Hand warmers

[n2ize]

I pressed my old Jone-E hand warmer back into operation after many years in storage. That old naptha burning mini catalytic heater still does the job. A few squirts of Ronsonol and it lights up and stays toasty warm for hours. If you bury it too deep in your pocket it will have a tendency to go out occaisionaly but it relights quick and is back on the job.

Anyone remember these ? They were very popular in the 1950;s and 60's, particularly among hunters, fishermen, snowmobilers, skiers, and outdoor workers.

The whole trick in getting them to work is to be careful not to overfill. Best to underfill than overfill. A littlke bit of fuel lasts hours in these things.

[NQ6U]

I pressed my old Jone-E hand warmer back into operation after many years in storage. [...]a nyone remember these ?

I do. About the size of a large cigarette lighter and they worked pretty well. You can still buy them, too:

http://www.amazon.com/Jon-E-Handwarm...4352512&sr=8-2

The only thing I didn't like about them was their tendency to leak fluid but that might have been because I overfilled mine. Also, it was kind of tricky to turn one off when you were done with it if it still had fuel in it. You had to carefully pry the little catalytic element off into some sort of non-flammable container. Not a glass ash tray, though--I broke one of my mom's doing that.

[KG4CGC]

Real Men just drink gasoline and puke fire to stay warm! I started drinking gasoline at age two out of ginger-ale bottles stored under the sink.

[PA5COR]

Better watch out where you pee... not on campfires and the like ;)

[N2CHX]

Real Men just drink gasoline and puke fire to stay warm! I started drinking gasoline at age two out of ginger-ale bottles stored under the sink.

Reason #5,623 why I am not a man.

[KG4CGC]

Reason #5,623 why I am not a man.

Nah, you used to just listen to the AMBCB on your bed springs! Real Men would chew up rocks and metal and spit out semiconductors!

[W3MIV]

I buy the air-actuated packs by the gross and hand them out at my pistol shoots for them what needs 'em. Woosies.

[WØTKX]

I used to use those... being Minnesooootan and all.

But honestly I use the new style heat packs now. They are safer, disposable, and work well.




And if you stick them inside the Swany Toaster "mitten gloves, you're in bidness.

[K7SGJ]

I used to use those... being Minnesooootan and all.

But honestly I use the new style heat packs now. They are safer, disposable, and work well.

Yeah, but you miss out on the red rash on your leg where the fluid leaks.

[n2ize]

I've never had my Jon-E leak fluid. If it leaks it is overfilled. My reccomendation... use about half the amount of fruel that Jon-E reccomends.

As far as fuels go, I find that Genuine Jon-E fuels work best... minimal odor.. But Ronsonol or Coleman "white gas" works well provided you don't overfill. Zippo makes a similar hand warmer which is supposed to be excellent.

So folks... Get those Jon-E's going, and relive those classic days of the cold, snowy, north woods. When real man breathed naptha. :)