Comments on: Warm Hands 101 http://www.mtkilimanjarologue.com/recommendations/warm-hands-101.html One stop guide to climbing Mt Kilimanjaro Mon, 21 Nov 2011 07:40:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Ed Abell http://www.mtkilimanjarologue.com/recommendations/warm-hands-101.html/comment-page-1#comment-65 Ed Abell Thu, 23 Mar 2006 02:56:58 +0000 http://www.mtkilimanjarologue.com/recommendations/warm-hands-101.html#comment-65 Chuck has some great information here. I'd like to make an extra point about the chemical hand warmers. Make sure they are indeed "chemical" not "air" activated. Most places sell air activated products and they do not work as the O2 levels decrease. Summit day will see a 50% drop in oxygen content! Quantum Heat makes a chemical warmer and there are others. My son and I used the lite glove/mitten strategy and were fine without warmers. ED Chuck has some great information here.

I’d like to make an extra point about the chemical hand warmers. Make sure they are indeed “chemical” not “air” activated. Most places sell air activated products and they do not work as the O2 levels decrease. Summit day will see a 50% drop in oxygen content!

Quantum Heat makes a chemical warmer and there are others.

My son and I used the lite glove/mitten strategy and were fine without warmers.

ED

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