There Are Pandas, and Then There Are Pandas.
And this isn't either of them! The Pandas we're talking about here, are watches, not bears. And what got me thinking about them (again) was a link posted this morning by @cm.rook who pointed a few of us to the very attractive (and not terribly priced) Yema "Rallygraph" Panda which, in it's most traditional arrangement, looks like the one on the left, but can also be had in the version on the right: The model on the left is a true Panda, while the model on the right is called a reverse Panda. The reason for that distinction is clear--Panda bears, only come in the first arrangement. Now at this point, everyone should be thinking about the most well-know Panda, The Rolex Panda, which is actually a Daytona, and among Rolex Daytonas, the most famous of which is the Paul Newman Daytona, which was famous first, because it was Paul's, and second because it sold at auction for $17.8 million (US Dollars). The story of that auction is well-known so I'll only...
Nov 8, 2019
My girlfriend and I went cross country skiing for a weekend out in the Norwegian woods. It wasn't too bad, but we had at the lowest -17C (0 fahrenheit). I kept these hand warmers on my shelf for the last year and thought I'd finally give them a go. I had honestly forgotten how they worked so I had to youtube it. When working, they are hotter than luke warm, but not so hot that you'll burn your hands. To my surprise, they work for the entire day when filled up, even in freezing conditions. You can leave them in your pockets (or bag) when you don't need them, and they'll stay nice and warm. Amazing for lunch breaks, as soon as your hands get cold you put them in your pockets and they warm up all cozy like. Not very practical inside gloves, but great in mittens. I either gave them to my gf, or had them inside my pockets next to an extra pair of gloves to keep them warm.
They aren't something I'd use every day. They use a ton of lighter fluid, and can't be turned off once they have been lit. For longer trips they are great though. Just light them up before taking off, put them in your bag, and you have a working hand warmer for the rest of the day. Two warm thumbs up.