Bought one of these after seeing it on the channel, been using it for about two week. I wear several layers of clothing in the cold, and this goes in a pocket of an inner layer. Works pretty much as you say, but nobody has told me I stink of fluid LOL. I light mine with a torch type flame, which I find works the best. All I can add is that the filler container holds 11.6 grams of fuel, at the 12 hour mark, and the device without the lid and catalytic part weighs 48.7 grams. So depending on whether all of the fuel was previously used up or not, filling is never a problem provided it's filled while using a scale.
Haha that’s good. Oh weighing your fluid getting technical lol see lighting it with a torch worried me might burn that stuff is what I thought. Because before I put a screen in my bong I take the torch to burn anything off it. Just reminded me of that haha
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors When using the torch I heat up the metal surrounding the catalytic material, which gets the fuel evaporating quicker, then briefly shoot flame in the two slots on either end of the burner which gets the red-cherry started.
Anytime bro. U can always asks me directly in the comments also if u don’t find a video for it. Might take me a day or so to get back to u but I’m usually pretty good
Hello Brother - I would like to say 2 things: 1) I agree that the Zippo hand warmer, as it comes out of the box, is a bit finicky (and underperforms). 2) If you search for catalyst replacement or an excellent company named Mountain Parameters (that has videos and products related to rebuilding and optimizing handwarmers) - you'll find that the handwarmers can be improved easily. BTW: Mountain Parameters is also a Canadian domiciled company!
I got the electric one for my father in law for Christmas. He loves it. He uses it when attending hockey games and when watching his grandkids play outdoor sports etc. No fluid, no bad smell except the ones he generates himself lol. He hasn't complained about longevity but it's only ever running for about four hours tops. He's even used it to charge his phone. So far so good. If I was to buy one for myself I'd get the fluid one. Lasts longer and I don't care about the odor. I'd use it primarily when fishing. Thanks for the video Mike. I love your channel.
Thanks sonic ! Yeah that will be my next purchase. I want to get my mom an electric one. She’s always cold and on her phone lol yeah I myself would prefer the fluid one over electric. Just runs way longer I’d assume. I can refill it in the bush. Can’t recharge the electric one.
Here in Taiwan we have dedicated naphtha based fuel to run the hand warmer. Much cheaper than zippo lighter fluid. 355ml of zippo lighter fluid cost about $12 500ml of hand warmer fuel cost only $6.6 Since it's so cheap I use it fo fuel my zippos too. The best thing is that you can only smell it if you put it right in front of the nose and breath hard..and it's not stinks at all.
I’ve used these for probably 10 years now. I use them inside my jacket when XC skiing or in my sleeping bag when camping. I’m admittedly not in “Canadian cold” temps, but XC skiing outside in 20F temps or late-fall camping in 45F, they seem to work just fine.
For the putting it out problem when taking it out could just be because you're suffocating it and there it has a hard time catching back up now that the flame is already very light and slow burning inside the case and cloth case. I dont know for sure tho, it was just a thought i got from seeing you demonstrating it
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors Aye true, but my purpose was to carry it on my way to work etc and since it is gonna run quite long, it might actually make my room or the office smell like fluid.
@@lampexxl8599 all u have to do is smother it or blow it out when u get the office. Problem solved. Would be nice to have on those cold walks. Then put it in a zip lock bag. And in your back pack. Or keep the plastic case that it comes in.
My dad bought me one of these along with my first zippo and if I add 12 hours of fluid it will run way longer. The longest I've gotten was around 16 hours using the normal zippo lighter fluid
Liked and subbed. Watched a few of your vids recently, solid content. I picked one of these up at crappy tire. I found it decent to just keep it in your pocket and put your hand in your pocket to warm it up. I do insulation, and the guys who install the batts and poly work inside mostly sheltered from wind, but it's still -25 in the house if its -25 outside the house. For that- it's a great thing to carry. Then we stay till 1 instead of 11am lol.
@Zippo Fanatic 77 Outdoors ya its a decent one. CT used to always stock zippo fluid, but since zippo bought ronsonol I haven't seen it. Just the yellow one now. Ya I knew u were a Canuck from another vid of yours. Woulda guessed anyways, ur accent is similar to what we got in the ottawa valley.
