I’ve used heat generating pads before and found them to be of great benefit when stood or sat around and you want a specific area of a your body kept especially warm. Two areas where I feel the cold are the bottom of my back, which is also the first place I get an ache, and my toes. So heat pads are a welcome addition to the usual thermals. What’s different about these Hotteeze heat pads is that they are won over your clothing; over tee-shirts, pants, or socks. The benefit of that is that you don’t run any risk of skin irritation, which can be a problem with other makes of heat pad that adhere directly to the skin. The downside is that you have to be careful your clothing stays in place, ie, your tee-shirt doesn’t ride up your back, and consequently takes the heat away from where you want it. I got around 10 hours of good heat from the pads I’ve tried, with two or three hours of less intense heat after that. The heat is hot enough to easily feel and get the benefit of, but not so hot it’s uncomfortable. Rating: 9/10 |