Hot Water Bottle Rubber

Recently I was out of heat at my house ,I purchased hot water rubber bottles to get some heat at night. Let me tell you- these things work amazing. I put hot water in them and place it under the blanket and they would hold a heat for a very long time. I will definitely add it to my camping necessities.

 

On my last trip I had 2 of these - one for my feet and one closer to my core. Using our double sleeping bag and a down blanket (rumple) along with my golden retriever I was able to keep warm down to the low teens without any other heat in the teardrop. I also use a fleece lined stuff sack to put the water bottles in. This slows the heat transfer so that it will still be warm in the morning and doesn't get hot enough to scald you overnight.

One problem I had with that trip was my water supply froze up (used jerry cans and don't have sink/tanks). I think with the next really cold camping trip I will heat my one gallon drinking water (for my morning coffee) up to near boiling and wrap my jacket around it prior to going to bed with the idea of slow heat release overnight along with keeping it from freezing up. I will add that the water takes on an off taste after a night in the water bottle (mine are silicone) and I wouldn't use it for cooking or drinking at that point.

 

I'll also add (learned this the hard way!) that you really ought to use waterproof and heat proof gloves when filling your water bottle. Sometimes the bottle will "burp" when filling. After the first time I burnt myself, I started using these regularly and have saved myself from a half dozen or so mishaps: https://www.amazon.com/Topulors-Gri...=1-26&keywords=silicone+gloves+heat+resistant

The water bottles actually get much more use at home than camping. They're great on a cold night at keeping the feet warm. Right now I'm resting my feet on the bottle that I heated up about 12 hours ago - still nice and warm.

 

Yep, really like it an ny kids wants me to get it for them as well, just be careful you could get burn if filled with boiling hot water

 

Yes - that's another reason to wrap it up. The fleece lined nylon stuff sacks that I got for mine are no longer available on amazon but they do make little sweaters for these that will keep you from scalding your skin and will allow the heat transfer to go much longer.

 

On our trip to Yosemite, we skipped the water bottles and bought a case of large "hot hands." We kept them in our pockets during the day, and they also worked well to warm up the bed before we climbed in. The hot hands last for about 18 hours and get hotter as you manipulate them. This is the box we bought: Amazon.com : HotHands Body & Hand Super Warmers - Long Lasting Safe Natural Odorless Air Activated Warmers - Up to 18 Hours of Heat - 40 Individual Warmers : Sports & Outdoors

 

I used these too on my last trip where it got down to around 10 degrees - one in each sock before going to bed. I think they may work well also taped to the propane tank to warm it up when it starts freezing from the cold.

 

I never even thought about trying that!

 

Just snagged one of these, but haven't used it yet. Got rave reviews on a couple of sites.

Amazon.com: Attmu Classic Rubber Transparent Hot Water Bottle 2 Liter with Knit Cover - Red: Health & Personal Care