@@Chronic898 haha yeah we sound the same one u get out of the city. I know all I see is the em zone fluid. But the butane is far better than zippo or ronson.
I worked outside running heavy equipment in New Hampshire very cold here and windy highest winds ever recorded on Earth 235 miles per hour on top of Mt. Washington my friend in the tenth Moutin division gave me an extreme coat and I keep my hand warmer in my down vest !
Hey bud great video. -20c is -4f . I agree with how these hand warmers perform. I had uncles that use to say the same things about the old Jon-E handwarmers which are pretty much the same style. I'm liking the electric one I have except it doesn't last anywhere near as long as the fluid ones. Zippo fluid down here in Wisconsin is about $5 now for the 4oz tin.
It's been kinda nice down here the past couple days. Suppose to be getting more snow too. You guys have been getting nailed with more snow than us down here which is strange cause we're not that far away from one another. I just want a huge blizzard at least once this year here lol.
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors Holy crap. We don't have hardly any snow build up at all down here. No snow banks, can even see grass in most areas. Maybe an inch of snow on the ground. Been a very very mild winter on the lakeshore of Manitowoc.
Your issue in the extreme cold, have you tried just leaving the Zippo hand warmer in your pocket, leaving it there, and just putting your hand in your pocket to get warm? I do this, and after one hand is warmed up, I just switch to warmer to my other pocket to get my other hand warmer. The residual heat in the pocket I used the first time, keeps my other hand warm in that pocket after switching pockets. I am a wildlife researcher and have worked in the field with the Zippo handwarmers and temperatures down to 12°F in the mountains and forests, and I haven’t had an issue as long as the warmers stay in my pockets. I recently bought a second one and keep one in both my left and right pockets on my coat, and they work fine. I have noticed that the smaller 6 hour Zippo hand warmers do burn hotter, but their burn time is 6 to 10 hours… or half the runtime of this particular warmer. Also I have learned that if you smell the fluid, you simply need to provide more oxygen to the catalytic burner, and it burns much cleaner. I thank you for taking the time to provide this information. Best wishes kola… 😉
I have the Japan market only version of this plus the rest of world version. From the outside it looks identical, but the burner head, the baggy, the little funnel for filling it, and the packaging are all different. The Japan only version is easier to light, is a lot hotter, and more efficient. It lasts 24 hours instead of 12 hours while using the same amount of fluid. I'll email a couple of photos to you :)
@@danielchristopher2373 they look identical side by side. But when you start swapping parts they don't really fit, it's just slightly off. The burner head and the top cover don't fit with the other version. I was back in Asia this past October to buy more, but sadly they are discontinued and no longer made.
I never had success with mine skiing/snowboarding. Main issue was trying to get it hot enough to catalyze. Just tried mine off the kitchen stove and it was a huge improvement. I had a small cigar/Creme Brulee torch but I never had success with that and I never bought more fuel for it. I might try a camping stove next time but it definitely seems very important to get the catalytic converter hot enough. I don't think even overfilling and lighting the zippo fluid near the converter gets hot enough.
Dumb of me to not look first. But I really wish I would've found this channel before buying my first zippo this morning. ZF77 whats your opinion on a 2022 High Polish Brass Vintage Look With Slashes? Also a replica box. Did I make a mistake on my first Zippo? I saw it for $18 and I really liked the polished brass look. Not out much I guess. I had a really hard time choosing cuz theres so many awesome Zippos, probably end up being a collector in the future lol.
Hahah bro vintage look brass with slashes is an awesome first zippo ! I love brass and I love vintage look square body style. The slashes are sharp as hell. Better than most people’s for buy. Also 18$ is very fair for that. What year is it ?
Also your next purchases should be brass 41 replica and brass armor. U will be extremely happy with those 3 together and they are all around the 20$ range. So u won’t go broke
@@lippeguitar1 Havent received it yet and I'm already looking at getting another lol. Looking at a Black Ice 1941 replica with the Zippo logo. Also a couple from someone named "Anne Stokes" that look incredible. But those are too beautiful to actually use as tools imo, and are works of art collectors pieces. I think I'll just get the 41' replica for now.
