Handwarmers, S02E01: Modern Handwarmer Maintenance Procedures
Channel: Mountain Parameters
Date: 03/11/2017

Boring unless you suffer from cold hands in the winter and have old handwarmers laying around in a drawer that don't work, or don't work as well as they used to anymore, this is a continuation of mparam.com's series of Handwarmer DIY videos: made in the fall of 2017. 

Demonstrates and outlines improved best practices for handwarmer rebuilding and maintenance based on the evolution of our experience working with various brands of handwarmers including Jon-e,  Peacock, Butterfly, Zippo, S-Boston, etc. 

Discusses the reasons to use carbon felt and platinum catalyst replacement materials to rebuild and repair almost any brand of handwarmer and improve performance. 

TimeLine:
00:00 - Using carbon felt strips, or pads, and catalyst springs for repair and maintenance.
00:48 - Why cotton packing in reservoir needs heat shielding
01:40 - When to use the 30 sq in carbon felt pad
02:00 - When and how to use carbon felt strips
03:25 - Demonstration of placing carbon felt strip into top of hand warmer reservoir
04:30 - Replacing platinum catalyst in the head of hand warmers using springs
06:50 - Caution regarding contaminating the catalyst with naptha
08:00 - S-Boston section, placing carbon felt strip into S-Boston Hand Warmers
09:35 - Replacing catalyst in S-Boston handwarmer
18:50 - Images from the field for cold weather equine enthusiasts, credits.
22:00 - The End