fastest way to dry your wetsuit???

I turn my suit inside out aswell as my mitts and hang them on a hanger in the shower.

there usually dry by morning dependin what time I get in from surfing

 

No you will damage the neoprene. I have a 5/4/3 and I got home and in the shower and 2:30 its damp to almost dry now.

Let it drip dry

 

in the dryer on maximum heat

just kidding, drip dry out of the sun or buy one of those fan hangers for faster results.
or, if you have a hair dryer that has a cold setting, that will work pretty good too, just make sure its not blowing any hot air.

 

or you can put a towel bar under a air vent in your bathroom and let the hot air coming in dry your suit plus let it drip dry. and then for booties and gloves i put hand towels in them. but for gloves you gotta do it just right so it doesnt stretch your gloves out so i only put 1 small towel in the gloves and not all of the towel is in the glove.

 

yeah, i just stick mine in the dryer for a couple of minutes and it dries just like that. The labels are wrong about saying "don't use a dryer", it's always worked like a charm for me.

 

using a dryer will encourage dry rot faster. it may not damage the suit short term, but long term it will ruin it.

 

There's nothing better



Works wonders with boots and gloves, and when they're done, just slide your sleeves over the pipes. Low temp, steady airflow. NO SMELL! Charlie from OC recommended it and it's a worker bee.

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Yep, works really, really well. However, 7 mm stuff does take a while. But definitely keeps the funk away.

The HangAir is for real too. Does a 5/4 in about 4-5 hours.

 

small closet. and a dehumidifier.

 

i bought one of the for christmas and it stretched my suit out a lot. i had to return it and send my suit back because it was too stretched out around the neck

 

Driers and sunlight destroy wesuits. Liek clock work. Avoid either of these things at all costs. Yeah, I mean drip dry it in your shower. Hang it froma hanger from your shower head. In 24 hours, usually only the ankles and wrist areas are still damp. I mean, if you are heading out in 30 degree air/40degree water, im sure you want to be fully dry, but I don't think i every put my suit on fully dry. Its always a bit cold and a bit wet. Just never take enough time off to let it fully dry...

But again, sunshine and driers will kill your suit, every time.

 

Sorry to hear that - thanks for the warning.

We've had one since November, and our wetsuits, including my son's youth size suits seem to be OK. So far.

 

I saw this for drying out gloves and booties . Looks really well made and at 16 bucks its worth a shot

Wetsuit Hanger

 

Quick dry

I hang my suit in my guest bathroom on the washcloth bar in the shower, boots on the shower fixtures with the ankles facing down so they will drip and gloves on the edge of the tub. I put a fan on the floor and close the door! Surfed Friday morning at 7, surfed that afternoon at 4 and was almost completely dry!! Overnight, completely dry and no funk. I have a Hyperflex Amp 4/3 and that thing drys so fast and light....doesnt seem to hold any water!!

 

I find that if I rinse out the suit first with fresh water it tends to dry faster. Always turned inside out. Plus gets out the smell. The suit may be moist in the morning but at least its clean and ready. I tend to hang dry if camping and if I'm at a hotel I'll hang it in the bathroom with the fan on.
I tried an old 4/3 Rip Curl once in a public dryer during a travel session and though it worked I noticed later the seams and stiching were going bad rather fast.
I like the idea of putting it in a small closet with a dehumidifier. Great thinking there.

 

i just hang mine up in a door jam and use a fan pointed upwards underneath it. i can water get out of the water at dark and have my duit and everything dried by the morning