ARCrider Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 vertical storage option Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARCrider Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 another vertical option Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARCrider Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 installed fan to circulate air from ceiling level out through some leftover central vac pipes. my woodstove is in the same room and burns 24/7 through the winter ensuring warm dry boots 7days a week. also installed an internal light bulb below the fan unit for auxilliary heat if woodstove not fired up. Works extremely well for gloves, bike shoes, work boots etc. If items are dried on daily basis they don't get funky. I just wish I could take it with me on vacations, don't realize how spoiled I am until pulling on boots while away from home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy D Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 ARC: That's a HOT(and I mean nice, not hot to the touch) rack! When I get home (or back to the hotel, etc) I'll slap some air pucks into my boots. They dry in a couple hours. Check them out for those times you are away from home. Oooh, I just did a search and couldn't find the "air puck" I'm looking for. It looks like it has been re-branded as this: http://www.dryguy.net/PRD_DG5.htm It works great, and travels well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skategoat Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 Even better - hook up an air compressor and regulate a nice even air flow. I'd love to see your drawings. We need this at home with 2 kids who are constantly wet in the winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mellow Yellow Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 <sarcasm> I just hold my liners outside of the car window (so long as it isn't snowing) they're always dry by the time I get home </sarcasm> :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike T Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 I second Bob's "air only" suggestion. If you are "handy-challenged", you can buy an air-only shoe/boot dryer: http://www.peetshoedryer.com/peet_shoe_dryer_products.php I think $50 is a bit much, but I bought mine locally for $25 several years ago. I've taken it on vacation with me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bschurman Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 Bob's a big dork! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derf Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 Originally posted by bschurman Bob's a big dork! :D So am I! I modeled my bindings in my CAD course (with CATIA V4), I can post the screenshot if you want. Derf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARCrider Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 I guess the wall rack to boot dryer theme was my fault. I had nothing to do with the name thing. I don't think Bob is a dork but perhaps I should reintroduce the boot dryer theme as a new thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bschurman Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 Sorry I didn't mean to turn this into a name calling thing. Bob and I are friends and dork is a term of endearment. I'm just jealous of Bob's big brain! ->Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spcarves2 Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 post more pics of racks and the boards that live in them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skategoat Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 Might be more even more effective if you perforated the pipe (the part that goes into the boot). Consider that "Engineering Change Request 0001" Henry (headed to Home Depot) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skywalker Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 Well, it's not really a wall rack, but it's at the wall and - well - it's a rack ;). I built it up with a chainsaw and I like it. I guess, my girlfried doesn't *LOL* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Randy S. Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 Originally posted by skywalker Well, it's not really a wall rack, but it's at the wall and - well - it's a rack ;). I built it up with a chainsaw and I like it. I guess, my girlfried doesn't *LOL*] Screw the gf (you know what I mean) :D That's f'ing art man. Cool idea. I'm impressed. Now go get the chainsaw and cut a new slot so you can buy another board and really piss off the gf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gecko Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 Dorks are mearly the guys who built a better mousetrap:D :D :Dthat little attachment needs a patent so it can be licensed to the Japaneses who will make thousands of them (likely collapseible) to sell for less than $10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gecko Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 double post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skywalker Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 Hi Randy, this rack is only for the boards I want to have beside my bed. These are the boards, I usually use more than once a saison. The others have to stay in the cellar. And don't you forget, I'm European, so most people think, I'm crazy, having tree boards in my bedroom. I usually don't tell them, that there are some others... The rack is about 2 meters (79 inches), The bar parameters are 30 X 20 cm (12 X 8 inches) BTW: I think, it's totally normal, that girlfriends don't like our SB-Racks in bedrooms. I'm totally happy with her, so she'll have to bear it ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skywalker Posted November 11, 2004 Report Share Posted November 11, 2004 I got one more ;) A friend of mine wanted to store his board over the door of his room. So I welded this one for him: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted November 11, 2004 Report Share Posted November 11, 2004 Originally posted by skywalker I got one more ;) A friend of mine wanted to store his board over the door of his room. So I welded this one for him: Cool, German engineering :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest boogieman Posted November 11, 2004 Report Share Posted November 11, 2004 i just put a hair dryer in my boots i can set the heating from 0 to 2 and the fan also from 0 to 2 so i put it in my boots and leave it on foor 1 hour or something then i switch boots only thing is that the hair dryers dont last verry long, laster year after 2 weeks it started making a strange noise i told my sister that that was becouse the grinding was done but it broke a fuw months later (not my foult :D ) can happen to any hair dryer but i wouldnt suggest this method Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARCrider Posted November 12, 2004 Report Share Posted November 12, 2004 note of caution to anyone using hair dryers for boot dryers. I kept using an old hair dryer after it started making noise. Luckily woke up to the smell of burnt plastic and motor windings. Had to extinguish a small fire. Fire in the fan unit started because of an electrical overcurrent from a locked motor rotor condition it had nothing to do with the heating element.(element had been removed from circuit) This incident is refreshed for me right now after a mother and seven chidren died this week in a house fire here in Ontario. If your dryer fan is making any strange noises immediately discontinue using it. also: disconnect heating element and circulate air only(boots will last longer) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlpentalRider Posted November 13, 2004 Report Share Posted November 13, 2004 i personally wouldn't use a hair dryer. They are not designed to be run for long periods of time and are an extreme fire hazard (yes even without the heat element connected). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSlide Posted November 13, 2004 Report Share Posted November 13, 2004 is making me chubby :D . Crimeny, some of you guys are pretty good with the ideas. I'm gonna have to build a rack too for my ever expanding quiver. Good ideas here. I'm gonna have to move the boat out of the garage, out into the snow, to make room for my precious brood of boards. I can't seem to get rid of them as fast as I accumulate them. Hmmmm... maybe I shouldn't bitch about her shopping as much as I do... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Smitty Posted November 16, 2004 Report Share Posted November 16, 2004 instead of a hair dryer or compressor (not enough constant airflow & would use too much electricity $$$) get a squirrel cage fan from an auction or garage sale (I have 3) the outlet on them will be rectangular or round & usually furnace duct pcs will fit right up to them. make a couple of Y's & such with tees & elbow pcs & plug it in. LOTS of cfm's cuz it runs off an electric motor like your furnace does. Cheap to run & uses room temp air-should dry yer stuff in less than 3 hrs. Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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