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01-27-06, 01:22 PM
These are basically beanbags, filled with rice. I stick them in the microwave for about 30 seconds before I leave, and put them in my mittens, on top of my fingers.
Plusses:
Keeps fingers toasty
Reusable (might have to replace rice periodically, don't know yet)
Minuses:
Only lasts about 15 minutes
Very damp heat
Only useable with mittens
A few years ago someone told us about making footwarmers by microwaving socks filled with rice, so we just adapted the idea. I thought I should share this in case anyone else wants to try it, or has any comments on having done something similar. I like that it doesn't use chemicals and that it is reusable. Maybe different material would produce a dryer heat. These are just terricloth from an old bathrobe I had just torn up into rags.
Plusses:
Keeps fingers toasty
Reusable (might have to replace rice periodically, don't know yet)
Minuses:
Only lasts about 15 minutes
Very damp heat
Only useable with mittens
A few years ago someone told us about making footwarmers by microwaving socks filled with rice, so we just adapted the idea. I thought I should share this in case anyone else wants to try it, or has any comments on having done something similar. I like that it doesn't use chemicals and that it is reusable. Maybe different material would produce a dryer heat. These are just terricloth from an old bathrobe I had just torn up into rags.