Palmer Furnace Kit
Prepare for unexpected underground stops with a Palmer Furnace Kit. Packed in a 6mil poly bag to keep it clean and dry, this kit is a one-stop-shop Palmer Furnace, containing a vacuum-packed XXL trash bag, a mini bic, and one of our Mini Speleocandles. Named for caver and hypothermia specialist Dr. Jonathon Palmer, the Palmer Furnace is a life saving technique to help prevent hypothermia.
With a large trash bag cut or tear an opening for your face. Do not pull the trash bag fully over your head, instead make a seal around your face and keep the top of your head instead the bag for maximum warmth. We lose a lot of heat thru the top of our head! Use your helmet over the top of the bag on your head to keep the bag in place. Sit down on your cave pack or some other item to insulate you from the cold rock, and light the Speleocandle inside the bag between your legs. The heat from the candle will be trapped in the bag, and you will be warmed by the micro-climate created.
WARNING: keep your face outside the bag to avoid breathing carbon monoxide, and do not fall asleep inside the bag!!!
With a large trash bag cut or tear an opening for your face. Do not pull the trash bag fully over your head, instead make a seal around your face and keep the top of your head instead the bag for maximum warmth. We lose a lot of heat thru the top of our head! Use your helmet over the top of the bag on your head to keep the bag in place. Sit down on your cave pack or some other item to insulate you from the cold rock, and light the Speleocandle inside the bag between your legs. The heat from the candle will be trapped in the bag, and you will be warmed by the micro-climate created.
WARNING: keep your face outside the bag to avoid breathing carbon monoxide, and do not fall asleep inside the bag!!!
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