Wetsuit drying question

[Tao of the Dive]

OK, went diving last weekend in a pond with real bad tannic. Dried the wetsuit, now it stinks to high hell, and need to wash again. Since we live in an apartment, space is at a premium. My question is, would it be possible to put the wetsuit in the dryer on the air dry setting so it just tumbles dry under forced air?

 

[jonnythan]

I wouldn't. The dryer is a pretty high impact instrument, and I'd think that frequent drying of the suit would help break down the neoprene.

 

[Tao of the Dive]

I wasn't talking about using the heat, there is an air dry setting where it merely tumbles and blows room temp air in. That wouldnt cause any problems would it?

 

[5615mike]

Don't think I would try that Tao. Do you not have a railing on a porch to dry it? Why not drape over the shower curtain?

 

[Tao of the Dive]

Takes too long to dry it, and it'd constantly be in the way. Theres a railing on the balcony, but we are ground floor, and I don't trust ppl....LoL.

 

[jonnythan]

Even without the heat, I mean. Think of it this way... you're tumbling the inside of your dryer with your wetsuit

 

[5615mike]

Takes too long to dry it, and it'd constantly be in the way. Theres a railing on the balcony, but we are ground floor, and I don't trust ppl....LoL.

Don't blame you on the railing issue.

 

[Warren_L]

I wasn't talking about using the heat, there is an air dry setting where it merely tumbles and blows room temp air in. That wouldnt cause any problems would it?

Tao, one trick that I've discovered works well if you are in need of drying your wetsuit quickly is to throw your wetsuit in the washer (note - not the dryer) and set it for the spin cycle (also note - this is not washing your wetsuit in the washer).

The spin cycle acts as a centrifuge to spin off a lot of the water, and the wear on the wetsuit is probably pretty minimal (there is relatively little friction, just some compression which the suit should be able to handle anyway). Once done, the suit is not completely dry, but just hang to complete the drying. Works great for me.

 

[xSandman3]

I use a hair dryer to speed up the process. Takes a little time, but it works.

 

[Fun Diver]

Any ideas to help dry a wetsuit during a fairly long SIT (approx 5hr) at a dive site? It's still maybe 44F surface, 36F water temp & I'm diving wet.. it's just so hard to pull the suit back on for the 2nd dive! No chance for hair dryers or a washer