Alpine Club - Swiss Military "Hand Warmer"

This handy hand warmer is a great companion for cold days while outdoors. The hand warmer is operated with lighter fluid and delivers up to 20 hours of heat. It is almost odorless and due to its compact size, it fits in any pocket or can be packed for emergencies in the backpack without weighing you down with additional weight.

Use the hand warmer always in the supplied cloth bag, because it can be too hot otherwise. The drawstring on the bag allows for the opening of the bag to regulate the air supply of the hand warmer influencing the development of heat.

Refill with lighter fluid. Detailed instructions are delivered with the product.

Color: silver
Material: metal
Burning time: up to 20 hours
Consumption: approx. 17ml / burn time
Dimensions: 6.5 x 9.5 x 1 cm

The Alpine Club was founded on 22 December 1857 by a group of British mountaineers at Ashley's Hotel in London. The original founders were active mountaineers in the Alps and instrumental in the development of alpine mountaineering during the Golden Age of Alpinism (1854–1865).

On the 19th of April 1863, 35 Swiss men from various regions in Switzerland founded the Swiss Alpine Club (SAC) in the station buffet in Olten canton of Solothurn. Since its foundation, the SAC has made its mark in the country. In 1863, on the club members’ initiative, the Federal Council renamed the highest peak of the Mont-Rose (4634m) “Pointe Dufour” in honour of the cartographer General Guillaume-Henri Dufour. Over and over again, the club members climbed summits already reached and many others as yet undiscovered, publishing accounts of their itineraries. They created a network of mountain paths and huts and were also involved as guides or in mountain rescue. The SAC was significantly involved in work on the national maps. Without the SAC, alpine tourism would never have taken off to such an extent. Ever since its foundation in 1863, the Swiss Alpine Club has contributed to the development of alpine regions and mountaineering. It unites those interested in mountains, promotes the practise of mountain sports and is committed to the sustainable development and the protection of alpine regions.