Nalgene Heat

[Diesel]

Camping or spending the night out in the cold?

Before you go to bed follow these steps

1. Take a nalgene bottle with a properly sealing cap. (test this)

2. Heat up a liter of water (or more if you have a larger bottle) on your stove or fire until boiling.

3. Simply fill the nalgene bottle with your boiling water and screw the cap on very tightly.
4. Chunk the nalgene bottle in your sleeping bag and presto, warm feet all night.

A few plus sides to doing this:
This practice will provide heat all night unless you're in extreme temperatures.
The water should still be luke warm in the morning, allowing for an easy whore bath or drinking water to raise your core temp.
It's cheaper than using several hand warmers and is much warmer and safer to boot.

[flight or fight]

The Boy Scouts do this with 2 ltr bottles anytime they are cold weather camping but make sure to wrap the bottle in a towel or you can risk getting burns.

[Rustyshakelford]

The Boy Scouts do this with 2 ltr bottles anytime they are cold weather camping but make sure to wrap the bottle in a towel or you can risk getting burns.

This might sound dumb, but I have a permanant foot warmer that does not require reheating. And it does work.

[flight or fight]

This might sound dumb, but I have a permanant foot warmer that does not require reheating. And it does work.

LMAO my dog won't even think about letting himself get covered up with a blanket.

[Applejack]

You can also make a bag with rice to heat up. Stays warm a long time. To heat on a fire, just put in a warm cast iron frying pan over a fire but raised up so you don't catch on fire. Warms up really good.

[GrizzlyetteAdams]

Good idea Applejack. The old, old-timers used cherry pits in the same manner, instead of rice. Good to know in case rice is in short supply. Failing that, I would imagine that small pebbles could also be used.

Just make sure that the bag is not made of any synthetic materials or a synthetic blend. 100% pure cotton, wool or linen would work well in a cast iron pan without burning or melting issues.

[Applejack]

That is true. I was thinking along the lines of the fire retardand material they use in childrens clothing might work for it. Still using my old computer as my granddaughter is coming tomorrow to teach me how to use a mac. Not as easy as I thought but not bad.