Boot Dryers

[H8PVMT]

anyone have one that works? sick of putting wet boots on in the morning but don't want to drop a bunch of dough on a POS

have to be able to hold 13's

thanks

 

[Westernhunter]

Peat!

 

[GSequoia]

I've actually heard that newspaper works wonders on wet boots from expo-style MC folks, give it a try.

 

[tbburg]

The trick with newspaper:

Get a sheet of newsprint and roll it up long-ways. You end up with about a 2 foot long tube of paper, loosely rolled. Stuff one end of the paper clear down into the toe of the boot, and leave the end hanging out of the top of the shoe. Don't worry about crushing the roll, just jam it in there.

The paper will absorb moisture and it'll wick up the paper and evaporate off over night. Works faster if there's moving air(set the shoes by a vent or on the floor under a ceiling fan, anywhere with moving air)
Sounds hokey, but it works pretty good.

If you can pull it off, buy a second set of boots and trade off each day, this allows each pair to dry out completely and gives the shoe material a chance to "rest". In some cases it can double the life of a pair of boots(as in 2 pair of boots traded off last as long a 4 sets of boots bought individually and worn every day)

 

[H8PVMT]

I already tried the smokestack method and I rotate 3 pairs and on the fourth day they are still wet at the sole, wife won't let me keep ear a radiator because of the smell

 

[in4aride]

Waterproof boots? I do water loss mitigation and am constantly in 6-8" of water. Outsides are wet daily since I hose off every evening, but insides are dry..... :dunno: id you do work with deeper requirements?

 

[souske]

lay them down in front of the fridge, the mullion heater keeps warm air coming out all night

 

[H8PVMT]

I have bought the expensive waterproof boots the past two times and religiously re waterproof them but they fall apart, 4 times a week I used to wade in pesticides that eat away at them but since switched jobs so hopefully new ones will last longer than two months, just having a hard time ponying up the dough for them to fail again

The boots in the kitchen would get me shot by the mrs

 

[87manche]

homemade.

build box that fits over your register. Install boot shaped PVC pipe with many holes in box.

put boots on pipe, put box over register.

cheap and effective boot dryer.

 

[in4aride]

fwiw I rock 45$ WalMart boots. They have been going for 6months now.

 

[WB9YZU]

X2 on the PEET Dryer.

 

[Mesh]

I use dryguy boot dryers in my ski boots http://dryguy.net/drying.html. They seem to work not the highest quality. It's basically a resistor you plug into the wall that heats the boot and the turbodry model has a fan.

I've thought about making my own and copying this design http://www.chinookbootdryer.com. It's a box with a fan in it and some tubes sticking out. I like the box over a register idea.

 

[souske]

Time for a garage fridge

 

[tbburg]

I already tried the smokestack method and I rotate 3 pairs and on the fourth day they are still wet at the sole, wife won't let me keep ear a radiator because of the smell

Wow, 'don't dry out in 4 days? Must be WET where you're at, and humid as hell to boot.

'Understandable you're looking for a forced air solution. No personal experience with dryers, never had that bad of a problem with wet shoes.

 

[karstic]

Time for some Muck Boots.

 

[Rev Den]

The PEET style dryers are the best. You don't want to hot or forced air, they can dry out the leather. The PEET style dryers use warm air and natural convection to dry the boots. A word about waterproofing, do NOT use anything with silicone in it, it will dry out the leather. Use boot oil only.

Rev

 

[H8PVMT]

Gotta wait for the foot of snow to melt but I usually rock the muck boot "sneakers" in the summer

 

[Flowpro]

My vote goes out to the Peet boot drier also. It will dry my work boots out overnight as well as the kids shoes that are dripping wet from playing in the puddles on the way home from school.

 

[H8PVMT]

My boss caved and got me red wings so I should be good but I'm going to pick a peer up for my kids boots