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Originally Posted by glend
At this time of year we always have suggestions about keeping warm while engaged in Astro activities. But what about the follow up? Who bought what and did it live up to the advertising?
I was in my local Chemist yesterday and there by the checkout was a display box of those chemical hand warmers. Do people actually buy them still? I recall taking a few out to the Bretti dark site years ago, and found they were too hot for too short a time. And what about the electric socks that pop up on ebay, have you tried those? What are you prepared to endorse?
I am willing to endorse simple scope heater straps as hand warmers, at least in an observatory setting, where my heater strap controller is fixed to my pier. The nice thing about the heater strap is you can regulate the temperature with a dial..
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I used those "hot hands" pads while trekking to Everest Base Camp a few months ago, and found they worked quite well. A little bulky if you needed your hands for fine-motor uses, but for just marching along a path they lasted for hours and certainly took the chill out of gloved hands. I wish I'd had some at Esk last Friday where it was freezing digits that necessitated an early(ish) bedtime.