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Reusable Handwarmers? Po Campo offers warmth on the go for cold rides

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No matter how warm your gloves are, sometimes your hands could use a little extra warmth. That often means reaching for a chemical hand warmer pack, something that does a great job – once. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could reuse those warmers?

Po Campo reusable hand warmer

With the Po Campo Reusable Handwarmers, apparently, you can. Calling it a crystallization-type handwarmer, you activate the circular device by flexing the small disc inside to produce heat. Once warm, they claim it will stay warm for around 15-25 minutes. Obviously, this is a much shorter window than chemical hand warmers which can last for up to 10 hours, but for shorter rides, the fact that they’re reusable could make them worthwhile.

To refresh the warmers, you have to boil them in a pot of water for at least 15 minutes. Po Campo claims they can be used up to 300 times.

Po Campo reusable hand warmer bag

Sold in a two-pack with a carrying case, the hand warmers measure 3.875″ in diameter, and sell for $12.99 – currently on sale for $8.99.

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chris
chris
3 years ago

All bet they would work real well in chest pockets

Daniel V
Daniel V
3 years ago

For our fellow Canadian friends, a company in Sherbrooke QC is doing something similar, smaller form factor. Look for Hot Poc 🙂

Bmx
Bmx
3 years ago

this design has been around for two decades at least

Mark
Mark
3 years ago
Reply to  Bmx

Yes and costing a fraction of these

Gillis
Gillis
3 years ago
Reply to  Bmx

Even longer. I remember having a couple of these for skiing in the late 80’s or early 90’s.

PoorInRichfield
3 years ago
Reply to  Bmx

LOL! My first thought exactly.. I remember these bendy-disk fluid bags from when I was a kid. I see your screen name is “BMX” which means you’ve likely been around as long as I have 🙂

Klaster_1
Klaster_1
3 years ago

Obligatory video: https://youtu.be/Oj0plwm_NMs

yogibimbi
yogibimbi
3 years ago

My hands are usually the last thing to get cold. How do those things warm my fingers?

dgcollum
3 years ago

If it’s too cold for gloves or lobster mitts, pull out the Pogies. They last a very long time. I’ve ridden in below zero conditions with regular gloves inside the Pogie and stayed warm for over an hour. With lobster mitts, Pogies extend that comfort for many hours.

l
l
3 years ago

They warm your fingers by warming your hands. This in turn means the blood arriving at your fingertips is warmer.

Julio
Julio
3 years ago

Millennials discover technologies from the 80s.lol

Steve
Steve
3 years ago

When you consider the energy req’d to recharge these, and the truly minimal run time — USB rechargeable gloves or disposable packs are better options.

Tom
Tom
3 years ago

I know it’s more waste and packaging, but it should be noted that those disposable “chemical” hand warmers are basically iron powder, salt, water and sawdust and some charcoal. Not exactly uranium. The powder basically rusts very quickly when exposed to air with the salt.

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