The official "Dry your boots and gloves" thread !!

[MasterGoa]

OK, so I am diving with 7mm boots, minding my own business
when, two days later, my boots are still wet.

So I pull a PADI on myself and "Stop, think, take action".

So I stop cause leaving the boots in the kitchen sink, upside down, just
is not working.

Then I think I need a warm, but not hot, source of blown air.
I fathom putting the boots in front of the TV while tuning in
Jerry Sprigner, but it just does not seem right.

And it hits me! The fridge!

I have a bottom condenser fridge and the fan give nice dry and warm
air at regular intervals.

So I try it. And bingo! One night and they are causy and dry!

So, what is your boot-glove drying device?

MasterGoa

 

[Mo2vation]

OK, so I am diving with 7mm boots, minding my own business
when, two days later, my boots are still wet.

So I pull a PADI on myself and "Stop, think, take action".

So I stop cause leaving the boots in the kitchen sink, upside down, just
is not working.

Then I think I need a warm, but not hot, source of blown air.
I fathom putting the boots in front of the TV while tuning in
Jerry Sprigner, but it just does not seem right.

And it hits me! The fridge!

I have a bottom condenser fridge and the fan give nice dry and warm
air at regular intervals.

So I try it. And bingo! One night and they are causy and dry!

So, what is your boot-glove drying device?

MasterGoa

The Peet Glove Dryer - best $30 I've ever spent on Scuba Maintenance. Drys my Gloves in a few hours, keeps the funky dry-glove smell out... love it.

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Ken

 

[do it easy]

I hang the wet gloves on the modular wire shelving in the garage- I just poke the fingers through- it kinda looks like they are hanging on. The boots get kicked to the floor and I try to lay them so that they collapse and seal in moisture. Admittedly, it's not the most ideal way to dry them, but I only use them a handful of times each year.

The drygloves get hung inside- I have a piece of bungee with a small loop at the end. I choke a finger on each glove and let it hang.

I think Ken's method gets better results, but mine is much cheaper.

 

[REII]

I hang my stuff in the garage on a thick plastic dive hangar and let them drip dry.

TOM

 

[Ber Rabbit]

The refrigerator? The refrigerator? I don't know what a bottom condenser fridge is but I'm hoping you didn't have the booties in the vegetable drawer with the carrots :rofl:
Ber :lilbunny:

 

[laivindil]

Dive gear hanger from XS scuba. Dries my computer, compass, fins, boots, gloves, mask, and yoke adapter pretty much overnight. Hang over a utility room sink and I'm good to go.

 

[mike_s]

One of these works great. hang the booties on the outside and the gloves on the inside. Hang hood by underside.

 

[eckybay]

My boots are sitting next to the dehumidifier. Not sure how long it takes to fully dry them, but they've always been dry when I've gone to use them again.

 

[lamont]

dehumidifier in a closet overnight when i really want to dry things out... they are crispy dry in the morning...

 

[Bobbin-along]

The new dryers from LG, Whirlpool, Kenmore that partner with the front loading washers have a drying rack you pop in. So I set the dryer for ultra low (80F), throw the shoes gloves and hoods on the rack and let 'er rip for 30 minutes. If it's winter we hang them downstairs with the wood stove, our primary source of heat.