Handwarmers, S02E02: S-Boston Handwarmer Review and Maintenance
Channel: Mountain Parameters
Date: 2017-11-11

The S-Boston Handwarmer is generally accepted as the most convenient and performance oriented handwarmer on the market today. We'll look at some of the aspects of this unit that have both been praised, and critized for. And we'll clarify some misconceptions about things like not being able to replace the catalyst.
Update 2020: Since this video was made, we have found a spring suitable for use with catalyst replacement in the S-Boston.

Timeline:
00:00 Agenda -  S-Boston, Zippo, and Butterfly comparisons
01:00 S-Boston Features
01:30 Fuel capacities and considerations
02:45 Filling procedures
04:30 Ignition procedures
06:00 Ignition lighters
09:00 S-Boston Temperature test
11:50 Zippo Temperature test
12:40 Butterfly Temperature test
14:00 Replacing catalyst in S-Boston Handwarmer
16:00 S-Boston Catalyst removal procedure
16:30 S-Boston Catalyst replacement procedure
22:30 S-Boston Battery considerations
24:15 Temperature test methodology of new catalyst
25:30 Temperature test results
26:20 Discussion of old naptha effect on catalyst temperature
27:30 Summary - Butterfly, S-Boston, Zippo
28:30 Weight comparison of the above models
30:00 S-Boston battery polarity
31:00 Equine Ending