Drying booties?

[craracer]

I have been putting my regulator in front of the fan to dry up any moisture (with the dust cover off the primary).

Is this overkill? I am just concerned that the moisture will cause problems with any rubber internal parts. I know it might be crazy since they spend a great deal of time being wet.

 

[Hoyden]

I have a Peet Boot Dryer/that is several years old and is used several times each week. It will dry your booties out over night - no more damp or stinky boots. I like this thing enoug that I have given several as presents to my friends. I picked mine up for less than $30 at a local sporting goods store - it was money well spent.

Jackie

 

[DHMO Diver]

I use one similar to the Peet (see above) that i got from Sportsmansguide.com in Minneapolis.

Works great, no motor- works by convection. I do have to be sure that when I put the boots on the uprights that there is an opening at the back so the moist air can vent. the boots are a little more form fitting than hiking boots.

 

[BKP]

Insta-dry boots and gloves... (This is the very reason I bought them -- and they work).

No newspaper... no hairdryers... no rolling/unrolling...

P.S. I have the Akonas, as well... They're the very reason I bought the Insta-dry...

 

[joeSteve1006]

Personally, I just set them in the garage(heated) and let em be for a day or two, though I imagine the newspaper would work well to speed up the process.
Joe

 

[craracer]

Looks like you could use the Peet Dryer on a wet suit.

 

[diver 85]

I have been putting my regulator in front of the fan to dry up any moisture (with the dust cover off the primary).

Is this overkill? I am just concerned that the moisture will cause problems with any rubber internal parts. I know it might be crazy since they spend a great deal of time being wet.

I've never thought of drying my regulators like that after a good 1 to 2 day soak in a bath tub of fresh water...just hang them up for a day or 2 after the freahwater soak & have never had problems(since '85 I've done that--have used the same 2 sets of Oceanic and SP's since '89 when I switched from 3 sets of Dacor's I originally bought in '85).....

 

[chaco6053]

i have the same set of booties and i just use a fan or sit them on top of a dehumidifier. they dry pretty quick that way.

 

[nobleshet]

First thing is to kill the stink. Use Oxy Clean and, if still bad, a pet odor nuetralizer (Natures Miracle).

Next, make a drying apparatus. I was able to put one together with things that I had lying around, but are otherwise are available from hardware stores and Radio Shack:
*Computer fan (from old computer or Radio Shack)
*A transformer for the fan (from old whatever or Radio Shack).
*Any material you can make a small box with.
*Piece of foam neoprene.
*PVC pipe and fittings.

Make a rectangular box with the fan fit into one end (to blow air into the box).
Put the foam neoprene, with a hole cut in it, on other side of the box.
Assemble a tree with the PVC and fittings (no glue). The tree will have a horizontal nipple that goes though the hole in the neoprene, and vertical branches on which to place gloves and booties. Gloves/booties dry in an afternoon or overnight. I'm trying to post an image, not too good at it, hope it works.

 

[craracer]

Hey! That's pretty slick! Do you plug the extra ports when not using them?