hand warmers

[bkreis]

do the winter hand warmers work when wet?

[PatM]

Don't tell me it's that cold in Miami.

[oldjeep]

Doubt it, they work by a chemical reaction with air.

[sunvalleylaw]

Hmm. They are made out of chemical stuff, and I am not sure I would want those wet chemicals on my skin. Also, the cheap ones are air activated, so not sure what the introduction of water would do to that.

 

How do hand warmers work

[bkreis]

@"Pat M" water is 70 but I lose the feeling in my fingers after 6 passes if the air is 71 or under..Raynaud's syndrome unfortuantely

[BraceMaker]

@bkreis you might do better off controlling the water exposure as opposed to trying to increase warmth, or add underliners in your gloves. Possibly even treating the glove with a waterproofer to keep some of the absorbed water down.

 

Just thinking about ways you could not chill off the fingers.

[skihacker]

rubber gloves inside your ski gloves helps a little, or keep a small cooler in the boat full of hot water, half way through your set dunk your hands. Cold water scuba gloves work great for warmth but are pretty useless for grip.

[Nando]

70 and 70 degrees sounds like mid-summer to some of us...

[xrated]

No they do not. I use them all fall duck hunting and if I dunk my hand and than grab a hand warmer (the air activated kind) it is done.

[dbutcher]

Have you tried the Camaro neoprene gloves that can go under your regular gloves? They seem like the same material as the Camaro black tech wetsuits - fragile but warm.

[Kwoody51]

The reusable warmers will work when wet. They have a solid, flex plastic shell.

 

They are the ones that looks like liquid before activating and then looks like they are full of salt after activating.

 

I’d post a link but it would be too long and I don’t want to get in trouble and i’m too lazy to figure how to post a short link :)

[ironhorse]

I deal with Raynaud's as well and live in Canada so my fingers are white a lot more than they should be. Buy a pair of diving gloves and be prepared to see them get shredded. If you do not have a hot water shower, bring a large thermos of hot water and an ice cream bucket to soak your hands after your sets.