Hand and foot warmers: Does anyone have any luck with chemical hand and or foot warmers when ice fishing? If so which brand. I've two different kinds and they don't last long. The foot...

Catfish hunter Loc: Riggins idaho (Paradise)

Does anyone have any luck with chemical hand and or foot warmers when ice fishing? If so which brand. I've two different kinds and they don't last long. The foot warmers are real uncomfortable if you need to move also. Thanks. Just looking for an alternative heat source with my reducing circulation. Lol. My ice shack stays warm but I'm not sure how to heat the floor to keep my feet warm for 10 hours. 😂

Gordon Loc: Charleston South Carolina

I have a Zippo refillable hand warmer. Works great.

Bcmech1 Loc: Clinton Wisconsin

Battery operated socks works for me. And I use the chemical kind, I think the brand is grabbers, but get the bigger ones, they last 8 to 12 hours.

Slimshady Loc: Central Pennsylvania

Just something you may want to try. Get a 2 inch thick piece of styrofoam insulation and cut it to whatever size you need to place your feet on. It will insulate them from the ice. Should help some

MuskyJohn Loc: Benton Harbor, MI

I gave up on foot warmers and bought Baffin Selkirk boots. They are good down to -94 degrees F. I'm diabetic and love snowmobiling and ice fishing. These boots are big and bulky, though. They do have other varieties of boots that are good to -40 and even some good to -147 (I think). I'm afraid those might be too bulky for ice fishing though. There are other good brands out there too. These were just the easiest to figure on the right boots for me. I bought my daughter the -40 boots. She loves them. But other than that, I agree with Slimshady. You could get by just fine with good insulation in your shanty or anyway to keep your feet from the cold floor.
Good Luck.

Maid Marion Loc: Corvallis, OR

Last month someone mentioned black pepper in their boots while sking. I've used both Grabbers and Zippo. Both are reusable
Hubby had Renawd's, tried electric socks but they didn't help much in Montana

Harris T. Fudpucker Loc: Lafayette, Louisiana

Bcmech1 wrote:

Battery operated socks works for me. And I use the chemical kind, I think the brand is grabbers, but get the bigger ones, they last 8 to 12 hours.

Yep, get the best ones, the cheap ones don't work.

Grizzly 17 Loc: South central Pa

Catfish hunter wrote:

Does anyone have any luck with chemical hand and or foot warmers when ice fishing? If so which brand. I've two different kinds and they don't last long. The foot warmers are real uncomfortable if you need to move also. Thanks. Just looking for an alternative heat source with my reducing circulation. Lol. My ice shack stays warm but I'm not sure how to heat the floor to keep my feet warm for 10 hours. 😂

Catfish have you tried a PC of carpet. They always talk about insulation in boots but none is in the soles

bknecht Loc: Northeast pa

Catfish hunter wrote:

Does anyone have any luck with chemical hand and or foot warmers when ice fishing? If so which brand. I've two different kinds and they don't last long. The foot warmers are real uncomfortable if you need to move also. Thanks. Just looking for an alternative heat source with my reducing circulation. Lol. My ice shack stays warm but I'm not sure how to heat the floor to keep my feet warm for 10 hours. 😂

Catfish, I use Grabber chemical heat packs for both hands and toes and have been extremely pleased with their performance and longevity.

Shutupandfish Loc: Transplanted roots back to Wyoming

Catfish hunter wrote:

Does anyone have any luck with chemical hand and or foot warmers when ice fishing? If so which brand. I've two different kinds and they don't last long. The foot warmers are real uncomfortable if you need to move also. Thanks. Just looking for an alternative heat source with my reducing circulation. Lol. My ice shack stays warm but I'm not sure how to heat the floor to keep my feet warm for 10 hours. 😂

Was out putting in cattle guard in -6 and my -40 Boggs only lasted so long and my toes started hurting. The cheap air activated hothands supposed to last 10 hours threw one in the toe of each boot and one backside of each glove, good to go….

Hock Loc: Illinois

I have used Hot Hands for both feet and hands. The ones I use in my boots are not as warm as the hand packets I slip in my gloves. I have recently ordered GTech heated pouch like the quarterbacks use for my hands, since that is the area I have problem with, since I do not like heavy gloves.

Now there was a YouTube video of a guy cutting up a car sun shield that he lined the inside of his boots with and he swore he retained heat better while fishing on ice. Not sure if you could just line the inside of your boot with tin foil or not to do the same thing, but again I have not tried them.

Your not alone, good luck

EdwardL Loc: Tenino Wa.

Catfish hunter wrote:

Does anyone have any luck with chemical hand and or foot warmers when ice fishing? If so which brand. I've two different kinds and they don't last long. The foot warmers are real uncomfortable if you need to move also. Thanks. Just looking for an alternative heat source with my reducing circulation. Lol. My ice shack stays warm but I'm not sure how to heat the floor to keep my feet warm for 10 hours. 😂

Hey 🐈🐠
Don’t you have a floor with the trap door 🚪
To fish through keeps you off the ice so it don’t melt from the heat inside if you can try to insulate under the floor that’s how we did it back in the Midwest

Shutupandfish Loc: Transplanted roots back to Wyoming

EdwardL wrote:

Hey 🐈🐠
Don’t you have a floor with the trap door 🚪
To fish through keeps you off the ice so it don’t melt from the heat inside if you can try to insulate under the floor that’s how we did it back in the Midwest

Sounds like good idea, like 1/2 ply, 2x2 frame, and rigid foam insulation under? Hinged or in parts?

bapabear Loc: Blaine, Washington

I can not speak to ice fishing, but in Prudhoe Bay Alaska -50 or more, I wore oversized bunny boots with form fitted hot toes for my feet. If the boot is even a little tight, the blood gets restricted and you get cold. Don't forget to put hot hands on the back o your hand as well as palm. For body heat be sure to put a hot hand inside your hat. If the circumstances permit, wear light gloves with hot hands for working then put your hands in heavy snow machine mittens with hot hand pockets when resting. 1. Stay dry 2. It is harder to get warm than stay worm. 3. change your hot hands every 3. hours, before they go dead

DaveBarrell39 Loc: Hilton Head Makay River

I'm an 82 year old avid skier and my best purchase a couple of years ago were heated gloves and socks.
I ski better and I don't suffer. Saving on the heater packs too. I keep a couple handy just in case but have not used one this season.