Zippo 6 Hour Refillable Hand Warmer | Portable, Refillable, Odorless | Works with Zippo Lighter Fluid | Includes easy fill technology, 2.5X more heat than disposables | Perfect for Camping, Fishing |

After spending a lot of time researching hand warmers, I went for the 6 hour/12 hour Whitby hand warmer, which then fell apart after 5 weeks use... it literally pulled apart as I took the lid off.Knowing now that I only really need around 6 hours or so of warmth I then went for the Zippo 6 hour hand warmer.Arrived quickly, obviously smaller than the 12 hour Zippo/Whitby and bigger than my Zippo lighter (in photos for size comparison).The 12 hour Zippo and the Whitby are identical apart from the filling ports and cut outs in the lid.The thing I like about the 6 hour version is it has a flat base to stand it up after filling. It needs to be stood up for a few minutes before lighting. With the 12 hour you have to prop it up as it has a curved base.Easy to fill, the burner head is an exact fit on a Whitby and vice-versa, yet the position of the catalyst material inside the burner head is different, I find it easier to light the Whitby burner head as it's curved around the top of it, rather than laying flat inside the base of the Zippo burner head which is hard to get a Zippo lighter flame on it.After using it I find it gives more heat using the Whitby burner head than when using the standard Zippo burner head.First fill using the Zippo burner head gave exactly 6 hours and 5 minutes burn time, nice amount of constant warmth.Second fill but using the Whitby burner head gave 7 hours 45 minutes burn time and what seems like more warmth.Third fill using the Whitby burner head on it gave 11 hours and 10 minutes burn time.Absolutely brilliant.Being smaller than the 12 hour version it's easier to slip into gloves, or hold in your hand, and doesn't fill up a pocket, but being smaller it doesn't heat your entire pocket area compared to the larger 12 hour version, but it can leave a red mark on your skin if you have it for a length of time in a tight trouser pocket.Would I buy it again? Yes definitely, I wish I'd done that before wasting money on the Whitby hand warmer!Edited after 5 weeks use -Been using this daily, one thing that really bugs me is the Zippo catalyst/burner head...On a dog walk I usually have it in a trouser pocket and it's warm, but if I move it up to my jacket pocket and put my hand inside it, or I hold it in my hand outside of my pocket, then it goes cold after a while and goes out.I tried getting over this for days, carrying a lighter around with me and relighting it and it takes ages to get going again in the cold weather, sometimes not at all while I am outside. There is no way to keep it going outside of the pocket in cold weather, especially if it's windy.But with the Whitby burner head fitted there is zero problems, it's hotter, can be carried in my hand outside or inside my jacket pocket and it stays toasty hot.With the Whitby burner head fitted I have had just over 13 hours out of it so far. This could be due to the way I extinguish it though -I never let it burn out until it's cold, when I no longer need it I remove it from the felt bag and place it inside an old small rectangular metal sweet tin, close the lid to starve it of oxygen and place upright on the metal draining board. It goes cold in a few minutes. It stays in the airtight tin until next morning when it is filled up and lit. I imagine that there is still an amount of unused Zippo lighter fuel inside from the day before which increases the burn time the following day?Buy this 6hr Zippo and dump the Zippo burner head and buy a Whitby burner head for it, you won't regret it.

Like a few others, I've found it fiddly to fill and light - but it's easier after a few times. Just the right temperature to carry in my hand or pocket on a cold day. Biggest problem is that, so far, it doesn't stay warm for anything like 6 hours. 2-3 is the best at the moment. It might "burn in" after a few more uses (as suggested elsewhere) but, since the "catalyst" is slowly consumed (in quotes because a true catalyst should not wear out, other than by surface contamination), I'm not overly impressed.I was looking for something that didn't use battery power (like almost everything else nowadays) and that "old tech" would be a nice change. However, if this doesn't get nearer 6 hours soon...Update: after writing the above, it lasted over 7 hours on the next use. Can’t really explain it, unless it’s going out early through lack of oxygen and the extra life comes from the extra fuel left over. I did think it was beginning to cool and opened the bag to check, put it down and, a few minutes later, found it nice and warm again.My one dislike is needing to use the plastic filler - I realise the need to measure out fuel but it’s easily lost and an extra thing to carry. I can’t think of a better way, beyond guessing with experience :(. I’ve got the spare fuel tank with one fill (10ml I understand) but it’s not an easy pour as the air hole is quite small and the fuel just drips out.

The first time I lit it, it stayed warm for around 4.5 hours. Second time 8 hours. Third time, I’m almost at 12 hours! Fits nicely in my hand and is lovely to have in my pocket or slip into my glove. Definitely recommend if you struggle with cold hands and need something to stay warm for hours and hours while you’re out.