Coleman fuel is cheaper than lighter fluid - same stuff. Don't burn pump gas, even if unleaded, ethanol free. You can use it in Coleman stoves and lanterns but not in hand warmers. It still has additives specificly for internal combustion engines.
not sure what you're talking about my 12 hr zippo is so hot I'd burn my hand if it's not in the pouch. You should all also visit the zippo/ Case Knives facility and see all the cool letters and history there in Bradford PA
Just use white gas. You don't need to be some type of absolute purist. If the product is good, it'll work with what you put in it. If it needs special fuel to work, then it's useless. Also of course it'll go out if you cool it down, it's a catalytic converter. The best way to use it is warm your hand in your pocket with the warmer, but if you must scald yourself on hot metal until you extinguish the catalyst, then you can also partially pull away the pouch like foreskin. That way you're not absorbing heat energy as fast.
Hi. Thank you for all the great videos about zippos and how to pack them. I have a very basic question. My current zippos last me approx 10 days each with my usage, using the rayon that they come with. I packed them the way you teach. Now my question is, will the zippos last longer if i used pure cotton instead of rayon? Or cotton bacon? And what happens if "overpack" it?
No problem buds thanks for the kind words. If u over pack it , it will choke the fluid off because it’s to tight. Youll notice it doesnt last long , flickers , goes out fast. All signs of over packing. Yea u will get better results with cotton bacon. But if your getting 10 days with the rayon sounds good to me. Fill it up once a week and youll never run out. That’s what I do. Use the bag trick too
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors thanks for the reply. Yes, i use the bag trick 😊. I don't get cotton bacon where i live. I have this obsession with making things as efficient as possible. So trying out various combos of cotton packing and wick shapes. Also ordered a couple of zorro lighters. Will try out pure naptha instead of zippo fuel (Conrad's video). Anyway thanks again. Keep doing what you do!
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors have you tried using carbon felt instead of cotton in a zippo? Like some people use for hand warmers? Shouldn't the carbon hold more fuel?
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@@Heezy2023 thanks Helton!!
Bought one of these after seeing it on the channel, been using it for about two week. I wear several layers of clothing in the cold, and this goes in a pocket of an inner layer. Works pretty much as you say, but nobody has told me I stink of fluid LOL. I light mine with a torch type flame, which I find works the best.
All I can add is that the filler container holds 11.6 grams of fuel, at the 12 hour mark, and the device without the lid and catalytic part weighs 48.7 grams. So depending on whether all of the fuel was previously used up or not, filling is never a problem provided it's filled while using a scale.
Haha that’s good. Oh weighing your fluid getting technical lol see lighting it with a torch worried me might burn that stuff is what I thought. Because before I put a screen in my bong I take the torch to burn anything off it. Just reminded me of that haha
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors When using the torch I heat up the metal surrounding the catalytic material, which gets the fuel evaporating quicker, then briefly shoot flame in the two slots on either end of the burner which gets the red-cherry started.
@@blades8284 ok so u had same thought too lol
Big big thanks for the videos ! You answer all the questions I had !
Anytime bro. U can always asks me directly in the comments also if u don’t find a video for it. Might take me a day or so to get back to u but I’m usually pretty good
Hello Brother - I would like to say 2 things: 1) I agree that the Zippo hand warmer, as it comes out of the box, is a bit finicky (and underperforms). 2) If you search for catalyst replacement or an excellent company named Mountain Parameters (that has videos and products related to rebuilding and optimizing handwarmers) - you'll find that the handwarmers can be improved easily. BTW: Mountain Parameters is also a Canadian domiciled company!
Yeah I’ve herd of those before. That’s pretty cool. Any product that exists there’s gonna be someone to mod it a little better haha.
I got the electric one for my father in law for Christmas. He loves it. He uses it when attending hockey games and when watching his grandkids play outdoor sports etc. No fluid, no bad smell except the ones he generates himself lol. He hasn't complained about longevity but it's only ever running for about four hours tops. He's even used it to charge his phone. So far so good. If I was to buy one for myself I'd get the fluid one. Lasts longer and I don't care about the odor. I'd use it primarily when fishing. Thanks for the video Mike. I love your channel.
