Timmoranuk 10 Posted December 7, 2009 Right about now I'm expecting the air temperature in the UK to start to fall dramatically and for camera and strobe batteries this can be a significant problem. Take last year for example. I was shooting the World Record Underwater Ironing at NDAC in January. Air temps were only a couple of degrees above freezing and my OEM Canon batteries were dying in 20 or so (topside) shots. Putting them in my pocket was a workaround and I was able to take the important u/w 'record' photos without a hitch. But juggling a drysuit and a pocket and batteries was a task I didn't enjoy... I've found this gadget: http://www.skjp.com/product/10190 and took delivery of a couple today. They seem absolutely perfect for maintaining a warm temperature for a few batteries in an unheated car or my fitted out camera van / camper. Hope this helps WP's temperate water divers... Tim Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beach Bum 0 Posted December 7, 2009 (edited) Hey Tim You can also get some of those chemical hand warmers and tape them over your camera battery compartment to keep the batteries warm while they are in the camera. If you get the chemical toe warmers they have adhesive tape already on them. Hope this helps. Keep Warm Mike Edited December 7, 2009 by Beach Bum Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tri4funnow 0 Posted February 26, 2010 (edited) Hey TimYou can also get some of those chemical hand warmers and tape them over your camera battery compartment to keep the batteries warm while they are in the camera. If you get the chemical toe warmers they have adhesive tape already on them. Hope this helps. Keep Warm Mike Mike, Will these actually won't work very long once you close the housing. They work through an oxidation reaction that requires moisture and oxygen. Will the oxygen in the chamber be consumed? Will there be enough moisture? Very curious. Cheers, James Edited February 26, 2010 by tri4funnow Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Williams 0 Posted February 26, 2010 (edited) Hey Tim, I thought you guys had finally gone around the bend or you had some strange new definition for ironing I didn't know. (Wouldn't be the first time us colonials didn't understand English) But you really set the world record for ironing underwater! http://www.ndac.co.uk/extremeironing/ I was laughing until I saw how much you made for charity. Cheers, Steve Edited February 26, 2010 by Steve Williams Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Timmoranuk 10 Posted February 26, 2010 Hey Steve, it was an amazing total raised for the Royal National Lifeboat Institute. In the UK, the maritime rescue service (RNLI) dosn't receive any government funding whatsoever and is totally reliant on public donations and fundraising. All kudos goes Morag Ward who is UK diving's chief RLNI tin-rattler!! Yup, 14 grand has to be a result! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stewsmith 14 Posted February 27, 2010 Hey Tim, I thought you guys had finally gone around the bend or you had some strange new definition for ironing I didn't know. (Wouldn't be the first time us colonials didn't understand English) But you really set the world record for ironing underwater! http://www.ndac.co.uk/extremeironing/ I was laughing until I saw how much you made for charity. Cheers, Steve Were not all that crazy over here Steve, just ask my psychiatrist. Stew Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
