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27. They may be better now than they once were.

Reply to The Wandering Harper (Reply #19)

Mon Dec 2, 2024, 02:39 AM

Dec 2

Battery technology means lighter and longer lasting, and the temperature control is probably more reliable.
Early versions meant carrying heavy D cell batteries with short lifespans that were expensive to keep replacing. Also the temperature would get too high, not enough to burn you but enough to put moisture in your socks. With damp socks any drop in temperature is uncomfortably cold.
The lesson learned was that changing into a fresh pair of socks was the best way to warm up cold feet, the hell with electric socks. But that was then. Things are different now, aren't they?

ETA - maybe the batteries were smaller than D, I just remember they were awkward and heavy

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