![]() ![]() I have also just toted a large thermos of hot water along. Remember on all my posts to click photos to enlarge. But this is a very low cost and easy way to get a continuous supply of warm water for all the purposes described. This does not really give you enough warm water flow to run a warm suit operation - you need a custom exhaust muffler manifold that puts the tubing inside the the muffler instead of on the outside to get enough heat exchage for more flow. ![]() The water could be dumped in my panning tub at the end of the day for panning cons in warm water. I kept the drysuit gloves and hood in there before donning, sheer heaven donning warm! Or as you noted, just sticking cold hands in that water has a remarkable effect on making me feel warmer. I simply put a hose on it and into a five gallon bucket on the floats and let it run. The slower the water flow, the warmer the water. There is a pet cock adjustment right after the tap on the pump. The tubing and aluminum is protection enough against burns. ![]() The put cover back on, though this part could be skipped depending on the design and if there were enough room or not. I removed the protective cover from the muffler, and wrapped the muffler as tight as I could with copper tubing, then wrapped it with as much aluminum foil as would fit under the muffler cover. I have seen people keep a burner and pot with water ready to heat up. ![]()
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