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Drying wetsuit boots?

Postby Luke » Mon Oct 09, 2006 10:30 am

Anyone got any tips to dry my boots?
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Postby thaya » Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:09 am

I hang mine upside down for about 2 days and if they're still wet I stick'em by the heater (but not too close!). i've never figured out how to get them dry properly.
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Postby libby » Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:30 am

They are easier to get on if they are wet.
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Postby Driftingalong » Mon Oct 09, 2006 1:06 pm

Upside down or on their side...
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Postby cj » Mon Oct 09, 2006 3:25 pm

Why dry your booties? They will just get wet after you put them back on anyway.

A good idea for all wetsuits, boots, gloves, anything that touches the water is to get a big tub of fresh water, and throw some "sink the stink" in it (it is a special detergent for wetsuits and the like). A tub of fresh water with this stuff in it last about 5-8 times, sometimes more, if you are only sinking one persons gear in it. I have had it last up to 20.

You just sink the gear in the tub, push it down with a broom handle, let it sit for about 5 minutes or so and take it out and hang it.
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Postby essex sucks » Mon Oct 09, 2006 5:00 pm

or off thaya hay
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Postby GowerCharger » Mon Oct 09, 2006 5:57 pm

i just tip the water out and leave them outside my front door, they dry in a day if theres sun or a few days if not, not that bothered if theyre still wet, as long as their rinsed then they wont rot (had my boots for about 10 years).
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Postby dougirwin13 » Mon Oct 09, 2006 10:15 pm

Click the laces togethor and hang them over the bathtub.

Then get griped at by the kids and move them to th laundry.

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Postby Laguna » Mon Oct 09, 2006 10:17 pm

After washing my wetsuit , I just put it on a hanger and leave it hang in my bathroom, usually only takes a day to become dry
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Postby Luke » Tue Oct 10, 2006 8:27 am

Well
Why dry your booties?


Normally i would just rinse my wetsuit and boots off and leave them hanging over the bath, but I've moved into a house share and there's only a small shower cubical. I've already covered the place in sand.

The wetsuit's not so bad, but my room smells of musty damp boots :? Will putting them in the airing cupboard damage them at all?
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Postby PapaW » Tue Oct 10, 2006 1:10 pm

If they arn't reversable then stuf em with a bit of newspaper, that will dry them quicker than normal.
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