How do you dry your wetsuit in winter

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Steve...
Steve...
NSW
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NSW, 208 posts
20 May 2017 2:15pm
other than having a couple of steamers i am finding it hard to dry my wetsuit after a morning surf in time to back up the next day. As i go to work straight after it can only hang over my bull bar in the cold dark car park.
So does anyone have any bright ideas on how to get em dry?
NTAA
NTAA
NSW
56 posts
NSW, 56 posts
20 May 2017 3:01pm
Drying will always be difficult in a cold dark car park. If that's the only place you have to dry it, you should get a second suit. Eliminating excess water from the arm and leg ends by squeezing will help a little.

The subject was also discussed at .........

www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Stand-Up-Paddle/SUP/wetsuit-dryingcare?groupID=6001
SP
SP
10982 posts
SP SP
10982 posts
20 May 2017 2:02pm
Turn inside out. Washout in fresh water and roll it in a towel tightly. Leave it for half hour rolled up a and then hang it somewhere windy in the shade.

You can also buy a coat-hanger with a fan in it.

The rolling it in a towel takes heaps of water out of it.
You should also squeeze the water out of the leg and arms ends occasionally.
chrispy
chrispy
WA
9675 posts
WA, 9675 posts
20 May 2017 2:51pm
SP said..
Turn inside out. Washout in fresh water and roll it in a towel tightly. Leave it for half hour rolled up a and then hang it somewhere windy in the shade.

You can also buy a coat-hanger with a fan in it.

The rolling it in a towel takes heaps of water out of it.
You should also squeeze the water out of the leg and arms ends occasionally.


Do the towel thing and chuck them both in the washing machine on the spin cycle for s couple of minutes then hang it
Cobra
Cobra
9106 posts
9106 posts
20 May 2017 4:24pm
just harden up and put it on.
climber
climber
NSW
1125 posts
NSW, 1125 posts
20 May 2017 6:33pm
If you have a dry wetsuit your not surfing enough ??????
Steve...
Steve...
NSW
208 posts
NSW, 208 posts
20 May 2017 8:09pm
Cobra said..
just harden up and put it on.


Not too worried about putting on a wet wetsuit, even on a 5 deg C morning. But if they dont dry they smell real bad.
Nozza
Nozza
VIC
2888 posts
VIC, 2888 posts
20 May 2017 8:38pm
Steve... said..

Cobra said..
just harden up and put it on.



Not too worried about putting on a wet wetsuit, even on a 5 deg C morning. But if they dont dry they smell real bad.


For bootie drying I bought a peet portable boot drier

www.peetdryer.com/

12 volt unit dries soaking booties in probably 6 hours, needs an unswitched 12 volt feed.
I have the booties in a tub with these inside them, wetsuit hanging over the top in the back of the van.
Radiant heat gets the wetsuit, if not dry by the next morning, at least warmed and OK to put on.
The interior of the van, if the booties and wetsuit are in the passenger area, tends to smell, as my 21 year old daughter put it, "really quite bad, Dad"
thePup
thePup
13831 posts
13831 posts
20 May 2017 6:42pm
Steve... said..

Cobra said..
just harden up and put it on.



Not too worried about putting on a wet wetsuit, even on a 5 deg C morning. But if they dont dry they smell real bad.

Have spare(s) ready to go - lets face it , its gonna be damp whatever you try if its an overnighter but Ive tried the old dryer trick and unless you got blind stitched rubber , it aint healthy for the suit that has sealed seams
as for the smell - when ya wash em in the bucket of water shove a tiny bit of disinfectant in
McGuane
McGuane
484 posts
484 posts
20 May 2017 6:53pm
Cobra said..
just harden up and put it on.


Oh, you sweet talking devil.
AndyrooMac
AndyrooMac
TAS
1925 posts
TAS, 1925 posts
20 May 2017 8:54pm
Try being in Tassie

The towel thing inside out then i lay mine under the heaters accross the back seat... but i'm also in the process of making a home made wetsuit dryer, and looks promising
Cobra
Cobra
9106 posts
9106 posts
20 May 2017 9:00pm
McGuane said..

Cobra said..
just harden up and put it on.



Oh, you sweet talking devil.


Cobra
Cobra
9106 posts
9106 posts
20 May 2017 9:09pm
Hardest thing about wet wetsuits is taking them off.
I remember standing in a warmish steamer beside the ute at Phillip Island Vic
with a -5 windchill and you know your dick is the size of a tic tac,but that wetsuit has to come off.

come on are we men or boys?

HTFU.
obct
obct
NSW
3487 posts
NSW, 3487 posts
21 May 2017 4:56am
Nope, but I do keep a few shopping bags in the car so I can get them on a little easier when they are wet.
laceys lane
laceys lane
QLD
19804 posts
QLD, 19804 posts
21 May 2017 6:58am
Cobra said..
Hardest thing about wet wetsuits is taking them off.
I remember standing in a warmish steamer beside the ute at Phillip Island Vic
with a -5 windchill and you know your dick is the size of a tic tac,but that wetsuit has to come off.




