RunningAHEAD - Topic: Foot/Hand Warmers

Giant

posted: 1/29/2009 at 3:13 PM

What brand do you use? I wore a pair of foot warmers last week and they didn't stay warm. I opened 3 other packages and they didn't stay warm either. They are "Heat Factory" Angry

xor

posted: 1/29/2009 at 3:22 PM

Little Hotties! I can get these at REI and sometimes the neighborhood supermarket. They come in a 6 hour, 8 hour, and (I think) 10 hour version. The 6s tend to punk out on me after a couple. The 8s are great for long runs and marathons. I tried the 10s at a 50 miler and they seemed to get too hot. I've never had a pack *not* work, at least for awhile. LL Bean also makes some. They work fine too.

mamaofthree

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posted: 1/29/2009 at 4:18 PM

Funny, my husband and daughter used them when they went to the inauguration last week. The hand warmers were great. In fact, the screening guy put my daughter's gloves in the purse of the lady behind her for some reason, and my daughter, being 8, didn't speak up until it was too late. She was very grateful to have the handwarmers for the 6 gloveless hours she spent in the cold. But my husband said the toe warmers were pratically useless.

mgerwn

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posted: 1/29/2009 at 5:03 PM

Part of how they work involves a chemical reaction with the air, so to get them really working leave them out on the table for 10 or 15 minutes before putting them in anything. And for the ones for your feet, they work better (i.e. stay hot) on the top of your foot than on the bottom. Of course, it's always your toes that get cold, so people tend to use them under their toes - which is why most people think they're useless. Not as much airflow there.

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jeffdonahue

posted: 1/29/2009 at 5:11 PM

I dont remember the brand, but I tried a set out a week or so ago when the temps got really low. I left them out for 10-15 minutes prior to my run, and I bought these cool glove liners that have a pocket for them. but they never really got hot (luke warm, but not hot enough to help that day) so I was very disappointed. I may try some other brands though before I totally give up on the concept on cold days.

coastwalker

posted: 1/29/2009 at 6:28 PM

I've been using hand warmers, but they haven't done an adequate job of keeping my hands warm either. So I started wearing lightweight gloves inside my lmittens, and that works better than any hand warmers, so far. Thankfully, my feet don't get that cold, so I haven't had to use any kind of warmers in my shoes. Jay

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mamaofthree

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posted: 1/30/2009 at 11:26 AM

Quote from mgerwn on 1/29/2009 at 5:03 PM:

Part of how they work involves a chemical reaction with the air, so to get them really working leave them out on the table for 10 or 15 minutes before putting them in anything. And for the ones for your feet, they work better (i.e. stay hot) on the top of your foot than on the bottom. Of course, it's always your toes that get cold, so people tend to use them under their toes - which is why most people think they're useless. Not as much airflow there.

that makes sense, thanks.

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