Heaters, used AT snow

[housil]

After that Heaters-with-snow-topic, I want to find out how hot a heater will make an entree at our current temperatures.

Our house tonight

at -9°C (15°F) outside

Daughter AL G. want to come with me

at our wood storage cellar

"Helping" preparing the FRH




After ~20min

the FRH got "pretty" warm

the pouch was hot, but not the food at all

the chicken pieces had been still "unhot", not really cold - but also not really hot. Just some kind of a little bit warm
I didn´t warmed up the side (Mexican Rice), but I can´t imagine that a FRH will heat up an entree really hot, not a beverage in a bag too.

I still would recommend a tommy cooker with canteen cup at winter if you have the oportunity- The FRH just in an "emergency" (as a "Plan B")




Same to her...


She also didn´t got really warm outside

[Garron]

Nice Test Housil,

As the heater is a chemical reaction, the cold slows it down so it doesnt heat up as much as it would at warmer temps, Same for all chemical reactions I think

Also the word to describe the meal would be 'lukewarm' or 'tepid', had a look in my German dictionary and it says 'lau' or 'lauwarm' is the german equivalent. (I'm hoping thats right)

Gaz

[housil]

Lukewarm (lauwarm) is the right word for it

[dirtbag]

FRH = + 100F over ambient temp.
Wintertime, use two FRH's...
Or a good Gasoline stove (not Esbit)!
I like hot drinks, so a stove is my choice. I also collect them...
FRH's are fine, but I like tinkering with a good camping type stove!

[Bypah]

I like the use of camping stoves too....specially in this case my lil' svea alcohol burner, is a trooper!!!
Peace!

[kman]

I'm with dirtbag - when it's real cold like that, you really need to use 2 heaters. See...now you have a use for all those extra FRHs!