Hot and Cold Packs.
By rakski
@rakski (156506)
Philippines
June 3, 2026 10:58pm CST
As I was cleaning our ref, I saw this.
I always have this inside the freezer for cold packs. This is not only for emergency accidents or incidents that I need to put ice over the affected area. It is also useful if we are itchy because of allergies or eczema. In summer, it is also useful to beat the heat. I seldom use it as a hot pack.
Do you also have this at home?
8 people like this
7 responses
@AmbiePam (120844)
• United States
4 Jun
I had this thing called a “cold can”. It was mostly designed to cool a person off when you had to go somewhere the air conditioning couldn’t be. For instance, I’d just hold it in my hand when I’d walk the dog, and all of a sudden the 100 F heat didn’t seem unbearable. If I started to get a heat headache, I’d once again, just hold the can, and my whole body would cool down, and I wouldn’t have that heat headache anymore.
It would have worked for a sprained ankle too.
2 people like this
@allen0187 (59830)
• Philippines
5 Jun
I do not have one but thinking of getting the electric hot pack.
1 person likes this
@DaddyEvil (174525)
• United States
5 Jun
We also keep cold packs in the freezer in case one of us gets hurt and need it. I have separate hot packs I can use that heat up by themselves when you snap a disk inside the packs. I use those during the winter to keep my hands or feet warm if I'm outside.
1 person likes this
@DaddyEvil (174525)
• United States
5 Jun
@rakski Walmart here keeps hot packs in the hunting section or you can order chemical heat packs on Walmart.com.
I bought a box of 36 of them for about $10 a few years ago. We still have some left. They are called disposable chemical heat packs here and you can order them on Amazon.com.
1 person likes this
@rakski (156506)
• Philippines
5 Jun
@DaddyEvil that's nice.
I don't think we have them here
1 person likes this
