Portable boot dryers
Greg Hilton
wondered if anyone has tried this boot dryers that Snow and Rock
sell?
Description says:
SPM Dryfeet
Code: ESVAA
Plug them in overnight and the Dryfeet will zap just about anything
dry; gloves, boots and accessories. Safe and reliable 220/240 volt
electric plug-in heater. (not suitable for USA)
http://www.snowandrock.com/productsindividual.asp?
StyleCode=ESVAA&ProductGroup=Winter+Accessories&Category=Adult+Boot
s
cheers,
greg
Simon Brown
I have something similar but Made in Italy. Quality is good, effect is
excellent. I always leave them in my boots overnight. Warm and dry boots in
the morning can make a day's skiing much more enjoyable, especially when
it's about -20C at 8AM.
You'll be able to buy this sort of think in the resort. Thoroughly
recommended!
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Simon Brown, Casa Bergenia, 7031 Laax, Switzerland
www.laax.ch HB9DRV
"Greg Hilton" <m...@work.com> wrote in message
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Rob Weeks
> After suffering cold toes due to wet boots over the weekend I
> wondered if anyone has tried this boot dryers that Snow and Rock
> sell?
We've used this type of boot driers for years and wouldn't be without them.
If your boots are wet -whether from melted snow, rain, sweat - then as
you've found you'll get cold feet. I find it especially important that
boots are dry when in *cold* conditions - like the current alpine
temperatures.
Ours are labelled "Funny" (don't laugh!) and although rated at 240v work
fine in America as well I think one pair were bought in the UK and one in
France.
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Rob Weeks
Midland Ski Club, UK - http://www.midski.org.uk/
prg39
brittle fracture. I had one boot (Dyna TNT) break apart above the sole line
leaving the bottom half in the ski and me with a wet foot and a steep run to
complete - it's an odd sensation, _NOT_ like a normal boot release from the
binding. There were no visible warning signs that the boot was about to give
up... The other boot looked OK but I wasn't going to risk it.
'You pays yer money,....'
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Keith.F
it also allows the shell to dry naturally
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Keith
It's amazing what you can achieve when you don't know what you're doing!
Greg Hilton
>that way. it also allows the shell to dry naturally
but I've read that doing that every night accelerates the breakdown
of the inner.
greg
Ace
Really? Well the inners on my Grand Prix RT's were finally replaced
last year, having been removed every night for about 150-200 days
skiing. They'd actually rubbed through on the ankle from the inside.
So my conclusion is that removing them every night probably has much
less effect on their breakdown than leaving them wet would.
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Ace in Alsace
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All opinions expressed are personal and in no way represent those of the Ski Club.
Nick Thomas
Ace wrote
> Greg Hilton wrote:
>
> >> Answer is to always remove the inners at night, they dry quicker
> >>that way. it also allows the shell to dry naturally
> >
> >but I've read that doing that every night accelerates the breakdown
> >of the inner.
>
> Really? Well the inners on my Grand Prix RT's were finally replaced
> last year, having been removed every night for about 150-200 days
> skiing. They'd actually rubbed through on the ankle from the inside.
>
> So my conclusion is that removing them every night probably has much
> less effect on their breakdown than leaving them wet would.
Depends on the inner and the boot. I certainly didn't do the foamed inners
in my Raichles any good by pulling them out (a bit of a battle). They
started to come apart just above the ankles. My Zip-Fit inners in my
current
Technicas are such a pain to remove and replace that I wouldn't even
consider
doing it every night.
OTOH I always take the inners out of my touring boots to dry them in the
sun when I get to a hut.
Nick Thomas
darko
> A word of caution: repetitive hot / cold cycling of boots can lead to
> brittle fracture. I had one boot (Dyna TNT) break apart above the sole line
> leaving the bottom half in the ski and me with a wet foot and a steep run to
> complete - it's an odd sensation, _NOT_ like a normal boot release from the
> binding. There were no visible warning signs that the boot was about to give
> up... The other boot looked OK but I wasn't going to risk it.
>
> 'You pays yer money,....'
I know of at least 5 pairs of Technica TNTs that broke apart. Are you
talking about those? All are from different skiers, probably nothing
to do with the boot's handling.
D.
prg39
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TNT's they were. They were regularly cycled with warm air and / or sun to
dry them generally after each day's skiing. Interesting that you know of at
least 5 pairs as I hadn't heard that these were particularly prone to
brittle fracture under 'normal' use, unlike Nordica's a few years back... I
suspect that the hot / cold cycling led to the fracture, or at least
accelerated it...
P.
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Ace
cybermarks...@gmail.com wrote:
>On Wednesday, December 19, 2001 7:29:20 AM UTC-7, Greg Hilton wrote:
Wow. Talk about necro-posting. 12 and a bit years late.
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Ace
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