Drying wading boots...

riverman wrote:
"Ken Fortenberry" wrote:
... Why do you want dry wading
shoes anyway ?

Fair question...wasn't it Mark Twain who said "Never trust a flyfisherman
with dry wading boots"? g

It because I'm in a very tiny dorm room for my grad program, and these boots
are making the room stinky. ...

Ah, I see. What you need is attitude adjustment. Those boots
aren't stinking up the place, they're providing an authentic
aroma of the great outdoors that is uniquely yours. ;-)

--
Ken Fortenberry

"riverman" wrote in message
...
It seems that the hum-ditty here in England is a bit higher than many other
places, because its going on day 4 and my wading boots still haven't dried.
I'm currently drying them with a hair dryer, because they were starting to
get a bit stanky. That got me to thinking about a few questions:

1) Do most folks who live in humid climes have to dry their wading boots, or
do you just let them sit around damp until they eventually dry off
themselves?

2) IF they sit around damp, is there any component (stitching, leathers,
liners, etc) that will rot away and destroy them , or are all the components
made of non-decomposing materials?

3) IF you dry them with a hair dryer, as I am doing, can the heat from the
nozzle just sitting inside the boot while I type on roff do any damage, like
melt the insole, or deform some part of them, or something?

4) It seems that the hardest part to dry of all is the felt soles, as they
are thick and the centers do not get the benefit of the hair dryer. Can the
felt soles rot or anything if they sit damp for awhile?

5) Has anyone tried any other methods to dry their shoes, like a low (low,
low, low) heat in an oven or setting them on the defroster of their car or
something?

6) If I spray my shoes with some sort of odor destroyer (since they have
developed a mildewey smell), will that put off the fish when I wade next
time?

How does the building get its heat/hot water? If there's any kind of flame
involved, make friends with the building attendant and put them in the same room
for a day (not too close - just in the same room.) These rooms generally have
zero humidity and things dry fairly quickly.

And you really should wash your feet once in a while - I can smell 'em from
here.
--
TL,
Tim
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"riverman" wrote in message
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"Tim J." wrote in message
...

"snakefiddler" wrote...
well, if they are dumb questions, then count me among the stupid, (oh,
wait, forty already did g),

This is a prime example of trolling. . . not that's there's anything
wrong
with
that.
--
TL,
Tim
(yeah, plagiarism - so what?)
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Aww, comon Tim. Let me get a few more answers before you derail the
thread!!

:-(

--riverman
(BTW, I don't think that was trolling as much as it was baiting.)



nah, it twaren't neether- i just wanted to head 'im off.......
snake

"snakefiddler" wrote...
"riverman" wrote...
"Tim J." wrote...
"snakefiddler" wrote...
well, if they are dumb questions, then count me among the stupid, (oh,
wait, forty already did g),

This is a prime example of trolling. . . not that's there's anything
wrong with that.

Aww, comon Tim. Let me get a few more answers before you derail the
thread!!

(BTW, I don't think that was trolling as much as it was baiting.)

nah, it twaren't neether- i just wanted to head 'im off.......

I understand the intent, but it's growing a bit stale. . . ;-)
--
TL,
Tim
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http://css.sbcma.com/timj

"riverman" wrote in message
...
It seems that the hum-ditty here in England is a bit higher than many
other
places, because its going on day 4 and my wading boots still haven't
dried.
I'm currently drying them with a hair dryer, because they were starting to
get a bit stanky. That got me to thinking about a few questions:

1) Do most folks who live in humid climes have to dry their wading boots,
or
do you just let them sit around damp until they eventually dry off
themselves?

2) IF they sit around damp, is there any component (stitching, leathers,
liners, etc) that will rot away and destroy them , or are all the
components
made of non-decomposing materials?

3) IF you dry them with a hair dryer, as I am doing, can the heat from the
nozzle just sitting inside the boot while I type on roff do any damage,
like
melt the insole, or deform some part of them, or something?

4) It seems that the hardest part to dry of all is the felt soles, as they
are thick and the centers do not get the benefit of the hair dryer. Can
the
felt soles rot or anything if they sit damp for awhile?

5) Has anyone tried any other methods to dry their shoes, like a low (low,
low, low) heat in an oven or setting them on the defroster of their car or
something?

6) If I spray my shoes with some sort of odor destroyer (since they have
developed a mildewey smell), will that put off the fish when I wade next
time?

OK, thats enough dumb questions for now. :-)

--riverman


Dependin' on the time of year, I either set them by the air vents in the
house (van down by the river) and A/C them or heat them. Sometimes I just
leave'em in the car to kill the smell of trailer trash. Other times they
sit on the porch.

However, you can buy boot dryers from Cabela's.
Mark

"Tim J." wrote in message
...

"snakefiddler" wrote...

ya know- i typed what i felt was an appropriate response to your ability
find opportunity to get on my ass in most anything i post, but given
that
things have been pretty ugly around here lately, i decided not to send
it.

DAMN! You were SO close, too.
--
TL,
Tim

RWBNS
:-(
--riverman

riverman wrote:
"Tim J." wrote:
This is a prime example of trolling. . .

Aww, comon Tim. Let me get a few more answers before you derail the thread!!

:-(

--riverman
(BTW, I don't think that was trolling as much as it was baiting.)

Baiting, trolling, whatever. If I was in the mood to have a bit of
fun with Miss Daisy Mae Dildo today I'd have done it in the thread
where chicks don't mind tag alongs so long as they get to go on a
horsey back ride with rw. Now THAT had comedy written all over it.

;-)

--
Ken Fortenberry

"riverman" wrote...
"Tim J." wrote...

How does the building get its heat/hot water? If there's any kind of flame
involved, make friends with the building attendant and put them in the
same room
for a day (not too close - just in the same room.) These rooms generally
have
zero humidity and things dry fairly quickly.

Excellent suggestion. I could put them on top of the dryer when I do my
laundry tomorrow!

Considering the drier's job is to remove the water from clothes and throw it
into the air, you'll probably find it to be a very humid environment.
--
TL,
Tim
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http://css.sbcma.com/timj

Mark H. Bowen wrote:
"riverman" wrote in message
...

Dependin' on the time of year, I either set them by the air vents in
the house (van down by the river) and A/C them or heat them.
Sometimes I just leave'em in the car to kill the smell of trailer
trash. Other times they sit on the porch.

However, you can buy boot dryers from Cabela's.
Mark

Try stuffing them with newspaper and leave them in an airy place, in front
of an open window for instance. Check the paper regularly and replace with
dry stuff as it gets damp.


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"riverman" wrote in message
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4) It seems that the hardest part to dry of all is the felt soles, as they
are thick and the centers do not get the benefit of the hair dryer. Can
the
felt soles rot or anything if they sit damp for awhile?


I don't know much about it- but I understand that the infamous New Zealand
mud snail can survive just fine in damp felt. If those little nasties are
about I believe you should use a 1/2c of bleach in a gallon of cold water
and soak your boots in it for a few minutes if your anticipate using your
boots again before they thoroughly dry out.

jh