So as I was trying to sleep last night, what might be a genius thought came to me. Which is to put a wetsuit in a vacuum bag then use a wet vac to extract the water. Im planning on a cross-country tour in which I want to get as much stoke as possible and the least amount of terrible wetsuit smell in my car. Thoughts? anybody try this before?
There is still moisture in the bag, I would be worried about mold starting. Maybe extract water with vacuum, then hang out to dry, might speed up drying time.
Hang it inside out for a few hours. If your driving, rig some type of device to attach the wetsuite to your vehicle and it will air dry as you cruise for a few miles- then pull over and bring it in lol. Also, bring more than one wetsuite incase one gets lost or ripped or its cold and the suite is wet.
I thought it was crazy he was gonna bring a wet vac on a road trip, now y'all have him bringing a dryer
tie your wetsuit around the side mirror. it will dry pretty quick. i see locals doing it all the time, so it must be effective. i don't know what it will do for booty smell, though
rubbermade tote, crazy glue a pack of dehydrated silica gel like Damp Rid ~$3 Wallmart to the bottom of the lid, it will pull out a lot of the moisture from the tote
Im planning on putting a wooden raised bed, so I can put other supplies under it(rav4). Figured a 5gallon wetvac might come in handy for numerous reasons and would fit under the platform. Was hoping someone tried this before I had to spend money to try it. I think it will be to cold for old souls idea.
dry it on your porch or try a hanger...jesus if it smells in your car throw it in a trash bag. this isnt hard yall... if it smells let it soak in cold water in your bathtub for a 4 hours and throw a little soap in there. flip it inside out and run cold water though it...air dry it out side but not in the sun.... works every time then it will go back to smelling after a session...dont pee in it.
Save your pennies, sparky, and bail out on your Rav for one night >> stay in a Motel6 after you surf. Crank up the heat, do th wetsuite towel stomp & it's easy to dry it out in there, for cheap, in just a few hours. You won't have to expend money on wet bags & vacs & other kooky shiiite. Plus, you can catch up on those missed episodes of your beloved Oprah.
What year is your Rav4? I didn't know they were big enough for a sleeping platform. Maybe ask your question here: http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/forums/53-Water-Sports-Kayak-Surfing-etc Someone might have a trick or two.
not meant to "dry" the suit, just pulls the excess moisture out of the air in the tote from the suit to almost neutralize the smell
Its a drying fan mostly used in water damage restoration. They show up at pawn shops fairly regularly around here. http://www.airmovers.com/
