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[dumpsterpurrs]

[QUOTE="scuBecca, post: 8833230, member: 485392]

If those boots really do dry in minutes, I'd buy a pair in a heartbeat! My 5mm boots take FOREVER to dry, and if I don't get them dry within a day or so, they start getting stinky...

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They do get dry enough to get you through any trip length. The lining dries 85-90% instantly. But the neoprene is still 5mm and takes a while to fully dry enough for storage. Their 3mm socks should dry faster. As a ballpark, The wetsuit lining dries 95% instantly and takes only a couple days for the neoprene to fully fully dry for storage.

I live in SEA though, it's super humid here.

 

[UTscuba]

If those boots really do dry in minutes, I'd buy a pair in a heartbeat! My 5mm boots take FOREVER to dry, and if I don't get them dry within a day or so, they start getting stinky...

I picked up a ski boot dryer in Costco a couple of years ago which does the trick. It's not this specific model:

https://www.costco.com/little-hotties-footwear,-glove-%26-helmet-dryer.product.100475870.html

but it's a similar idea. They have them in REI and Cabelas too

 

[Dan]

I was on Blue Manta 3 months ago. At the last night of the trip, DM put my booties in their spacious engine room. The booties dried up in 3 hours. Folding the ankle zipper parts down, exposing the internal to the warm dry air also help speeding up the drying process.

During the trip, between dives, I turned the booties upside down and tilted the ankle part lower than the toe end to drain the excess water out of the internal.

 

[UTscuba]

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[scuBecca]

I've been debating picking up a pair of mini boot dryers (like these):

to help dry my boots when I travel, but I like to go carry-on only and space is quite tight- do I really need them? I've found that turning a patio chair over and sticking my boots on the legs holds them open and upside-down enough that the water can drain out and the insides can dry. If they aren't completely dry by the time I need to pack up to go home, I stuff them with newspaper. Works well enough at a hotel, but I don't think the boat will be too happy with me if I start flipping over their chairs to dry my gear...

Even though I'll be checking a bag for this liveaboard trip, I don't necessarily want to pack more stuff if I don't need it- I like @Dan 's idea of seeing if the crew will stick my boots in the engine room at the end of the trip.

 

[ontdiver]

Actually, you will find folks doing all kinds of things with their gear to dry it out. I am quite certain that I have flipped a plastic chair or two to facilitate gear drying. And if rain is anticipated, the crew is likely to be proactive and more than happy to help you out.