Does anybody know of a product for drying out your wet shoes? Got em soaked monday and they're still like a bucket of water, I know newspaper trick is supposed to work but as im out 3/4 times a week I cant afford to be buying that many newspapers!!
or do people just stick em back on your wet cold and wet?!
allegedly disposable nappies are rather good
or fill them with rice
Hairdryer? Just don't put it on high otherwise it can melt the glue or deform some of the plastic inside.
get a 2nd or third set... or a proper set of waterproof un's?
Not tried them myself yet butr I've very tempted to give [url= http://www.mountainwarehouse.com/016499-absorba-balls-p6471.aspx?cl=BLACK ]Absorba Balls[/url] a go.
[i] I cant afford to be buying that many newspapers!! [/i]
Isn't the Sun 20p?
disposable nappies + 1 work really well.. chuffing expensive though having babies just to get the nappies. Wife goes mental when I use them up.
Currently, keeping my shoes in a bucket of water makes more sense than trying to dry them out.
Free newspapers?
Was about to post a similar thread, will give the absorball things a go.
Next to the boiler for mine
If they're dry when I need them, all's good, if they're wet, it's uncomfortable for a few minutes
I used to use newspapers but have bought some absorba ball things from Cotswold, which I've been using recently in this long hot dry summer we've been experiencing. They're not quite as effective as newspaper, but less hassle and no scrunched up soggy newspaper to throw out.
5:10s by any chance? Everything else I've had dries terry quickly.
Two sheets of newspaper per shoe, leave overnight in the airing cupboard. This method works if you buy only one paper a week and like a hot shower in the morning.
Get non-waterproof open design shoes, such as Perl Izumi X Alp. The open design means they dry very quickly. When it is really wet, trying to keep shoes dry is a joke, even the most waterproof will get sodden. Better to have fast drying ones and wear waterproof socks.
They're the marzocchi 5:10s, I did wonder if the newer designed ones had less padding therefore less absorbent.
No airing cupboard, just a boiler on the wall in kitchen so nowhere warm to keep them at all, it's too warn to wear a raincoat never mind put the heating on! I was also under impression with the newspaper trick you had to remove one sodden lot and replace with more to make it effective and tbh I haven't got the time or inclination to check the shoes every five mins and rotate newspapers lol. I'll check out the products and see what I think.... Bloody weather!!
Two sheets of newspaper per shoe
What size shoes do you have, 1?. I get about 10 sheets of the Guardian in each shoe (size 9 trainers).
Ben
10 sheets! I'm a 6 and I normally just wedge the two sheets in, I'll go for more quantity!
This looks OK - cheapish too
These are the things I've got:
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Ask your friends, family neighbors for their old newspapers or go to the recycling centre to get a stockpile.
I have something like the Seaskin Suit Driers here:
http://www.seaskin.co.uk/acatalog/shop.html
Nuke them in the microwave for a couple of minutes and then place them in your shoes. Dries them out in a couple of hours.
(will post up the proper brand tonight if I remember!)
I get about 10 sheets of the Guardian
The problem with the Guardian is that it's so wet itself it's little use for drying anything. It's also too wet to use lighting fires.
(will post up the proper brand tonight if I remember!)
Were you thinking of those Dampire things? - not seen them in a long time
I keep mine outisde under the cover of the log store and they soon dry out.
Mine are Spesh GB Sports so quite airey anyhow, and therefore dry out quite quickly. Take the insoles out too to aid drying.
To be hones though doesnt bother me putting them on wet, as lets face it your not going out on dry trails this summmer...
Were you thinking of those Dampire things? - not seen them in a long time
Yep - that's them.
Look to be out of production though, but the Seaskin Suit Driers (above) look to be identical.
Newspaper - re-use once its dried out. However if its wet outside is there any point? Or wear sealskinz
The disadvantages of them new fangled combi boilers!
Airing cupboard FTW 🙂
The problem with the Guardian is that it's so wet itself it's little use for drying anything. It's also too wet to use lighting fires.
I should have seen that coming!
Ski boot driers work well, e.g.
I've used these kinda things at work before, finish the shift sodden and the next morning all is bone dry...
http://www.geautomatic.co.uk/dryingcabinets/floorstanding/index.html
This time of year mine go in the greenhouse. Seem to be dry for the next ride 🙂
I'm told tampons work a treat. All I can now think of is that young ones sketch - "it's a mouse"
Showing my age now
Would a couple of muslin bags filled with cat litter extract the moisture , ready for puns on taking the piss ! Last winter LBS had Shimano winter boots on a really good offer, didn't need 'em but thought best buy an' all that. Never been worn but seriously thinking of digging them out from recesses of under stair cupboard, worst drought we've ever known round here.
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I'm told tampons work a treat. All I can now think of is that young ones sketch - "it's a mouse"
Showing my age now
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Bloody 'ell, how many in a size 12, mind I'm not up to speed in what sizes those things come in , fnar fnar....
WHAT ABOUT THE HAIR DRYER?
@jamesco -I'd say 2 tampons per size 12. Unless l've been with some rough women in my time
in the airing cubbord above the boiler. toasty.
i use something rather like this,
[url= http://www.dryguy.net/DG1.html ]http://www.dryguy.net/DG1.html[/url]
can't remember the brand, cost around £40 from europe, very gentle heat, dries out even waterlogged MW80's in about 3 hours. We have no cental heating and wife doesn't like the smell of 3 pairs of wet boots by the fire for 2 days at a time. ( me and kids)
I can leave it in the garage on a timer overnight, probs solved. If i was buying again i'd look or one that did 2 pairs at once if possible, mine only does one pair.
tried virtually everything else, inc Absorballs etc( Rubbish for me), wouldn't waste my tiem with anything else as i ride regualr through the winter regardles of conditions and knowing you've got clean dry kit the next day is a boon. the stitching also lasts longer if it's not sat rotting.
What newspaper for getting rid of the smell of wee?
Put them in the oven?....I'm lucky that i have 2 that measure 3metres x 3 metres by 7metres at work. Could fit everyones shoes on here in them.
those aborsba balls are a lot cheaper at gooutdoors if you have a wee card thing
[url= http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/trekmates-absorber-ball-p109091 ]gooutdoors[/url]
Put them on top of the boiler or a radiator...
I cant afford to be buying that many newspapers!!
/cheapskate mode
Don't know if this is still the case, but paper shops used to get papers on sale or return, but all they did was return the masthead to claim credit - you could always ask if you can have some old mastheadless papers