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macdane
13
Nov 16, 2018
checkVerified Buyer
Unreliable as hell
Just a few minor gripes that add up to meh. 1) When filling both to the 12-hour mark, one consistently burns for more than 12 hours while I don't think the other one has ever made it to 10 hours. 2) I'm using the Zippo brand fluid and they smell like hell. I thought I'd be able to toss them under the sheets on my wife's side of the bed when I'm done using them, but she can't even stand to have them in the room. 3) Very, very tough to find the right temperature balance. The thin pouches that come with them often seem to cut down on the heat too much, but removing them from the pouches makes them too hot to hold. Sometimes. Other times, they just don't seem to ever get warm enough. I don't think they get enough oxygen in my coat pocket, but if I take them out they get hot but aren't doing their job. 4) It's worth saying again ... these things reek. On balance, I'll likely go back to the disposable hand warmer pouches. A year later, the edit button is working, so I'll give them one star only because I can't figure out how to give zero. Tried them again today for a 5 hour outdoor job. I filled both to the 12-hour mark; lit them 30 minutes before I needed them and they got nice and warm. After 3.5 hours, one was ice cold and the other lukewarm. That one kept going another 3.5 hours, so a total of 7 hours. So for 24 hours worth of lighter fluid between the two of them, I got 10.5 hours worth of use. Does anyone from Zippo or Drop monitor this stuff? These are either pure crap or something's wrong with mine ... anyone want to troubleshoot or refund these?
(Edited)
Recommends this product? No
macdane
13
Dec 27, 2018
macdaneSince the "edit review" link doesn't work, I guess I'll just follow up as a reply to my original review. I've used them a couple more times and the performance is getting worse rather than better. These last couple times I've filled them both to the 12-hour mark but one was ice cold after less than 5 hours and the other now only makes it 6-7 hours. Also, one of the uses was for two outdoor events I had to photograph on the same day with a bit of driving between them. I filled and lit them before leaving home in the morning and froze my butt off on the way to the first event, keeping the car windows open to avoid being overcome by fumes. One was hot and the other merely warm during the event. Horrible fumes again as I drove to the afternoon event, where I found one of them ice cold and one still pretty warm. As the sun went down and I really needed them (well within the expected 12-hour performance window) they were both nothing more than cold dead weight. I honestly can't imagine relying on these again. Huge disappointment to say the least, and I'd take back those 3 stars if I could figure out how.
WutangClan
45
Apr 7, 2020
macdaneIt's possible you recieved defective ones... But the break in process is crucial. I have 4 pairs (whole family worth) with zero problems.
macdane
13
Apr 7, 2020
WutangClanYes, it’s possible mine were defective, which is why I wrote “These are either pure crap or something's wrong with mine ... anyone want to troubleshoot or refund these?” Not worth the trouble to try resolving, and these suckers are in a landfill where they belong.
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