 20:25:30 GMT -5
I can't vouch for this yet, but I picked this up off of another forum. Several there swear by them..
"I know alot of you have bought those little hand and feet warmers at Wal Mart or where ever. I work in the chemical field and I had a buddy of mine tell me about a cheap way to make those things and you can re-use them over and over again.
If you'll take a couple of bricks of charcoal (don't get the instant light kind) get the kind that you have to add lighter fluid too and ground it up real fine. Take hammer to it is the best way I've found. Once you get the charcoal ground up, put it in a heavy duty ziplock bag and pour 5 tablespoons of vinegar in the bag. If you use 4 charcoal bricks, you'll need 10 spoons of vinegar. It should mix together and then solidify pretty quickly. Put that in your hunting pack and the next time you need a handwarmer, just bust it up and the acid in the vinegar will react with the charcoal and produce a nice hand warmer or foot warmer that will last 25 times longer than the ones you buy. The good thing about these is if you'll add vinegar after every couple of uses, you can use over and over again.
I've had some warmers that I've used all season and spent less than a $1 on them....
Give it a try next time your bored!"
"I know alot of you have bought those little hand and feet warmers at Wal Mart or where ever. I work in the chemical field and I had a buddy of mine tell me about a cheap way to make those things and you can re-use them over and over again.
If you'll take a couple of bricks of charcoal (don't get the instant light kind) get the kind that you have to add lighter fluid too and ground it up real fine. Take hammer to it is the best way I've found. Once you get the charcoal ground up, put it in a heavy duty ziplock bag and pour 5 tablespoons of vinegar in the bag. If you use 4 charcoal bricks, you'll need 10 spoons of vinegar. It should mix together and then solidify pretty quickly. Put that in your hunting pack and the next time you need a handwarmer, just bust it up and the acid in the vinegar will react with the charcoal and produce a nice hand warmer or foot warmer that will last 25 times longer than the ones you buy. The good thing about these is if you'll add vinegar after every couple of uses, you can use over and over again.
I've had some warmers that I've used all season and spent less than a $1 on them....
Give it a try next time your bored!"
