Keeping warm?
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Keeping warm?
This is for anybody who lives up north or maybe a hunter type - How do I keep my hands and feet warm when I have to stand still for hours outside, like at 15 degrees? I can keep my body warm, but the hands and feet go numb fast. I am ok working but standing is bad. I think NJ is going into an ice age.
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I can't. That's the problem. Sometimes I have to stand still. Usually 2-3 hours at a time. I would think hunters do that, although I don't hunt so I am only guessing.
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Do you have to wear a uniform with a certain kind of boots? If not,I highly recommend la cross alpha burly 1500 gram thinsulate boots. I have a pair of these,I don't even wear heavy socks with them,and have been comfortable down to 0 degrees,and wasn't even starting to get cold. as far as gloves/mittens just go to an outdoor store and buy the best heavy pair they have and you will be good to go.
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I bought a pair of the gloves once. I think I paid about 35 dollars and they barely got warm and that was only for fifteen minutes. Is there a good brand that works? And a good brand of socks that work? If I could fix the hands and feet I could even ride my motorcycle when there isn't any ice or snow.
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They sell craploads of hand and foot warmers at any given lowes or home depot. The friction-activated pads that stick to, say....the sock (toastie toes)......pressure activates the metallic powder in the pad.......They last for 6 to 8 hrs inside the boot.....Keep you warm in a tree stand. When they're done, unstick them and toss. I don't know....coupla bucks a pair. They're not HEATERS per se.....I think they get to right around 100 degrees.....just a bit above body temperature.....but they'll keep the hands and feet from dropping in temp.
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They sell craploads of hand and foot warmers at any given lowes or home depot. The friction-activated pads that stick to, say....the sock (toastie toes)......pressure activates the metallic powder in the pad.......They last for 6 to 8 hrs inside the boot.....Keep you warm in a tree stand. When they're done, unstick them and toss. I don't know....coupla bucks a pair. They're not HEATERS per se.....I think they get to right around 100 degrees.....just a bit above body temperature.....but they'll keep the hands and feet from dropping in temp.
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What are you a state employee? 
(just kidding - I am one myself)
I use (and swear by) Hot Hands. I buy them by the carton at the wholesale club and they end up costing about 1/2 or less what you'd pay buying the individual pairs.
I have to work outside a lot and using various measuring/surveying tools with gloves and writing in a field book is next to impossible with gloves. I keep a par of the hot hands in my pockets and they usually last for the entire shift. I try to schedule as much work in the tunnels as I can this time of year to avoid the cold.
What do you do that you have to stand so still for so long?
(just kidding - I am one myself)I use (and swear by) Hot Hands. I buy them by the carton at the wholesale club and they end up costing about 1/2 or less what you'd pay buying the individual pairs.
I have to work outside a lot and using various measuring/surveying tools with gloves and writing in a field book is next to impossible with gloves. I keep a par of the hot hands in my pockets and they usually last for the entire shift. I try to schedule as much work in the tunnels as I can this time of year to avoid the cold.
What do you do that you have to stand so still for so long?
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sometimes guard.
I'll go to Home Depot tomorrow and read the directions this time on those little packs. If that doesn't do it I will try the boots.
Thanks for all the replies.
I'll go to Home Depot tomorrow and read the directions this time on those little packs. If that doesn't do it I will try the boots.
Thanks for all the replies.