🔥 HotSnapZ Reusable Hand Warmers: 4" Round Instant Heat Packs for Long-lasting Warmth Review

I first tried them out with a bunch of friends when I got together outdoors in the 40°F (keeping social distancing). I bought two packs (twelve heating pads) and took them outside to keep us warm. A third of them "fired" instantly with a single click on the internal hard drive, a third took many attempts before they "fired", and a third refused to start at all. Pretty disappointing. After a couple of uses, they're much easier to boot: now all that's usually left to do is wipe the internal…

It's getting hot, but not for long. Difficult to actually reset for reuse. Several times I've boiled my hand warmers following the video instructions on the HotSnapZ website and laid them on a paper towel to dry, only to return a few hours later to find that they had hardened again. This would make sense if they weren't cooked long enough to the manufacturer's instructions and/or weren't a perfectly clear red liquid when removed from the liquid. My other issue has more to do with the awkward…

I have a love/hate relationship with this product. On the one hand, they are very effective. On the other hand, the gel is heavy and they need to be boiled in water on the stovetop for a few minutes to resolidify. The most frustrating thing is that they are often quite unstable. I use them almost every day for my sport. I put it in my gear bag and put the bag in the car in the morning. Unfortunately, I often find that one or more packages in the bag "activate". When I leave work and go to the…