Thanks sonic ! Yeah that will be my next purchase. I want to get my mom an electric one. She’s always cold and on her phone lol yeah I myself would prefer the fluid one over electric. Just runs way longer I’d assume. I can refill it in the bush. Can’t recharge the electric one.
Exactly. Yeah I think your mom would like it. And yeah you'd have to pack a solar cell if you wanted to recharge in the bush lol. Be safe amigo.
@@Sonic_Ox lol always chums
Here in Taiwan we have dedicated naphtha based fuel to run the hand warmer.
Much cheaper than zippo lighter fluid.
355ml of zippo lighter fluid cost about $12
500ml of hand warmer fuel cost only $6.6
Since it's so cheap I use it fo fuel my zippos too.
The best thing is that you can only smell it if you put it right in front of the nose and breath hard..and it's not stinks at all.
Stinks up a bedroom lol no windows open door closed u walk in the room stinks badly lol
That's so interesting about the temp of the lighter and the effect that pouch has. Your reviews are very entertaining
Thanks buds !
Excellent review. You are very thorough on anything you review.
Hell yeah !! Thanks buds. I try to be thorough and honest
I’ve used these for probably 10 years now. I use them inside my jacket when XC skiing or in my sleeping bag when camping. I’m admittedly not in “Canadian cold” temps, but XC skiing outside in 20F temps or late-fall camping in 45F, they seem to work just fine.
Good bit of info. Thanks, dude.
No problem thanks for leaving a comment !
For the putting it out problem when taking it out could just be because you're suffocating it and there it has a hard time catching back up now that the flame is already very light and slow burning inside the case and cloth case. I dont know for sure tho, it was just a thought i got from seeing you demonstrating it
That was wicked heck yeah cheers
Thanks buds !
Thank you for your review. Was about to buy the 6 hour version but I am now reconsidering. 👍
If u need to stay warm still works
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors Aye true, but my purpose was to carry it on my way to work etc and since it is gonna run quite long, it might actually make my room or the office smell like fluid.
@@lampexxl8599 all u have to do is smother it or blow it out when u get the office. Problem solved. Would be nice to have on those cold walks. Then put it in a zip lock bag. And in your back pack. Or keep the plastic case that it comes in.
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors Okay sounds good, gonna look it into it, thanks 👍
@@lampexxl8599 no problem ! Always here if u need to ask anything
My dad bought me one of these along with my first zippo and if I add 12 hours of fluid it will run way longer. The longest I've gotten was around 16 hours using the normal zippo lighter fluid
Yeah I got this one to 19 hours. I mention in the video. These are pretty handy when need be
Nice review 👍 Missed this video when you uploaded it.
No worries thanks buds !
We had those temperatures you were talking about last week lol, we have some cheap Amazon electric ones that work pretty good
Yeah gonna get one for me ma
Liked and subbed. Watched a few of your vids recently, solid content.
I picked one of these up at crappy tire. I found it decent to just keep it in your pocket and put your hand in your pocket to warm it up. I do insulation, and the guys who install the batts and poly work inside mostly sheltered from wind, but it's still -25 in the house if its -25 outside the house. For that- it's a great thing to carry. Then we stay till 1 instead of 11am lol.
F’n Eh buddy. I’m 🇨🇦 too
Yeah these def serve their purposes. I’ve never seen anything by zippo at my Canadian tire. Yours must be better lol
@Zippo Fanatic 77 Outdoors ya its a decent one. CT used to always stock zippo fluid, but since zippo bought ronsonol I haven't seen it. Just the yellow one now.
Ya I knew u were a Canuck from another vid of yours. Woulda guessed anyways, ur accent is similar to what we got in the ottawa valley.
@@Chronic898 haha yeah we sound the same one u get out of the city. I know all I see is the em zone fluid. But the butane is far better than zippo or ronson.
Had 1 of these for about a year, managed to actually light it twice.
