Ya never know what youll find

[Confederate rifleman]

Got this beauty at Dixon's today. For $1!
I've heard of these, but never saw one before. It's all there, and the manual is a nice bonus!
Not sure if I'll ever use it, but its a fine addition to my " Hunter Memorabilia " collection.
I'd love a trip back to the " Golden Age" of American deer hunting! Woolrich (red plaid) and woods filled with folk totin' leverguns, pumps and the occasional bolt action. Blued steel and walnut.
Sigh...

 

[Turkey hunter1]

I haven't seen one of those in forever.

 

[Mike3888]

I’ve got a few of them stashed away, some were my dads some my uncles. Seems just about every Pa hunter back in the day used those.. Oh and have some of the Pa tuxedo coats and pants also.

 

[Shorty]

I used one about 40 years ago. Worked good but stinks like lighter fluid. Good hunting memories..

 

[ElDiablo]

We still use them almost every year on late season duck hunts.

 

[BuffaloSoldier]

I had one that I took to the field with me when I was at Ft. Carson.

 

[WP79Vet]

My dad and I had some warmers that burned charcoal sticks coated with some kind of oxidizer. They had a peculiar odor too, and the sticks kept going out, but Dad thought they were a little safer than the Jone warmers. Wisconsin’s firearm deer season started the Saturday before Thanksgiving in those days, and I remember how hard it was to sit on a stand in minus 10 temps with a foot of snow on the ground. Any warmer was better than nothing.

 

[edmehlig]

I guess, I missed it when I was there Saturday with my grandson buying a lb of Swiss 2F.

 

[hockeyref]

Cool find. I used to have both one of these and the charcoal stick ones. (Does that make me starting to approach being oldish?) Lost track of them over the years. May be lost, may be buried under stuff at my mothers house.

 

[Shorty]

Cool find. I used to have both one of these and the charcoal stick ones. (Does that make me starting to approach being oldish?) Lost track of them over the years. May be lost, may be buried under stuff at my mothers house.

Ha, ha ha, now your are member of the olde farts club…

 

[Hausser1]

OFC ... strong union

 

[gman57]

Ive got both also the one with the charcoal sticks I found easier to use, sometimes used both prior to the hand warmers we have now. Havent needed any since moving to NC from NY

 

[Mike3888]

I remember the charcoal sticks, I was always worried they would open while in shirt pocket, decided to double stretch a heavy rubber band around them. Totally bad idea..

 

[TopFueler1]

Great buy there for a $1. I have an old Jones from the 70's and it still works good. Just need to get lighter fluid and you are good to go.

 

[loaded444bear]

My dad and I had some warmers that burned charcoal sticks coated with some kind of oxidizer. They had a peculiar odor too, and the sticks kept going out, but Dad thought they were a little safer than the Jone warmers. Wisconsin’s firearm deer season started the Saturday before Thanksgiving in those days, and I remember how hard it was to sit on a stand in minus 10 temps with a foot of snow on the ground. Any warmer was better than nothing.

They're no longer as common as they once were, but still available...

 

[bronko220002]

Good hand warmers but they really stink. Also if you decide to use it don't over fill it and shake out all the excess fuel. Otherwise it will leak out through the clothes and onto your skin and burn for hours. Not pleasant.

 

[gman57]

Good hand warmers but they really stink. Also if you decide to use it don't over fill it and shake out all the excess fuel. Otherwise it will leak out through the clothes and onto your skin and burn for hours. Not pleasant.

Oh Yeah not pleasant at all.

 

[John0313]

I still use mine, however a lot of the newer clothing (Goretex, etc.) doesn’t “breathe” enough to keep these lit.

Optimus made a hand warmer with a “throttle” that allowed you to adjust the temperature much better than the flannel sacks that came with the Jon-ey. I love mine.

I took the neighbor’s kids to the range one cool day, and broke out my hand warmer. One of the boys said “Oh, man, that’s OLD School!” To which I replied “Yes, I’m old school”.

 

[jd24.5.48]

Used those warmers back in the 80s when hunting with my Dad! Nothing like going deer hunting and smelling like lighter fluid!