How do you dry the inside of your thick gloves?

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For divers that wear thick gloves, how do you get the inside of them dry after rinsing? The best solution I've been able to come up with is to have a small fan blowing air inside the gloves - see picture. If I don't do this the inside of my gloves will still be damp a week after I've used them, and I don't reside in a humid climate. I've tried turning them inside out when air drying on a rack but can only get the inside of the cuff part of the glove exposed, I find it virtually impossible to expose the inside of the fingers, and they don't dry well. Hence use of a fan. Has anyone else come up with a good way to dry the inside of thick gloves?
 

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I have simply used gear hangers and some cross ventilation to successfully dry everything from rock boots to heavy gloves . . .
 

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The boot and glove dryer is an interesting device I've not before encountered, thanks grantctcobin and gerald werner.
 
I have simply used gear hangers and some cross ventilation to successfully dry everything from rock boots to heavy gloves . . .
I'm envious Bigbella, I too use gear hangers and my gear gets plenty of cross ventilation while drying, but the inside of the glove fingers does not dry within a week.
 
I use these for my boots (8mm) and gloves (5mm). They are normally dry the next day of hung inside. Boots side down to where the toes point up and gloves drip out the cuff. It has a hood hook as well.
Underwater Kinetics Super Accessory Hanger https://a.co/d/fun5eDf
 

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Invert the gloves.
Turn them inside out as much as you can do by hand. Then blow into the cuff to pop the fingers into shape.
Now you are outside drying the inside of the gloves
 
Invert the gloves.
Turn them inside out as much as you can do by hand. Then blow into the cuff to pop the fingers into shape.
Now you are outside drying the inside of the gloves
+1

Make sure you dry away from direct sunlight.

rx7diver
 
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