Drying wading boots...

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

On Mon, 21 Jun 2004 19:37:04 +0200, "riverman" wrote:

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?

It's humid in Atlanta. I nailed the ends of a couple of 2' 1x1's into a board
and put the boots on them. They dry out in a couple of days.
--
Charlie...

riverman wrote:
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. ...

I have a pair of Chotas that stayed wet from late May to late
September with no apparent ill effects. Remember to leave them
somewhere where the air circulates a bit so they don't get
moldy, ie don't stuff 'em wet into a plastic bag except to
travel and then get 'em out of there as soon as you arrive.

I'd be careful with the hair dryer. Why do you want dry wading
shoes anyway ?

--
Ken Fortenberry

"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message
. ..
riverman wrote:
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. ...

I have a pair of Chotas that stayed wet from late May to late
September with no apparent ill effects. Remember to leave them
somewhere where the air circulates a bit so they don't get
moldy, ie don't stuff 'em wet into a plastic bag except to
travel and then get 'em out of there as soon as you arrive.

I'd be careful with the hair dryer. 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. I hung them out the window for a couple of days,
but this is England, so it kept raining on and off and they wouldn't dry.
Then I put them in the bathroom with the ceiling fan on, but that didn't
work either. I don't have any 'outdoor' storage for them, so I gotta get
them dry somehow.

--riverman

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

There can be cost-saving advantages to having stinky wading boots. Mine
live in the back of the SUV between April and November; they leave a very
distinct aroma, which deters certain daughters from borrowing the truck (and
returning it with an empty gas tank).

"Charlie Wilson" wrote in message
...

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

There can be cost-saving advantages to having stinky wading boots.
Mine
live in the back of the SUV between April and November; they leave a very
distinct aroma, which deters certain daughters from borrowing the truck
(and
returning it with an empty gas tank).


Yeah, but you are assuming that I don't WANT certain daughters (not yours,
btw) from borrowing my dorm room, empty tank or not :-)

--riverman
(I'll deny I ever posted this if SWMBO ever starts reading roff.)

"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

well, if they are dumb questions, then count me among the stupid, (oh,
wait, forty already did g), because being a first time owner of wading
boots, i have had the same kinds of questions, so, i too, will appreciate
any answers. my smelly gravel guards are soaking in soapy water as we
speak. and my boots are already getting to be a little smelly. after i
wear them, i put them outside on my balcony to dry, but i bring them in at
night to guard against theft.

snakefiddler

"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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"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?)
------------------------


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.)