Pocket Hand Warmer

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I received a Pocket Hand Warmer as a gift. Finally got around to taking it out of the box and looking at it. I remember using one as a kid in the '50s but my dad or someone else took care of the technical stuff.
There wasn’t a users manual in the box to show ‘How To…’
Anybody use this gadget? Do I just pop the wick off, fill it full of Ronsonal LF and strike a match to the wick? I’m wanting to learn how to use it before my next trip to the Owens River. Jim

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these help?

http://store.scottsbt.com/Jon--Handwarmer-Information-W6C1.aspx

(I have three of them around here, couldnt remember how to use them)

Eric

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You need to put a drop or 2 on the wick…to get it started “drawing”. I still have 2…I think??..around here that my dad used in Korea…with little “booties” my grandmother knitted for him to use them in. Of course I dont use them at all.

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Those are great old style warmers…just do not use them in your hunting excursions for deer…they smell…also make sure you put them in the sock provided…or they can give you a “hot spot” on your leg…

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they used to make a deer scent that you could add to the warmer to cover the scent of burning fuel.

Hmm havent seen that stuff in a while.

Eric

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I have shot a lot of deer while using a Jon-e warmer.

Here is some of the stuff you need at Cabela’s:

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?id=0006823512886a&type=product&cmCat=SEARCH_all&returnPage=search-results1.jsp&Ntt=jon-e+handwarmer&cm_mmc=PPC-_-Google%20Non%20Brand-_-cam_Survival%20Navigation_Outdoor%20Safety%20Survival-_-jon-e%20hand%20warmer&Ntk=Products&_requestid=73280&N=0&Nty=1&rid=0123456789

As noted previously be sure to use the flannel bag with it or you will hot spot and possibly burn your skin. I used to put a long cord on mine and let it hang down the middle of my back just under my coat.

Come to think of it I may pick another one of these up again.

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I have a metal deer scent holder that’s in the shape of a doe’s head. You would add your scent to the pad in the back and then slip it into the hole where you light your cigarette. It was pretty handy.

Although I tend to use those desposabile hand warmer packets, I resurrected my Jon-E and have been using it for ice fishing.

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Thanks for the sites and info. The one I have was sold as “1955 Pocket Hand Warmer” by Restoration Hardware in Corte Madera, CA. I looked online and found this item is discontinued from their catalog. I looked at another site that said to use “clean white gas” as a fuel. Would that be like Coleman Fuel? Jon-e recommends only their line of products. I have some credit coming from Cabelas and a new spring master catalog so I guess I’ll order some. I wonder if there’s restrictions on mail ordering/shipping flammable liquids? Jim

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…unleaded regular would work…i only say this because i found out even old coleman stoves work fine with unleaded regular. Been doin’ that for many years.

Cheers,

MontanaMoose

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Isn’t all gas white now days? In 1955 it had lead in it. As a old fire protection / safety consultant, I just love the idea of walking around with a small container of flammable liquids burning in my pocket. I know that have worked for years it just runs against everything I have learned and taught for 40 years.

If you are going to do it a old Nomex flight glove would be a great thing to put it in. Nighthawk probably has a couple of dozen pair left over from when he crewed for Igor.

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There is a warmer that uses a charcoal like stick. I keep one of them in my hunting daypack for emergency use. I use one of the jon-e as my regular one. It stays in my truck during hunting season and most of the winter, just in case!

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I have the very same one. I use Ronson lighter fluid. The key is not to over soak the cotton wick which is contained below the metal screen. Just remove the frame holding the metal screen to expose the cotton wick below and fill slowly. Wipe up any spill. If you find that the fluid drips you over filled the unit. Let it evaporate off or you will cause a nasty little fire.

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I have used the rechargable hand warmers for 20+ years. The ones I have are from TheHeatSource but I can’t find them on the internet. I bought 6 of them over 20 years ago and only one has gone bad on me. Recharged them hundreds of times. I found a site that sells ones that do the same thing but under a different name. The heat last quite awhile depending on how cold it is out.

Jerry

http://www.survivalschool.com/products/survival/Handwarmer.htm

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No,all gas is NOT white gas. The fact that lead is no longer an additive doesn’t mean all of the other additives have also been deleted. Naphtha and Coleman stove and lantern fuels are about as close as you are going to get to white gas today.