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[zia]

Hi there,

My friend is going out to buy boots today. He usually wears sneakers but the cold winters in New England really require warm boots. I showed him the thread on Uggs and he said he would go barefoot before wearing them - LOL! Guess some men are not as comfortable wearing them like Tom Brady!

Anyways - I was at Ocean State Job Lot the other day and saw these packets of hand and feet warmers for sale. You unwrap them and you can put them in your gloves and shoes and they are supposed to keep your feet and hands toasty for up to 8 hours. Has anyone ever used them? Can you get burned when using them? I was thinking they might be good to put in the bottoms of his boots. Maybe over his sox instead of in them and next to his skin (just in case you can get burned).

Thoughts? Comments? I would appreciate any insight you have.

Thanks so much!

Maria

[LeahC]

zia, on 09 December 2010 - 03:13 PM, said:

Hi there,

My friend is going out to buy boots today. He usually wears sneakers but the cold winters in New England really require warm boots. I showed him the thread on Uggs and he said he would go barefoot before wearing them - LOL! Guess some men are not as comfortable wearing them like Tom Brady!

Anyways - I was at Ocean State Job Lot the other day and saw these packets of hand and feet warmers for sale. You unwrap them and you can put them in your gloves and shoes and they are supposed to keep your feet and hands toasty for up to 8 hours. Has anyone ever used them? Can you get burned when using them? I was thinking they might be good to put in the bottoms of his boots. Maybe over his sox instead of in them and next to his skin (just in case you can get burned).

Thoughts? Comments? I would appreciate any insight you have.

Thanks so much!

Maria

I can not stand Uggs, they are hideous!

[Soryfam]

zia, on 09 December 2010 - 03:13 PM, said:

Hi there,

My friend is going out to buy boots today. He usually wears sneakers but the cold winters in New England really require warm boots. I showed him the thread on Uggs and he said he would go barefoot before wearing them - LOL! Guess some men are not as comfortable wearing them like Tom Brady!

Anyways - I was at Ocean State Job Lot the other day and saw these packets of hand and feet warmers for sale. You unwrap them and you can put them in your gloves and shoes and they are supposed to keep your feet and hands toasty for up to 8 hours. Has anyone ever used them? Can you get burned when using them? I was thinking they might be good to put in the bottoms of his boots. Maybe over his sox instead of in them and next to his skin (just in case you can get burned).

Thoughts? Comments? I would appreciate any insight you have.

Thanks so much!

Maria


My daughter's softball team used them in the Spring each year when they could be playing tournaments in the snow. They worked pretty well. I don't remember anyone ever being burnt by them.

Sandy

[guido]

Where you can't feel you need to be very careful about using heating products and leaving them against your skin for hours on end, unchecked.
Personally, I'd avoid them. I've had run-ins with other similar things, which have caused stupid problems... and I hate having to admit to stupidity (which is odd, as I'm quite good at it!).

[greybeard]

LeahC, on 09 December 2010 - 07:35 PM, said:

I can not stand Uggs, they are hideous!

Have to agree, Leah. In keeping with their name, they are just about as "uggly" as they could be. But they do a better job than anything else I've tried, of overcoming the shortcomings of my circulation. Caring not a toss about appearances, this is of much more importance to me.

[Maltese Cat]

I'd watch out. An AB friend of these used them in her boots when we were skiing. Her feet were really cold and numb, so she popped some hand warmers into her snow boots and next thing she knows she has burnt the skin around her ankles. We read the packet properly later (i know, I know, later really isn't quite good enough!) and it did say not to be used in confined areas like not in boots etc, but she had full feeling (apart from being numb from cold), and still managed to burn herself, so I'd be really really careful with areas that you don't have sensation in.

[Peugeot405]

try these

http://www.hotronic.com/

I use them on the second from highest setting, work fine

I also use 'intuition boot liners' instead of boots because sorel boots are too big for my chair (I'm size 12)

[LeahC]

I wear fluffy thigh high socks, no one can see them under jeans x they do the trick.

[roo]

i use a good pair of thermal socks you can get these from any good outdoor camping store ,,, i agree with the other post regarding heat pads be very careful if you use them ,,,I WOULD STAY CLEAR OF THEM,,,

HAPPY HOLIDAYS ROO

[spazm]

You could always buy something like these. I use these when i go out during the winter, especially for hunting. Even on the coldest days, my feet never get cold. what's nice is they fit over any type of boot or shoe, they come in several sizes, here is a picture and a link. They zip up from the back and they also have a tie string at the top. very easy to put on and remove. the downside is they only come in camo, but if they keep your feet warm it's worth it.


http://www.cabelas.c...erboots-3.shtml

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[xxm]

Before using such products first see this recent post.

Take care !
Rudy

[baldfatdad]

Tell your friend to get some Sorels and wool socks. Or go up to LL Bean in Maine and get their boots.
I've seen more than one person that can't feel get burned by artificial heat sources.