boot dryers

[Kano]

So, with a imminent first ski weekend trip coming up in January, we might actually need to get some of these this year -- should we have had them for around the house too?

Costco.com shows a PEET and Go! PEET package that I stumbled on while looking for other info there. Is this a good choice, or are there other options I should be looking for?????

If it's a situation of we really don't need dryers aside from when we're going to ski two days in a row, then the little travel guys seem like a good solution to me, making this package a bit of overkill -- but should we be out shopping for this kind of toys? And it's ESSENTIAL to have a pair for each of us, right? DH can't think we can get by with one pair of dryers to handle two pair of boots in a night, yes?????

What other toys do we want/need for our trip? We'll be on a bus with a group.

Kano

 

[SnowDancer]

Kano - I'm not familiar with PEET, but we've used some form of boot dryers/warmers for years and yes, each of you should have a pair. (Don't think you want to get up in the middle of the night and switch them over to the other pair of boots... )

Right now we have a model we bought at one of our local ski shops - "Bootwarmer" by therm-ic. They're not too big (no longer than my hand - wrist to middle fingertip), come in their own little drawstring bag and slide right down into the bottom of the boot. Unlike of some of the round rod versions (which we've also used), these are flattened ovals with little feet on the bottom. The feet elevate the warmers off the insole for better heat/air circulation. When we come in from skiing, we put these into the ski boots ASAP, plug them in - and the boots are always dry & toasty by morning. We use ours year 'round to dry out wet shoes & snow boots too.

 

[altagirl]

I don't know what those are either.

I used to always have those little sticks that you'd drop down in to the boots and then plug in - they'd just heat up and it would help dry out your boots.

They worked pretty well, but my bootfitter insisted that I quit using them because the heat can distort the shape of your footbed or liner. And after all the money I spent on bootfitting I'm not in the mood to see if he's right or wrong. So I got, I think it's a DryGuy boot dryer - which blows air up into the boots (also works great for gloves) and it has a switch so you can set the time and turn the heat on or off. I usually turn it on with the heat on for about 5 min before I leave the house so they warm up, but aren't baking while drying out.

 

[Kano]

Hmmm, here's a link with more info about the little go peet thingies -- https://cozywinters.com/shop/peet-go.html

it makes 'em sound pretty good, but I can't tell if there's a splitter on that power cord.

This cozywinters.com place has both the thermic and dry guy stuff too -- and all three items sound mighty good. The Thermic ones seem to get hotter than the Dry Guy's and I can't tell about heat in the go Peets. The Go Peet does have the advantage of both car and wall power, which would make them a little nicer for pre-ski warm up in our situation (heating for a few minutes at home then traveling in the back of the Durango for an hour -- they'd be frozen again....)

Thank you ladies!


Kano

 

[liquidfeet]

So I got a DryGuy boot dryer - which blows air up into the boots (also works great for gloves) and it has a switch so you can set the time and turn the heat on or off. I usually turn it on with the heat on for about 5 min before I leave the house so they warm up, but aren't baking while drying out.

I have these too. They are GREAT -- but I have to keep them on the low setting or they get the inside of the boots real hot real fast. I use them every single time I ski. My boots have never acquired any bad smells, and are always ready to use nice and dry the next day.

 

[Jilly]

I have two dryers, for some reason. One is the Seirus Innovation - Quick dry. It folds into a space about the same size as a pair of running shoes. It can do both boots and gloves at the same time. Heat or just air. I also have the stick like dryer that doesn't have a fan. Not sure on the make and I can't find them right now. But with no fan, it takes longer to dry. The best thing I've always found is to take the liner out of the boot and let it air dry. That said, Hubby has a fancy metal teepee that goes on top on the wood stove to dry a boot liner on. Just have to make sure they don't "cook" first, just dry.

 

[sibhusky]

I use the sticks and yeah, I have custom footbeds. Haven't seen a difference with them. But then, my custom footbeds are UNDER a set of insoles added after about 60 days to take up some slop that had developed side to side.

 

[SnowHot]

I have the standard Peet boot dryer, and now that you have mentioned this one, I'm definitely going to look into getting one for my travels.

If it does what it says it does, both with a car hook up and wall outlet, it will be a handy thing to have.

 

[w.ski]

Bootfitter (GMOL) told me not to use heated boot dryers so we just use the kind that blow air (no heat). If I think moisture has gotten between the shell and the liners, I'll pull the liners out.