MSW dragons den

[swiggy]

Looking for investment, new prototype. Forget the hangair, this will dry your boots in no time. For just £9.99 you will never have to worry about putting on wet boots ever. Tin cans with bottom cut off, old computer fans, battery and wires not included.

[roberdy]

are the fans on suck or blow?

[WP101]

I like it!
you got a patent app?
Mine take a fekkin age to dry, i have to roll the tops down and sit them upside down on top of a radiator where they give off a mustard gas type odour until dry, and probably shorten the life of the neo. Unlike a wetsuit, there nowhere for the water to drain cos of the rubber soles.

[waxer00]

like your `can` do attitude

[wigsy]

need a tube to let the drier warmer air in/out..

will the bean cans not stretch the boot cuff permanently?

[buttholesurfer]

You've killed the 'tin-man', how the hell can he get back to the yellow brick road with no feet!

[Black]

I'm a fan of this but you need to cut the toes off to allow a throughput of air.

[Matt Rose]

Michael Jacksons feet?

[swiggy]

are the fans on suck or blow?

Blow I think, its my mates creation. He had it set up above a heater to blow warm air in. Need to do some testing of suck vs. blow!

will the bean cans not stretch the boot cuff permanently?

A bit, but its not as bad as it looks in the photo, but a smaller can or a piece of pvc pipe will probably be used in the second generation model. They are an old pair of boots anyway with leaky seams already.

[wigsy]

80mm fans?

they work on normal 9v batteries? just gutted my old PC, have loads of fans around!

[makkattack]

I'm ouuuuuuuuuuuut.

[lewy]

How about this luxury budget solution - and this lot have already been in The Den - would probably do a full suit too with a bit of imaginative adaption...



http://www.chillchaser.co.uk/hydra_footwear_dryer.html

http://www.chillchaser.co.uk/hydra_foot ... ndard.html

[swiggy]

^^ If I wasn't a student and had plenty of disposable income, might consider that, would be good for hiking boots and stuff as well. Ive had to hike through waist deep water quite a few times before on some of our exploration missions out here, hiking boots take a couple days to dry out even with newspaper stuffed in them. Or maybe Id be better off just buying more footwear. But if I had plenty of disposable income I would spend long weekends on a remote pacific island after taking my own private jet there. But that is more than £49.99. Im rambling now.

80mm fans?

they work on normal 9v batteries? just gutted my old PC, have loads of fans around!

Depends on the fans voltage, should say on the sticker. I believe 99% of PC fans are 12V, all the ones I've seen are 12V. So they will work with a 9V battery, but wont spin at anything like full speed. If you have an old laptop battery that is anything close to 12V then it will work well, these are actually running off a 13.2V laptop battery. The fans will handle a range of voltages without any problems, just spin a bit faster or slower. A car battery would be fine too, bit heavy and bulky though. Using non-rechargeable 9V batteries could get expensive, the whole point of this is to be free.

[Black]

After they have dripped on the washing line for a day, I stick all my wet shoes boots gloves etc on the central heating boiler located in an outside shed. Wetsuit & hooded vest hang from lines in there too. Still takes a couple of days to dry in winter though.

[roughriders]

Is it really that much of a hardship putting on wet boots?

[roberdy]

Is it really that much of a hardship putting on wet boots?

When it is minus several degrees outside and there is snow on the ground then you really don't want to start your session with cold feet cause it'll only be half as long as starting it in nice toasty warm dry boots. But living in Porthtowan you wouldn't have experienced those conditions very often Mr Roughriders!!

[roughriders]

A little unnecessarily patronising but sure, i can see your point. I'm sure people who bought the hang-air will no doubt value it's merits.

[swiggy]

Haha, this was a bit of a joke really, its more a case of doing something vaguely constructive on dark winter nights, and thought some people may be interested. Im not sure how much it will actually get used, vancouver island just isnt that cold, its more like cornish temperatures on the coast, you get loads of snow in the mountains but never really on the beach. Half the time I just leave my wetsuit in a bucket in the car if Im going surfing the next day, but thats just lazyness and I always regret it. I do remember the -10 days on the east coast though where putting on wet boots and wet wetsuit really did feel like it was taking years off your life and you never warmed up again, it definitely gives you motivation to get your stuff as dry as possible. I only weigh 10.5 stone though, so I feel the cold.

[Rickyroughneck]

Not sure if this would be possible with the more expensive boots but I have a pair of baseline 5mm c-skins and can easily turn them inside out, they dry in a day! They are building a bit of a funk though despite regularly drying out, must be all that urea *cough*.

[WP101]

putting on wet boots regularly will shorten their life too, straining to put them on will stress the seams..if you have a small towel ( or tear up an old one) you can stuff the boot with it then stand on the boot a few times then take the towel out.. this should help get them starting to dry at least

[tootes]

best way to get gear dry. located in my folk's kitchen. Wish I had one myself.

[wigsy]

And what do they say to the big pool of water on the floor in the morning..?

[mal-nourished]

you just blame the cat... wet boots i dont mind but add the cold bad news.....bbbrrrrrrrr

[ATTMFKH]

Similar to me there Tootes - wash in bath , hang off ceiling to drip dry for 5 hrs , then I hang my suit off the beams in the living room , get log stove fired up on an overnight burn , put trug underneath suit, gloves & leash on a hanger on beam, boots on hearth ....... Robert's your mother brother

bit funky in the morning though, but dry kit - verging on boots being banned from the house again

[WP101]

gloves & leash on a hanger on beam,

is one supposed to dry ones leash..news to me like

[surfinsmiler]

You got an inglenook there ATT?

[ATTMFKH]

gloves & leash on a hanger on beam,

is one supposed to dry ones leash..news to me like

I always wash my leash and make sure there is no grit / salt crystals in the swivels , a couple of long swims in from snapped leashes has made me look after them ...... not 100% sure it makes a lot of difference but haven't snapped one since

[danny1]

gloves & leash on a hanger on beam,

is one supposed to dry ones leash..news to me like

I always wash my leash and make sure there is no grit / salt crystals in the swivels , a couple of long swims in from snapped leashes has made me look after them ...... not 100% sure it makes a lot of difference but haven't snapped one since

no harm in doing it I suppose but im shocked you do- leash fails on the cord and cord collar plenty also

[ATTMFKH]

You got an inglenook there ATT?

Clearview 500 - one of these ....

[Chris F]

Roberdy's your brother's mother

fixed.

And as for swiggy's invention; to quote Theo Pathologist "I won't be investing my children's college fun in it".