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Boot dryers

lerops

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Hey,

Has anybody used portable boot dryers? I sometimes put my boots in front of the fireplace for warming it up and drying, but probably not enough for drying.

I am looking to get a dryer that I can use to dry boots out overnight. Do they really work? Any particular model/brand?

Thanks!
 

BeanoNYC

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I use a unit that circulates air through the boots. I feel they work better that the heat sticks. I make sure to put sneaker balls in my boots as to not stink up the room.
 

RootDKJ

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I have the Seruis boot/glove dryer. It works really well and I'd recommend it. It does kinda "share the wealth" on the smells that shouldn't escape the boot though. I never thought about using sneaker balls.

When away with the wife, as soon as we get back to our room, I'll fire it up her's until right before bed, then switch over to mine for until morning.
 

Mildcat

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I use a Hotronics boot dryer, it blows warm air into the boots. It has a timer that goes up to 12 hrs. It also has attachments for drying gloves.
 

wa-loaf

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I just pull the liners and foot beds out. They dry overnight.
 

marcski

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I have the Seruis boot/glove dryer. It works really well and I'd recommend it. It does kinda "share the wealth" on the smells that shouldn't escape the boot though. I never thought about using sneaker balls.

When away with the wife, as soon as we get back to our room, I'll fire it up her's until right before bed, then switch over to mine for until morning.

I was given a pair of these. I think they're great. I put them in after the day of skiing and let 'em rip overnight. Next morning, I get to put on a nice warm dry boot. I don't have to take the liners out. I find them convenient and they're pretty cheap. I haven't noticed any odor (good or bad) emanating from them when in use as others have mentioned.
 

drjeff

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My family uses a couple of the Dry Guy Therminator passive warm air dryers for our stuff

http://www.ski-depot.com/miva/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=SDO&Product_Code=DRYGUYTHERM

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100% Silent, 100% odorless. So far I've yet to encounter a boot wet enough that took more than 3 hours to dry.
 
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