Hate to but I guess it is time to get a boot dryer. Y'all have any thoughts or recommendations?
Larry P
My recommendation is to get your feet wet. You have been running around on the lecture circuit, so long your feet have gooten dry!
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Hey, Larry, the kids say hi!
N
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> Hey, Larry, the kids say hi!
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Howdy and a high 5 to all the kids Nate. Maybe Amber will invite me back to speak sometime and we can catch up on how big the kids have gotten. As we both know too well, they seem to grow up in the blink of an eye.
Larry P
My brother-in-law (a fellow surveyor) has this one:
Does the trick overnight every time! May not even take that long, but we always changed our boots when we got back to the truck and set our boots out to dry at the hotel.
I have one similar to that one, except I have the removable extensions that allow me to dry my chest waders and hip boots. Does the trick over night. Even better starting a cold morning out with dry warm boots.
If you dry real leather, at too high a temperature, it is not real good for the leather. Somehow, it deteriorates the leather. I'd be more in favor of a little heat, (not much) and lots of air.
So, I put a politician in each boot, and they are nicely dried! (Wink)
N
I bought the 4 outlet boot/glove dryer by PEET from the local Bass Pro Shops and have been happy with it for the past 3 years.
Back in the days when my boots actually got wet (in MI swamps, rain, snow), I always made sure I had 2 or 3 pairs of boots. When one got soaked, I could just wear the other one the next day while I set the wet ones either on a heat duct, or outside, or in a sunny window.
Eventually I just went to those $17 yellow fire man type over your boots kind of boots that go well past the top. You get about a year out of them, but they're cheap and can be found at any farm equipment store. You're comfortable feet stay dryer than a popcorn fart, as do your boots. Not only that, but those muddy construction sites become a non-issue because your boots stay nice and clean, and Mr Yellow boot can dry in the back of the truck.
I think those boot dryers, whilst fully effective, will shorten the life of any leather boot.
I have a Cabela's PEET dryer and love it. Nothing like putting on nice warm and dry boots on a cold winter morning.
> I have a Cabela's PEET dryer and love it. Nothing like putting on nice warm and dry boots on a cold winter morning.
Ok, warm & fuzzy boots that get cold in 30 seconds are great. Can't agree more, but I fixed that by moving. Me I'd rather start my morning out with a nice warm & fuzzy hug session from momma before I put those boots on....;-)
> > Me I'd rather start my morning out with a nice warm & fuzzy hug session from momma before I put those boots on....;-)
That can delay a project. Voice of experience here!!
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N
Propane Boot dryers
Wouldn't mind acquiring one of these for hunting season.
No need to have a place to plug in.
PEET
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Propane Boot dryers
> Wouldn't mind acquiring one of these for hunting season.
Looks cool, but don't forget to take the laces out around open flames. Besides, whatever happened to a camp fire?
However, for only $232 more with your $103 boot dryer order you can get a Walther CP 88 CO2 cartridge hand gun (0.177 cal). Looks even cooler. Just in case some varmint wants your boots.... 😉
I may pursue that venue, mostly for my neighbors pesky cats that keep pooping in my yard. But first I'll have to perfect my under the chair Clint Eastwood/Lee Marvin type concealed shot. Just in case anybody sees me...lol
Cabela's has their Ultimate Peet dryer on sale for $64+ shipping right now. Originally listed for $145. Looks like a good deal. If I were in the market for one, I'd certainly do a little research and comparison.
Our house has a standard natural gas forced-air central heating system with floor vents. Whenever I end up with wet boots I put a wire rack about 3" tall over one of the vents and set my boots on the rack. They're nice and dry the next morning, and the gentle heat doesn't harm the leather.
We only run the heater the winter, but then out here it only rains in the winter, so it works out fine.
I have used seal skinz waterproof socks for many years now and don't care if my boots are wet or not.
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This could be interesting to me. Never seen Seal Skinz b4.
When I was working in swamps, I'd buy the newspaper every day, and some days I may have even read it. I would stuff my boots each evening with newspaper - lots of it as it's hard to pack it in too tight - set them near a heat source that didn't blow air directly on them, and by morning they'd be pretty dry. This method worked well unless you had been knee deep all day or were in it for long days, day after day so that the boots spent more time in water than they did stuffed with paper sitting near a heat register.
I eventually bought electric boot dryers from Cabelas that you drop into the boots. I got those rather than the ones where you put the boots upside down on the tubes because they're more easily stored when not in use and because I thought that forced air into the boot would tend to damage the leather. They work well - at least as good as the newspaper.
If you're less concerned with the life of the boot and more concerned with consistent daily comfort, the forced air type is probably the better choice.
