Perhaps the purists won't like this but to keep warm in the bush (and around town) I have used petrol powered (lighter fluid - don't use real petrol from the bowser) hand warmers like the Peacock model. http://www.peacockhandwarmers.co.uk/
I have even kept one in my sleeping bag in the snow.
I see Zippo now have a model which looks pretty interesting.
Note that there are a lot of el-cheapo imitations out there. If you are going to have petrol burning in close contact to your body I would not personally trust a cheap imitation. Also note that there is no flame involved with the genuine ones - the heating comes from a platinum catalysed reaction but the reactor bed does glow red-hot.
Has anyone else used these?
Fuel powered hand / body / pocket warmers
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TIP: The online Bushwalk Inventory System can help bushwalkers with a variety of bushwalk planning tasks, including: Manage which items they take bushwalking so that they do not forget anything they might need, plan meals for their walks, and automatically compile food/fuel shopping lists (lists of consumables) required to make and cook the meals for each walk. It is particularly useful for planning for groups who share food or other items, but is also useful for individual walkers.
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Fuel powered hand / body / pocket warmers
by David M » Mon 08 Jul, 2013 6:32 pm
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