How to dry the inside of a drysuit?

[milldog]

i have them as well and they work a treat

Graham

[Rookie]

I use cat litter in old socks . Fill the sock, tie up the end, and stuff into the toe ends. Works a treat.

The trick is, though, to make sure you remove all the lumps of pooh first


Phil

[ShinyD]

Originally Posted by al kennedy

I hang mine up in the garage with the zip open. Used to use newspaper in the boots to dry them better, but now i use Dryzone absorbant thingys which work well.

HTH, Al

I did think of using newspaper, but dryzone sounds better, as I don't buy papers!

Originally Posted by chrisch

Tempted as I am to say don't piss in it in the first place I will resist making that comment.

Chris

I was waiting for that allegation, and I utterly refute it I was so hot and dehydrated at the end of it I doubt I could have if I'd tried...

Originally Posted by nigelH

I dump mine in a heap and go dive it at the next opertunity.
A little damp doesn't matter.

When you're leaving it for more than a fortnight (you're in jail or in hospital or something else that really stops you diving) hang it up by the boots with the zip wide open so it doesn't grow fuzzy bits.

Being new to all this I've been led to believe that only BSAC divers grow fuzzy bits, usually around the facial area?

Originally Posted by teddybeardiver

I have some of this stuff and it dries bootgs and legs out a treat.

Dampire Dryzone in Accessories,General from Simply Scuba

Excellent link! The instructor did mention this yesterday, but didn't mention the name - I'll get some

As it happens the boots are fairly dry anyway and the chest, arms and legs have dried in the morning breeze, so comfy for tomorrow now No chlorine smell on the inside either, so I'm confident there were no leaks involved..


Thanks to all that replied

I'd pass out some of these forum rep thingies if I knew how!

[Prometheus]

Chlorine aaaagh , make sure you rinse it all out, nasty stuff.

[eddy]

Originally Posted by al kennedy

I hang mine up in the garage with the zip open. Used to use newspaper in the boots to dry them better, but now i use Dryzone absorbant thingys which work well.

HTH, Al

My vote is with Dampire - Dryzone i find them very useful especially if your camping and diving and dont have space to hang your suit to dry.

Worth the twenty quid.

Eddy

[wilbo]

Originally Posted by nigelH

I dump mine in a heap and go dive it at the next opertunity.
A little damp doesn't matter.

When you're leaving it for more than a fortnight (you're in jail or in hospital or something else that really stops you diving) hang it up by the boots with the zip wide open so it doesn't grow fuzzy bits.

what Nigel said.

Stink is just a part of life. You get used to it.

[dry suit diver]

I turn it inside out as far as possible then fill a pair of old socks with kitty litter and put them inside the boots.Usually

for the last few weeks it has lived in the back of the car so the aircon has been drying it out for me

[Scubee]

I use Dampire, which costs somewhere in the region of £18 a pair of sausage shaped things.

Silicone kitty litter is the same stuff and a bag of that (about 7.6 litres) costs about £7.

Hmmm.... now where did i put the sewing machine

[Ahoy]

Dampire again. Splendid product.
S.

[David]

Originally Posted by Sparky

I now use a hair dryer on a very low heat setting to get the dampness out of them.

I would worry about any heat, but I get distracted and I know I would forget it was on. :-)

but I use a 4 inch computer fan gaffer taped to two bits plastic pipe one fits in each boot. it makes no noise I just leave it on over night the air draft seems dry suit just fine.

David