I worked outside running heavy equipment in New Hampshire very cold here and windy highest winds ever recorded on Earth 235 miles per hour on top of Mt. Washington my friend in the tenth Moutin division gave me an extreme coat and I keep my hand warmer in my down vest !
Nice Scott ! Thanks for sharing. I operate heavy equipment too up here in Canada. They all have heaters so I just wear my t shirt
Will check soon, I use Mine with a fire Stones inside. So good it's sick
Hell yeah buds !
Hey bud great video. -20c is -4f . I agree with how these hand warmers perform. I had uncles that use to say the same things about the old Jon-E handwarmers which are pretty much the same style. I'm liking the electric one I have except it doesn't last anywhere near as long as the fluid ones. Zippo fluid down here in Wisconsin is about $5 now for the 4oz tin.
We got some warm weather and some snow coming our way
It's been kinda nice down here the past couple days. Suppose to be getting more snow too. You guys have been getting nailed with more snow than us down here which is strange cause we're not that far away from one another. I just want a huge blizzard at least once this year here lol.
@@zippolyonsden1623 lol it is weird cause the storms pass by u first. Yeah we get heavy lake affect. My snow banks are 8 feet high
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors Holy crap. We don't have hardly any snow build up at all down here. No snow banks, can even see grass in most areas. Maybe an inch of snow on the ground. Been a very very mild winter on the lakeshore of Manitowoc.
@@zippolyonsden1623 nice man. Watch if I ever go there it will be the biggest storm on record lol
Thanks for the content, just got one
No problem 👍
Your issue in the extreme cold, have you tried just leaving the Zippo hand warmer in your pocket, leaving it there, and just putting your hand in your pocket to get warm?
I do this, and after one hand is warmed up, I just switch to warmer to my other pocket to get my other hand warmer. The residual heat in the pocket I used the first time, keeps my other hand warm in that pocket after switching pockets.
I am a wildlife researcher and have worked in the field with the Zippo handwarmers and temperatures down to 12°F in the mountains and forests, and I haven’t had an issue as long as the warmers stay in my pockets.
I recently bought a second one and keep one in both my left and right pockets on my coat, and they work fine. I have noticed that the smaller 6 hour Zippo hand warmers do burn hotter, but their burn time is 6 to 10 hours… or half the runtime of this particular warmer.
Also I have learned that if you smell the fluid, you simply need to provide more oxygen to the catalytic burner, and it burns much cleaner.
I thank you for taking the time to provide this information.
Best wishes kola… 😉
I have tried both the large(like the 1 you have) and the small i got better results from the small as far as being warmer.
Yeah the small one probably heats up faster also.
I got 4 of them 2 little 6 hours & 2 , hours. They do small but they do the job to keep your hands warm.
They do what they promise that’s for sure
I learn from my hand warmer that don’t be gentle when pre heating it burn the crap out of it
Haha correct
I have the Japan market only version of this plus the rest of world version. From the outside it looks identical, but the burner head, the baggy, the little funnel for filling it, and the packaging are all different. The Japan only version is easier to light, is a lot hotter, and more efficient. It lasts 24 hours instead of 12 hours while using the same amount of fluid.
I'll email a couple of photos to you :)
Yeah in the video I mention mine isn’t the same as the older ones pretty sweet though
Is this an older version in the Japan market? I’m interested in checking it out if it’s better
@@danielchristopher2373 they look identical side by side. But when you start swapping parts they don't really fit, it's just slightly off. The burner head and the top cover don't fit with the other version. I was back in Asia this past October to buy more, but sadly they are discontinued and no longer made.
I never had success with mine skiing/snowboarding. Main issue was trying to get it hot enough to catalyze. Just tried mine off the kitchen stove and it was a huge improvement.
I had a small cigar/Creme Brulee torch but I never had success with that and I never bought more fuel for it.
I might try a camping stove next time but it definitely seems very important to get the catalytic converter hot enough. I don't think even overfilling and lighting the zippo fluid near the converter gets hot enough.
Yeah these aren’t great
Very informative. I'll pass on that heater.
