Those small hand warmers sure do keep your hands nice and toasty. However, it is a pain to have to keep buying some every time you need them. This is why being able to make your own with some easy steps is a much better idea. You may be shocked by how well they really work!
Let's Get Started!
The Materials You Need To Gather Are:
2 plastic zipper bags – quart size
1 plastic zipper bag – snack size
1 ½ cups of Driveway Heat® ice melt
8 ounces of room temperature water (1 cup)
Cloth work gloves
The Step By Step Directions To Follow:
Glove Up
Put gloves on for protection.Pour It
Pour ice melt into one of the quart-size zipper bags. Leave bag open, place it off to the side.Add Water
Add water to snack-size zipper bag, close it tightly.Seal It
Place zipper top water bag inside of larger, ice-melt-filled bag. After pushing all excess air out, seal large bag completely shut.Double Up
Double up quart-size zipper bags by putting filled one inside of empty one. Seal it to ensure there’s no spillage or rupturing.Pop It
Carefully pop water bag with your fingers, releasing all of the liquid into larger bag. The water will mix with ice melt, causing the mixture to heat up.Cool It
Lay bag on a flat surface, allow it to cool down a bit before using. At this stage, the packet should be warm and ready to use. You may want to try wrapping one of these warmers in a cloth or small towel before using it.
Finished!
These do it yourself disposable hand warmers are so easy to make, you'll never need to buy the ones from the store again! Have you tried making these hand warmers yet?
Let Us Know How They Worked Out For You!
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Randall Romines
Homesteading should be more organic use a shovel
Sherri Williams
Jackalyn Arneson
A shovel to make hand warmers?
Cindy N Kirby Turner
Tim Belyea.
Bags don’t last very long, increase time by using plastic water bottles. Best is flat plastic alcohol bottles, you can mix and put in your pocket for 30-45 minutes of heat.
Allen Hyzer
Jeff Sorensen this is for you
Shellie Uhrich
Oh ya that would be great for the slopes… not . Lol
How long would that last if put in a stock tank all in a soda bottle of course
Lighting your hands on fire works aswell.
Antonetta Stoops
Did you know you can also make your own bottled water? Its quick and easy.
Ianza Justin Torres
Joshua Rifenbark
Weekend project. I could have got lunch every day.
Not sure it this is really safe…please everyone be careful…if something goes wrong with this “tip” – who’s responsible for the damage? The poster or the admin?