Hot water bottle?

[Mountaintrekker]

Just wondering if any of you die-hards like me (cough) would be caught dead with one? I have to say, after a night out in 10 degree weather with some snow thrown in, I heated up some water on the fire and put it in my Platapus collapsible 1 liter bottle and snuggled right up and I slept a heck of a lot better than the night before. Just wondering if one would be worth the weight for some of you? I think an actual hot water bottle will hold the heat longer but if I remember they are a bit on the heavy side. I guess a Nalgene or other bottle would work too.
Now don't go and call me a sissy!

Just throwing some ideas out there.

[crashdive123]

Nothing wrong with a bedwarmer/bagwarmer.

[MMonette]

I agree cause i like a warm bed on cold nights too!!

[Sourdough]

A Sleeping Bag warmer is what my Killer'Poodle is good for.

[Sourdough]

Did I missunderstand something...........You got a woman and your sleeping bag is cold.

[Mountaintrekker]

Darn womans got feet like ice!

[Sourdough]

Well it is 59* above a sunny here 16 hours a day.

[Assassin Pilot]

Any regular thermos or something used for keeping stuff cold will work equally as well for keeping something warm. Most people just don't realize that, but it's simple science really

(when you hear me say that, it means I learned it in the past week in chemistry when I was actually paying attention )

[Tahyo]

I never had a problem heating up the water in one of my old canteens and tossing in the foot part of my sleeping bag. When it's really cold outside, I'll take "warm" most anyway I can get it.

[crashdive123]

Any regular thermos or something used for keeping stuff cold will work equally as well for keeping something warm. Most people just don't realize that, but it's simple science really

(when you hear me say that, it means I learned it in the past week in chemistry when I was actually paying attention )

The goal of the hot water bottle was to transfer the heat to the bag, not contain the heat to make it stay warm. My Stanley thermos keeps stuff hot or cold for a long time, but does nothing to share those properties with the surrounding environment. (back to chemistry class)

[hoosierarcher]

You can pack those stick on heat up pads for muscle aches that sports figures promote for lower backs and knees , ankles and wrists and such and put them on various body parts and crawl into your sleeping bag or wrap your blankets around you and they keep heating for 6 to 8 hours. and you're talking truly toasty warm.

[Rick]

We've talked about these before:

http://www.littlehottieswarmers.com/

[hoosierarcher]

Rick I wasn't talking about the Grabber style hand and toe warmers. Those last just about 4 hours. The really good ones for muscle and arthritis pain last 6-8 and wrap or adhere right to the skin so the heat is held in by your clothes, blanket or sleeping bag.

[Rick]

Hotties makes everything from toe warmers to very large body and even two person warmers. The hand warmers last 8 hours and are what I carry.

When I said we had talked about "these" before I wasn't referring to the ones you posted but to the link I put up. Sorry for the confusion.

[dilligaf2u2]

TDW will not go camping without the Johnie Warmer. Once up in NY state it got down to -80 F with the wind chill. The Arctic sleeping bag was toasty warm with one of the large ones tossed in.

I have done the hot water thing in my army stainless canteen, the same way, a few times.

Sleeping cold is not acceptable.

Don

[Rick]

Sleeping cold is not acceptable.

I love it. Command the weather, Don. I agree.

[dfrench]

Im not sure if you have tried body warmers, I use those and they stay WARM all night... Nobody likes a cold bag! Try http://www.handwarmers.net

[welderguy]

when I lived in Arizona, I went with some "die hard" primitive campers to Flagstaff in January for a weekend camp out, one guy had the bright idea that if he filled up on of them blow up water floats ( that was what he carried as a sleeping pad BTW) with hot water he would stay warm all nite, well about 5 in the am he woke me up cussing and moaning cause his sleep pad was frozen Go figure it didn't get above 30 degrees during the day that weekend and cant remember what the nite dropped to , and he had it laying directly on the snow...... Sorry bout that diversion Now back to the regular post....

[crashdive123]

Im not sure if you have tried body warmers, I use those and they stay WARM all night... Nobody likes a cold bag! Try http://www.handwarmers.net

Hey there Dfrench. How about warming your way on over to the Introduction section when you get a chance and tell us a bit about yourself. Thanks. http://www.wilderness-survival.net/f...splay.php?f=14

[owl_girl]

take some dry rice and put it it a long big sock and tie it shut. put it in the microwave for 2 min or so and it will keep you very warm. and its reusable. it will last for years. less messy then water, no leeks.