What about electric jackets? They might be useful in the great white north
Dumb of me to not look first. But I really wish I would've found this channel before buying my first zippo this morning. ZF77 whats your opinion on a 2022 High Polish Brass Vintage Look With Slashes? Also a replica box. Did I make a mistake on my first Zippo? I saw it for $18 and I really liked the polished brass look. Not out much I guess. I had a really hard time choosing cuz theres so many awesome Zippos, probably end up being a collector in the future lol.
Hahah bro vintage look brass with slashes is an awesome first zippo ! I love brass and I love vintage look square body style. The slashes are sharp as hell. Better than most people’s for buy. Also 18$ is very fair for that. What year is it ?
Also your next purchases should be brass 41 replica and brass armor. U will be extremely happy with those 3 together and they are all around the 20$ range. So u won’t go broke
Sounds like a great first zippo to me👍
@@lippeguitar1 Havent received it yet and I'm already looking at getting another lol. Looking at a Black Ice 1941 replica with the Zippo logo. Also a couple from someone named "Anne Stokes" that look incredible. But those are too beautiful to actually use as tools imo, and are works of art collectors pieces. I think I'll just get the 41' replica for now.
Coleman fuel is cheaper than lighter fluid - same stuff. Don't burn pump gas, even if unleaded, ethanol free. You can use it in Coleman stoves and lanterns but not in hand warmers. It still has additives specificly for internal combustion engines.
camping fuel works fine and is comparitively cheap. Also it doesn't stink like lighter fluid.
Which one, Coleman white fuel?
@@baileymoto either coleman or the crown. They stink less too.
@@curtwuollet2912 Awesome, good to know. 👌
I need a zippo hand cooler where I am
Hahaha would be interesting to see how that works
Can i keep it inside my jacket ....like in my inner pocket of my jacket
Thanks for the review my friend, I think it's a purchase I'll skip 🙂
Well if it’s a matter of need still worth it for The 18$
I assume the hand warmer fuel has less oder then the regular zippo
It says it does. Other people of stayed it burns better also. But I’ve never owned it so I can’t say
Use heating packs, works better. Zippo makes great lighter, stick with it
not sure what you're talking about my 12 hr zippo is so hot I'd burn my hand if it's not in the pouch. You should all also visit the zippo/ Case Knives facility and see all the cool letters and history there in Bradford PA
3 degrese F is one degree C freezing is 32 F freezing is 0 C
Do you hunt
Yeah buds. U too ?
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors yes I hunt
Is it made in USA?
I hope so lol not sure though
Just use white gas. You don't need to be some type of absolute purist. If the product is good, it'll work with what you put in it. If it needs special fuel to work, then it's useless. Also of course it'll go out if you cool it down, it's a catalytic converter. The best way to use it is warm your hand in your pocket with the warmer, but if you must scald yourself on hot metal until you extinguish the catalyst, then you can also partially pull away the pouch like foreskin. That way you're not absorbing heat energy as fast.
Jon E
Jon E rotten
Amazon is $3
Get the peacock not the zippo
Hi. Thank you for all the great videos about zippos and how to pack them.
I have a very basic question.
My current zippos last me approx 10 days each with my usage, using the rayon that they come with. I packed them the way you teach.
Now my question is, will the zippos last longer if i used pure cotton instead of rayon? Or cotton bacon? And what happens if "overpack" it?
No problem buds thanks for the kind words. If u over pack it , it will choke the fluid off because it’s to tight. Youll notice it doesnt last long , flickers , goes out fast. All signs of over packing. Yea u will get better results with cotton bacon. But if your getting 10 days with the rayon sounds good to me. Fill it up once a week and youll never run out. That’s what I do. Use the bag trick too
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors thanks for the reply. Yes, i use the bag trick 😊.
I don't get cotton bacon where i live.
I have this obsession with making things as efficient as possible. So trying out various combos of cotton packing and wick shapes. Also ordered a couple of zorro lighters. Will try out pure naptha instead of zippo fuel (Conrad's video).
Anyway thanks again. Keep doing what you do!
@@kshgarg1 thanks buds ! Yeah any organic wicking cotton will do friend. Whatever available in your area.
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors have you tried using carbon felt instead of cotton in a zippo? Like some people use for hand warmers? Shouldn't the carbon hold more fuel?