gear dryer

[wetwillie]

After having done a dive the other day I took my gear into the bathroom filled the tube with water and a splash of beta dine soap and washed it all and rinsed. and hung it up to dry on the extra curtain pole...Then it hit me.... at the fire department we have a big gear dryer for the turnout gear.. minimal heat but has a huge dehumidifier in it. Well I have a portable dehumidifier for the apartment that I had purchased at Lowe's a few months ago... put that in the bathroom and voilà couple of hours later all the gear was bone dry inside and out .......

[fredob]

For dry suits:-stick a hose up the leg, with a cheap hairdryer on the other end (set to cold on hairdryer of course).

[acelockco]

I always store /dry my gear in a large closet with a dehumidifier in it. It is really amazing how quickly everything drys.

Anyway, I also have a small fan in the closet to circulate the air.

[lottie]

i'm lucky, i just hang my wetsuit up on the balcony (out of the sun mind) and in a couple of hours its' completely dry

Ace - nice avatar pic

[acelockco]

Of course you don't have the same issues as we have with gear drying. Plus you most likely don't have as much gear. Dry suits and their undergarments do seem to take a while to dry and are WAY too costly to leave on the balcony.

I am glad you like my new photo. You can sort of make out my face as I took off the regulator for the photo. You all told me to update my photo. It is still old, but newer than what I had. We are going to Florida right after Thanksgiving, so I will get some new photos then.

[amtrosie]

You all told me to update my photo. It is still old, but newer than what I had. We are going to Florida right after Thanksgiving, so I will get some new photos then.

Update with one of those "Florida's Beauties" P..L..E..A..S..E!!!! NOT of those "snow birds" either!

Give something GOOD to look at!


If you don't wear a wetsuit, you will make all us locals really look like candy, chicken butts, when we show up to the dive in thick wetsuits or dry suits!

[acelockco]

Update with one of those "Florida's Beauties" P..L..E..A..S..E!!!! NOT of those "snow birds" either!

Give something GOOD to look at!


If you don't wear a wetsuit, you will make all us locals really look like candy, chicken butts, when we show up to the dive in thick wetsuits or dry suits!

I am sure it is going to be a funny sight to see me in a bathing suit as pale as a ghost complaining about the heat! Anyway I will be sure to get a few good photos to share.

[cajunfla]

Simple PVC gear dryer. About $30 worth of pvc and glue from Home Depot. EVERYTHING is expensive here on Guam due to shipping costs. And about 1 hour of time.

[Chantelle]

Yep.. the PVC is a great option. We have one at the moment, with promises for another, for my suit... lol.. uh huhh...

Here's our dry rack for the other stuff...

[hbh2oguard]

your pic of the pvc hanger is 100% different than the one I built but I'm sure it works just as well. Do you have a proble with balancing your gear on it or is that for multiple sets of equipment?