Zippo products are usually quality, does warm up and work as stated so thumbs up.

Great little item. Easy to use. The fuel container is great.It’s a bit smaller than anticipated though but all in all a good buy.

Decent, but hard to light, and get too hot without the cover but not hot enough with the cover. All around too much faff with filling and lighting, especially if you want one in each pocket. Wish I’d just bought the electric ones (from competitors)

I bought this as I do a lot if walks year round and didn't fancy a new fangled electronic one.It's a brilliant piece of kit. Pretty simple to operate. It did go out the first time I took it out when it was really cold, but I think this was because I took it out the bag and the cold shock stopped the fumes evaporating.Since then I have had no trouble. You need to warm the body of it in your hands and light the burner by just showing it the tip of the flame. youll know it's lit when it glows and you can feel when its emitting heat. Let it heat up before putting it into it's bag. You need to fiddle with the bag to regulate the amount if oxygen but it's no hassle and quite instinctive-it burns hotter if more oxygen gets to it. I lit this at 6 this morning and its still nice and hot now at nearly 4pm so obviously is good for more than the claimed 6 hrs. Great productUPDATE the zippo burner material was knackered after about 5 uses. I replaced it with platinum catylyst pad for a couple of quid, which is much easier to light and burns better and hotter, would recommend as an upgrade

Lights easily, puts out good heat, and feels better built than my 12hr Peacock hand warmer.

Non ha mai funzionato. Impossibile da accendere.

Good consistent long lasting heat. Very good hand warmer

Es impresionante, resulta que me compro el pequeño porque solo necesito 6 horas de funcionamiento y dura más de doce horas, con gasolina zippo, con otra gasolina con la misma carga no duro ni 6 horas, asín que lo tendré que cargar a la mitad y eso de que no calienta es un cuento calienta un montón, es más si te lo dejas en el bolsillo con la funda y no tienes cuidado de moverlo te da la sensación de que te quema, una maravilla por lo menos para mí. No sé porqué la gente hace comentarios que no tienen nada que ver con lo que es, o es no saberlo utilizar, y la calidad ya ni digamos, súper contento, gracias

Un chauffe main très pratique en hiver, il dure effectivement 6h voir plus parfois.La recharge demande quelques efforts, mais la chaleur dégagé par ce chauffe main à essence est supérieur à celle d'un équivalent électrique.La finition de mon modèle blanc n'est pas parfaite, il y a des petits grains de poussière incrusté.Malheuresement je pense que mon modèle était défectueux car c'est impossible de l'allumer après 4 jours d'utilisation.

J’avoue que certains commentaires me faisaient un peu peur, mais compte tenu du prix, je n’ai pas hésité longtemps ! D’abord j’adore les « beaux » objets, et là je suis servi ... C’est sobre, élégant, c’est bien fini, le chrome est très joli, la petite housse toute mimi, bref j’adore ;-)Petite revue de mes 2 essais: très facile à mettre en œuvre: on enlève le couvercle, on retire le brûleur, on remplit à l’aide du petit « arrosoir doseur » on replace le brûleur, on attend à peu près 2 minutes le temps que l’effet « capillarité «  agisse, on allume (avec un briquet c’est mieux je pense) en passant la flamme quelques secondes sur le brûleur avec des petits mouvements de va et vient, on remet le couvercle et... c’est parti !Je n’ai pas calculé la durée réelle de chauffe mais franchement ça tient vraiment la route ! J’ai cependant remarqué une chose que je n’ai pas vue dans les commentaires : la durée doit je pense (en fait j’en suis certain ;-) dépendre de la manière dont on s’en sert, je m’explique: plus vous maintiendrez la chaufferette dans son étui, plus elle chauffera longtemps car l’arrivee d’air y sera limitée. Lors de ma première utilisation (dans la maison !) j’ai à un moment sorti le chauffe main de sa « chaussette », l’ai posé sur un meuble et oublié pendant peut-être 1/4 d’heure. Lorsque je l’ai repris il était littéralement bouillant au point de ne pas pouvoir le tenir en main ! J’ai compris après coup (j’ai beaucoup réfléchit !) que le fait de le mettre à l’air libre et compte tenu de toutes les aérations dont il dispose, la combustion est alors au maximum, ce qui aura alors fatalement une incidence sur la durée de chauffe ... Autre point concernant la taille que je trouve vraiment super. J’avais hésité avec le modèle 12h mais je le trouvais un peu trop gros. Celui ci est à peine plus gros qu’un briquet Zippo et encore une fois tout mimi ;-) Vous l’avez compris, je ne regrette pas du tout mon achat, c’est un objet qui durera longtemps et qui aura une agréable utilité lors de ballades hivernales et bien sûr au ski !