Good ideas people--and I really like the hot water bottle

I am determined to try out the alternatives before commiting to the dew heaters(although I do suspect I may need help from Mr Kendrick/etc before winters end)??
I hope I really only need eyepiece(box?) and secondary heating as my normal backyard observing sessions start with the 2 star alignment of the Argo Navis(using a telrad) and everythings left to the A.N. and observation guides!
I dont use the Finder.
Can anyone tell me how noisy is a
12v hair Dryer,compared to the 240v version???
Thanks again,
Cheers-Eric