Alternatives for Pouches

Greggeshack Sat 25 Jan 2020 - 17:53 Writes:

I fly a powered parachute which is an open cockpit aircraft. I have a peacock hand warmer which I plan to hang around my neck and rest against my chest during cold flights. The pouch that came with the hand warmer is too thick and does not allow enough heat to transfer to my body. Do you have suggestions for a different material that I could use or a modification I can make to the warmer?

I brought in some pouches to try that have virtually no insulation value. I did not put them on the order form, but they might be suitable for this sort of thing:


As you can see, you can just 'shoehorn a Jon-e Giant in there, other handwarmers obviously fit.

The pouch is very thin, so you need to wear one or two layers of clothing under it.

If anyone wants one, just order a regular pouch on the order form and make a note you want this. I only have 3 of them.

Also we're finding that if you pack a full catalyst pad into one spring, you get more heat, if you have a Jon-e GI, then you can use 2 springs as per the video: