sharn Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 hey guys, saw these at my work today (woolies) and thought it would be neat for when i transport fish. thought some of you might be interested (i havent seen these before but they might be quite common, not sure). they are a gel filled plastic thing (reminds me of the teethers for babies) and they have a metal disc inside. you bend it a few times which causes the liquid to crystalise and then relases the heat. to reuse you wait until its cold (around an hour) then wrap in a face cloth etc and put in a pot of boiling water until its clear and liquified again. i tried just pouring boiling water over but that didnt work. once its turned into liquid you pick it up and leave it to cool. snap the disc thing to start it all over again. it produced quite a bit of heat, about the same as your average heat pack but it doesnt last as long. not sure how long they would heat a poly box for heres a pic if anyones interested in some but cant find any let me know cause i can have them ordered in if we run out. i know the one time use heat packs are alot cheaper but for people like me that dont transport alot of fish it might be a handy thing to have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanksman Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 Do you know much they are Sharn and whereabouts in the supermarket are they likely to be? If the polybox is taped right around the lid could be warm for a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 Ive got one from the $2 shop. They are good on cold days too. I have also seen ones for baby bottles. They are great ideas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted August 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 they were 3.99 each and could be anywhere in the shop as they are a rep thing (part of korbond) and they use the hooks that are on the sides of the shelving (if that makes sence). at our store they were down in the part with the handtowels, pantyhose etc. pawz- do you know if they normally stock them at all $2 shops? i havent seen any in ours (but i do live in a hick town :lol: ) but havent been in in a while, might have to pop in and see! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 I got mine about 3 months ago from the Porirua store. I havent been in a $2 shop since lol. Our mall doesnt have one. It has a $1 $2 $3 shop. I saw them at the blue $2 shop (the proper not price busters) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candy Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 i know food town has them to for $3.99...look down hair/cosmetics/health.... they stay warm for about an hour.. i have fun pink ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 I wonder how good they would be in the long run though if they only last 1 hour. I have always used hot water in a fizz bottle wrapped in newspaper or towel. Works well and keeps the heat for many hours. I have had fish shipped up from Invercargill with a hot bottle in it as described and the container got held up (in snow I think). Fish delivered alive and well 3 days later. They had also been well bagged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted August 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 i would assume that for shorter journies (like over night) that they would be ok as long as the box was sealed well? but for long journies they probably wouldnt work that well like you said caryl, im just using them for my general 4-6 hour journies countdown might also have them as they are linked to progressive (woolworths, countdown and foodtown). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meesheelly Posted September 3, 2006 Report Share Posted September 3, 2006 My boyfriend got some from his work a while ago, because he thought they would be good in pockets to keep hands warm. I have found that they dont really stay warm for very long. I was considering using them if i got some fish while we we up in Rotorua/Tauranga, that way i could get a new one going when the first got cold. But i dont think they would be that great when shipping fish. I think a really important thing that some people forget to do is to write on the box that it needs to be morning delivery as i have had some arrive at 2 and 4.45 and they were pretty cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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