Lets see your gear drying rigs

[ippielb]

Thinking ahead for a snowy winter, looking for ideas on gear drying solutions. Have buddies with elaborate drying systems in their houses/garages. But renting one can't do permanent fixtures.

Boot drier, and heated rack is my only idea right now, but for drying your snow suits it wont really work. Hanging them up only gets them so dry.

 

[tmo1620]

Thinking ahead for a snowy winter, looking for ideas on gear drying solutions. Have buddies with elaborate drying systems in their houses/garages. But renting one can't do permanent fixtures.

Boot drier, and heated rack is my only idea right now, but for drying your snow suits it wont really work. Hanging them up only gets them so dry.

I have one of those boot dryer units from Costco, dries boots and gloves perfectly, and I hang the suit over top of it while it’s on for 3 hours and the hot air makes it way up through the suit more than good enough to dry during that time. If not I take the gloves and boots off and the heat really works it way up through it well. My klim suit doesn’t get very wet, even on deep days. Gloves though get soaked lots and helmet. Boots just get wet from sweat. My garage has in floor heat so it’s a nice dry heat and radiates up, makes drying super easy


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[giddyup]

i have always used this trick for boots and gloves. i just plug a battery blanket in and lay it on the floor, set my boots on it and my gloves. in the morning they are dry and toasty warm. i always use this when we travelled and stayed in hotels, everyone is trying to dry there boots and gloves, this way i just plug it in and everything is dry and warm when i put them on the next day, takes up no space

 

[Tchetek]

Thinking ahead for a snowy winter, looking for ideas on gear drying solutions. Have buddies with elaborate drying systems in their houses/garages. But renting one can't do permanent fixtures.

Boot drier, and heated rack is my only idea right now, but for drying your snow suits it wont really work. Hanging them up only gets them so dry.

I bring a boot dryer and one of these Rocket Dryers. They work

 

[rknight111]

I bring a boot dryer and one of these Rocket Dryers. They work

There quite pricy, they must also take up a lot of room, seems like an innovative product. Found it on amazon.

https://www.amazon.ca/Rocket-Sport-Dryer-UV/dp/B06XGTXJF5/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2ZJ1UD763UH3N&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.piTBjbycfU2fY7GE04ULK7-4faWpgl36QDi1JfhoN_m5-SlghkFaSGN762lIkkPCZxD1tBLqW63F666hCAEcLls4kyrrCld5VacDPvYy0DPDcVYK1CY1R-8kYdDGFYWExv-aRniIoBXeM2IfxacHtb5v3471A8OXiu5TuiTDSG9VlCJLatZlstaPNWMLe_h2acyCxJftyxGaIbf3vGNiE3S6REivtVP_GrFouj9dsvTONJ9QKd-HmA0kXxSQjuXhkP8_yZsuyOIRuEspzCWRSR_5Fcf0AKM2AKEcGSQmrXA.RKaq3WX-mP1ftX_9LDd-GOm3fhkdMx6TBqM8W_HB_J0&dib_tag=se&keywords=rocket+dryer&qid=1732505779&sprefix=rocket+dr,aps,182&sr=8-1

 

[rknight111]

I have one of these too and it works great, hadnt had a need for it for a bit as I wasnt our much but I plan to again. A hanger with a fan.

https://www.amazon.ca/Underwater-Ki...da9ec719c76b32649833a33a073d8676&gad_source=1

 

[Tchetek]

There quite pricy, they must also take up a lot of room, seems like an innovative product. Found it on amazon.

https://www.amazon.ca/Rocket-Sport-Dryer-UV/dp/B06XGTXJF5/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2ZJ1UD763UH3N&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.piTBjbycfU2fY7GE04ULK7-4faWpgl36QDi1JfhoN_m5-SlghkFaSGN762lIkkPCZxD1tBLqW63F666hCAEcLls4kyrrCld5VacDPvYy0DPDcVYK1CY1R-8kYdDGFYWExv-aRniIoBXeM2IfxacHtb5v3471A8OXiu5TuiTDSG9VlCJLatZlstaPNWMLe_h2acyCxJftyxGaIbf3vGNiE3S6REivtVP_GrFouj9dsvTONJ9QKd-HmA0kXxSQjuXhkP8_yZsuyOIRuEspzCWRSR_5Fcf0AKM2AKEcGSQmrXA.RKaq3WX-mP1ftX_9LDd-GOm3fhkdMx6TBqM8W_HB_J0&dib_tag=se&keywords=rocket+dryer&qid=1732505779&sprefix=rocket+dr,aps,182&sr=8-1

There is also a model available without the UV light that is more affordable.

My wife and mother in law bough them for our kids and their hockey gear.

Kids are too lazy to use them or just like their own stink. So I take them sledding/or snowboarding.

Just can’t plug in too many heaters In old shitty hotels or you trip breakers. But one of these and a boot dryer is fine on a circuit.

 

[LUCKY 7]

I have one of those boot dryer units from Costco, dries boots and gloves perfectly, and I hang the suit over top of it while it’s on for 3 hours and the hot air makes it way up through the suit more than good enough to dry during that time. If not I take the gloves and boots off and the heat really works it way up through it well. My klim suit doesn’t get very wet, even on deep days. Gloves though get soaked lots and helmet. Boots just get wet from sweat. My garage has in floor heat so it’s a nice dry heat and radiates up, makes drying super easy


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Just looked at the Costco dryer but it certainly doesn't get many good reviews

 

[tmo1620]

Just looked at the Costco dryer but it certainly doesn't get many good reviews

? Reviews are like assholes. I’ve had mine for about 14 years, still works just fine. What do you expect, turn it on, it bows hot air……. Not sure what people expect. It was $50 lol


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[Modman]

I have a similar set up to this in my trailer, its just hard mounted on the wall and made of ABS, but can use PVC just as easy. I can get pictures when I'm home later. I blow hot air through it from my heater, but you can connect a noma boot dryer or something to the bottom legs and have it so the air blows up through all your gear. My gear dries in a couple hours in my trailer. Anywhere you want air, just make some cuts in the tubing with a table saw, or drill some 1/2" holes, or in the caps, etc. Very portable, you can just press fit together, no need for glue, and just mark the pieces and you can take apart and move around with you as needed. If your gear is heavy, put a screw in at the joint so it doesn't twist in the coupling.

 

[greenthumb]

Of all the dryers I've used, the bendy tube kind shown above are the best. Fan and two heat levels with a timer or always on. They're on sale right now at crappy tire or Ive seen them under other names. Comes with a clip to screw to the wall if you want. I have 3 of them in a small dedicated drying room and turned one into a glove rack with some pvc. Heats the room enough to dry everything else. You could try sticking the tubes up the legs of suit perhaps if you find it is necessary.
Small enough to take on the road. Best trick for the hotel is to hang your suit on the shower curtain rod. Put the boots and dryer in the bathroom, crank the heater and close the door. Contains the noise and smell and makes it into a temporary hot room. Turn the exhaust fan on in the morning.

 

[drew562]

We always carry hooks, drywall ancors and hangers, screwdriver. Screws and a hammer. We move in a hotel with a nice baseboard heater and zero hooks on the walls. We fix that. Never had had a complaint yet lol and when we return, we always try to book that room again then we don’t have to install any more hooks. Of course we professionally install it all straight and nice like. Being a painter.drywaller should an owner ever protest I could fix it really quick.



That said I really liked the idea of the battery blanket. I could see that getting really hot and able to dry your stuff without a fan. It also would pack flat in my bag, take up less room than a chest protector.