Zippo 12 Hour Refillable Hand Warmer

Coleman hand warmers are the best hand warmers I ever used. And these replacement parts ensure your hands will stay warm.

For starters, I've been using the zippo handwarmer I bought in 2020 and just now had to replace the catalytic burner. I definitely got more than the 75 or 80 uses out of it advertised by Zippo. These hand warmers are so good my wife and daughter wanted one of their own because it was so cold Halloween night and camping in Leadville, CO about two weeks ago they were happy to have their own as it rained and snowed overnight every day we were there. Unfortunately, while fishing one of thise days I messed up my burner. Just a heads up to save you all any headaches, don't use those 10 second safety matches REI sells. It burned through my burner material and I was out my favorite hand warmer the entire trip. I replaced it with this official replacement and the warmer worked like it was brand new all over again. Honestly, after the initial price of the hand warmer I've only spent 8 bucks on a bottle of lighter fluid and now 8 bucks for this replacement burner over the course of two years. I still have a quarter of that lighter fluid left. I'll take spending 8 bucks per year to keep my hands warm in the Colorado cold over buying numerous boxes of disposables any day.

Just what you expect from Zippo. Great quality, durable, and it works. I plan on buying more

I've used iron oxide disposable hand warmers before (a couple bucks for a pack of 8 tiny ones at the local Japanese dollar store), but I wanted something that would last a good while, didn't end up in the garbage, and wouldn't cost much to use. Enter a certain camping manga/anime that suggested a reusable type. I got the gift pack that comes with a lighter and some fuel.What's happening is that there's a little platinum in the metal wool atop the warmer, which acts as a catalyst when it's warmed in the presence of fuel fumes and oxygen, breaking the fuel down and releasing heat slowly. I saw this demonstrated in one of the platinum videos for the YouTube channel Periodic Videos.What I've learned so far:1. Don't soak the metal mesh in fuel, pop that part off, then fill the chamber underneath. Otherwise you have an unsafe fire on your hands and you'll have to either wait for the fuel to dissipate or put the thing on a fire safe surface and burn off the fuel. TL;DR, read the manual.2. Lighter fluid for this lighter brand is the same as the hand warmer fuel, despite the different labels. Thankfully the price seems to be roughly the same.3. You might want to upgrade. I got the portable fuel carrier on a keychain (way better than the little plastic bottle; best part, they're the same capacity) and a butane lighter insert for the lighter so I'm not burning through fluid there. The lighter that comes with the set is a standard size, so this was an easy upgrade. The blue butane flame is perfect for lighting this up.4. Don't lose the drawstring bag, because when this thing gets going it's actually quite hot. The bag helps retain heat to keep the reaction going, and it insulates the warmer so it doesn't burn you. If you keep the warmer in a pocket, it will warm you more than the cold air.5. You will smell the fuel as it burns. I'm fine with it, but if you don't like the smell, stick with hot water bottles or disposable warmers.

I have been using my zippo hand warmer for years. So I decided to finally write a review. I do a lot of bushcraft camping. But my favorite time is in the winter. When its nice and cold out. I use a white gas stove to cook with. So I always have a bottle of white gas with me. I found it works the same as zippo fluid in this hand warmer. They do take a bit of time to get going. I found that in the first 30 min oh lighting. You may need to re light to get a good ember. But once its going it can get so hot that you need the carry case to hold it. If you bought one of these and find that its not hot. Make sure you didnt over fill it. Let it sit like the instructions say before you light it. Also don't scorch the fiber that's in the element. This could damage it. Takes some patience and practice to get it going. But once it does. Boy is it hot. I see reviews saying it doesn't get hot. It does get hot but remember its a small ember. It will take some time. I am surprised how long these last. I have the biggest one. Sometimes it lasts almost the whole day if its in the pouch and in my pocket. Im guessing because it limits the air that gets to it. So if you are looking at buying one of these. I would say go for it. But it does take practice to get it to work like it should.