18650 Hand Warmers

I just came across some 18650 powered hand warmers. I don't know how new these are, but I guess it was just a matter of time!

Seems pretty strange, but they also double as external battery packs. We joke about some flashlights being hand warmers...now they have some competition!

...so it's a high wattage flashlight without the flashlight...?

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markr6 said:

I just came across some 18650 powered hand warmers. I don't know how new these are, but I guess it was just a matter of time!

Seems pretty strange, but they also double as external battery packs. We joke about some flashlights being hand warmers...now they have some competition!

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Christoph said:

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This is just one of many I saw on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GWLTHLE/?tag=cpf0b6-20

I guess it does have a flashlight, if you want to call it that. I have a small external battery pack and it also has a small LED which is pretty lame, but fine for emergencies I guess.

The cheap disposable hand warmers seem hard to beat, though.

Guess gloves are a traditional way of keeping hands warm..........:thinking: plug in mittens!!! its my patent

On a slightly more serious note,vinh does excellent hand warmers and would say quite possibly the best hand warmers in the world! Also a good amount of light out of one end too I recommend the mm15vn:laughing:

ven said:

Guess gloves are a traditional way of keeping hands warm..........:thinking: plug in mittens!!! its my patent

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You may be a bit slow on plug in mittens, they are already on the market.

Norm

Norm said:

You may be a bit slow on plug in mittens, they are already on the market.

Norm

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You could go a step further and get a battery powered jacket. There are multiple 18650's in these manufacturers batteries.
http://toolguyd.com/makita-heated-jacket/

delus said:

You could go a step further and get a battery powered jacket.

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I have a Bosch jacket, fantastic in the winter even though where I live never drops much below freezing on the coldest of mornings.

Norm

Norm said:

I have a Bosch jacket, fantastic in the winter even though where I live never drops much below freezing on the coldest of mornings.

Norm

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I've got the Milwaukee heated jackets. They use either the M12 or with the adapter the M18 lithium tool packs. Milwaukee last year came out with a heated hoodie and the NFL style hand warmers.

I love my jacket/coat. Between the heated seats in the car that keep your rear end warm, the jacket heats my back up on cold days. The Milwaukee jacket pockets are also a heated zone if you need that.

those disposable ones dont work very well in my experience first couple times i tried to use them i would get 5 minutes of heat then they would cool to dead cold then back up repeatedly for any where from 1 min of heat to 5 min of heat most of the time they were cold. my zippo platnium catalyst worked better but after a few uses it decided to leak better than heat that is not being over filled any filling would leak rather than work right.

I personally use the warmthru G4 glove liners. Pretty pricy but they work great. For where I live I generally use them at 50% power and at that setting they will last about 7hours.

NoNotAgain said:

I've got the Milwaukee heated jackets. They use either the M12 or with the adapter the M18 lithium tool packs. Milwaukee last year came out with a heated hoodie and the NFL style hand warmers.

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ERMAGERD my partner would LOVE one of these! No more "I'm cold" from them when from me it's "I'm burning up!".

The Milwaukee jacket pockets are also a heated zone if you need that.

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Fantastic! Why have I never heard of these?

Not sure why you've never heard of them but I'm on my third year using the jacket and I love both of mine.

http://www.toolbarn.com/factfinder/?q=Milwaukee+heated+jacket&relevance=y&queryFromSuggest=true

I purchased the hand warmer for a female friend since she always has cold hands.

Last year I purchased the M18 adapter since I have more 18 volt tools than 12 volt versions. The battery weighs more, but lasts 8+ hours running it full warm on a cold day.

Between the heated jacket and heated hand grips on my snow blower, I'm set for winter.