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Gorgo
Gorgo
VIC
5126 posts
VIC, 5126 posts
21 May 2017 8:09am
Most brands do suits with the pink fluffy lining that dries really fast. The lining really does feel touch dry in about 20 minutes. I have a couple of RipCurl Flashbomb suits and they dry quite well. Certainly good enough to put on without too much stress.

For after the session, I have a 5 litre water container filled with hot water and wrapped in a towel. It stays warm for 8-12 hours. It's quite pleasant in horrible conditions to wash down with hot water then dry off with a warm towel.
McGuane
McGuane
484 posts
484 posts
21 May 2017 7:25am
The simple solution? Quit your job.
Steve...
Steve...
NSW
208 posts
NSW, 208 posts
21 May 2017 9:26am
Gorgo said..
Most brands do suits with the pink fluffy lining that dries really fast. The lining really does feel touch dry in about 20 minutes. I have a couple of RipCurl Flashbomb suits and they dry quite well. Certainly good enough to put on without too much stress.

For after the session, I have a 5 litre water container filled with hot water and wrapped in a towel. It stays warm for 8-12 hours. It's quite pleasant in horrible conditions to wash down with hot water then dry off with a warm towel.


Now thats soft, (my wife would say) but i love it. A little extra prep time but it would pay off.
Surf69
Surf69
WA
883 posts
WA, 883 posts
21 May 2017 8:10am
Just have 2 steamers. They last longer and you always have a dry one available :)
Cobra
Cobra
9106 posts
9106 posts
21 May 2017 8:16am
McGuane said..
The simple solution? Quit your job.


That's the spirit
Steve78
Steve78
TAS
189 posts
TAS, 189 posts
21 May 2017 10:41am
As some of the boys have said, I keep wringing the cuffs until it stops dripping, then I bring it inside and put it on a clothes horse under the heater.
AndyrooMac
AndyrooMac
TAS
1925 posts
TAS, 1925 posts
21 May 2017 2:12pm
Gen1

$7 Fan, drill holes, pull ties. Dries in about 12+ hrs





AndyrooMac
AndyrooMac
TAS
1925 posts
TAS, 1925 posts
21 May 2017 2:17pm
Gen2

$40 DC Carlighter Fan, drill holes and pull ties. About 20 times more power than gen1, shooting for a 20min dry time, I'll let you know...





McGuane
McGuane
484 posts
484 posts
21 May 2017 12:20pm
Cobra said..

McGuane said..
The simple solution? Quit your job.

That's the spirit




The Queensland spirit. Love the winter-down-south wetsuit threads.
beachandbush
beachandbush
NSW
420 posts
NSW, 420 posts
21 May 2017 6:49pm
If your looking for a lined wetsuit 3/2 VISSLA is half the price of a flashbomb. $350 store price available in back and front zips. Got a new by for this winter.
beachandbush
beachandbush
NSW
420 posts
NSW, 420 posts
21 May 2017 6:49pm
If your looking for a lined wetsuit 3/2 VISSLA is half the price of a flashbomb. $350 store price available in back and front zips. Got a new by for this winter.
laceys lane
laceys lane
QLD
19804 posts
QLD, 19804 posts
21 May 2017 7:03pm
winters are long and hard here.


years ago it got down to a numbing 18 degrees for a couple of weeks. one of my feet used to lose feeling. now it hovers on a miserable 20 even dipping below that. but hey that's climate change for you


I rotate 2 wetsuits on hangers. agree the newer wetsuit noticeably dry heaps quicker theses days
Steve...
Steve...
NSW
208 posts
NSW, 208 posts
21 May 2017 7:47pm
I wonder if those $15 12v car windscreen heater/coolers off e-bay would be too hot to cable tie to a coat hanger? They are only 150w. That would dry it out quick as long as it did not drain your battery.
I have ordered a shoe/boot dryer but its 240v. I can jam it up the legs once it stops dripping.
Cobra
Cobra
9106 posts
9106 posts
21 May 2017 7:50pm
laceys lane said..
winters are long and hard here.


years ago it got down to a numbing 18 degrees for a couple of weeks. one of my feet used to lose feeling. now it hovers on a miserable 20 even dipping below that. but hey that's climate change for you


I rotate 2 wetsuits on hangers. agree the newer wetsuit noticeably dry heaps quicker theses days


Razzonater
Razzonater
2224 posts
2224 posts
21 May 2017 7:52pm
Man we have some inventors in here, good work gents..
when I lived in margies it was wood fire all the way..
we had a wood cast iron stove and if put it over a chair near that 1-2 hours and turn inside out for 20 minutes.....
i cant afford a second wettie,,,, used to never worry if it wasn't dry but I'd microwave my rashie (yes really) 30 seconds in the microwave would warm not dry it,,,,, rashie would disintegrate every season but hey comfort was worth it
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