So guys
I've been toying with a solution to a personal problem the last couple of days - regarding drying my wetsuits. I work for a small design bureau and do a little of 3d sketching. I thought about the rack you can use for hang-drying your clothes and then fold it together.! I??ve been drawing some sketches of a rack that stands against the wall in the shower, around 1.8 meter or 5???9??????, but you can fold to ??? of the size. that way the whole suit can hang down and you can store the rack easy. have a friend that works with aluminium and he think it??s possible to build. Now I start to think that i might should bring my boss in on it, but would like to hear if any of you guys think it could be a good idea or just an undesirable add on, to all the other equipment on the market? Do you think there???s a need for it or should I just build it for myself?
So Mr First Post.
Tell us what board you use?
Where do you sail?
What sail size?
Or let me guess - another research or ad campaign because you learned in Uni last year that web is such a good research tool? Duh.
(PS just as a tip: fold-up clothers airers do the same thing and also pack up flat. They cost $5 at Red Dot or Crazy Clark's.
Today I sailed and had to put on a cold damp wettie from 3 days ago but I didn't give a SH!T because it was windy. If you feel the need to make a rack to hang stuff on out of dowels, go for it.)
Eat a Snickers Mark, cos you're a cranky old man when you're hungry 
But you do have a knack for saying what others are thinking!
I've ruined two wetsuits by hanging them on a conventional coat hanger, then I bought a new one and read the instructions. 
I have always used coat hangers and never had a problem, also why would you put a rack in your shower ????
The answer is to have 5 wetsuits..minimum 2, maximum 7..really there are no maximums..
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I hear they are pretty comfy..even when wet..
Mark, your a one man blog troll filter. You've missed your true calling.
I hang my wetsuit over the back of the chair on the front verandah. I use the chair as a chair when not using as a wetsuit clothes horse. No need to fold away.
Pepe said: "I've ruined two wetsuits by hanging them on a conventional coat hanger, then I bought a new one and read the instructions???.
When your wetsuit is wet and you hang it on normal hangers, the weight of the water in the wetsuit point-loads the shoulders, deteriorating the neoprene. I bought an extra-wide hanger:http://www.divegearaustralia.com.au/scuba_accessories.html. (the third on from the left) and haven???t had any problems with the shoulders. Having said that, I find it just as easy to hang the wettie on an old mast which is mounted horizontally in my garage. The diameter of the mast prevents point-load damage.
Hope this helps.
Probably should have mentioned that both wetties were short sleeve steamers 3/3, and were fairly weighty even dry. So the damage that occurred seemed pretty obvious when blessed with 20/20 hindsight.
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So guys
I've been toying with a solution to a personal problem the last couple of days - regarding drying my wetsuits. I work for a small design bureau and do a little of 3d sketching. I thought about the rack you can use for hang-drying your clothes and then fold it together.! I??ve been drawing some sketches of a rack that stands against the wall in the shower, around 1.8 meter or 5???9??????, but you can fold to ??? of the size. that way the whole suit can hang down and you can store the rack easy. have a friend that works with aluminium and he think it??s possible to build. Now I start to think that i might should bring my boss in on it, but would like to hear if any of you guys think it could be a good idea or just an undesirable add on, to all the other equipment on the market? Do you think there???s a need for it or should I just build it for myself?
Build one and see how it goes. I often rinse out my wettie while Im in the shower. When it comes time to dry it I roll it up between two dry towles for about 5mins and then unroll and the suit is nearly dry.
Ive got some wooden coat hangers that I double over my wettie on from there. So its supported by the waist and not the shoulders.
I recon I can dry a wettie in about 2-4 hours depending on the temp for the day etc.
If the rack was a fold up deal it might be worth cosidering.
A thick, seam sealed wetsuit takes about a week to try in winter in Melbourne. I would buy a wettie dryer if it worked and was reliable and not too expensive and did not damage the suit. I particularly want one that will dry my booties.
A simple rack won't do much. I've built those and they help but they don't actually dry the suit. It needs to circulate dry air inside and outside the suit.
Trying his luck all over the place
kiteforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2381924&start=0
forums.boardseekermag.com/read.php?3,12639,12641
Well,
This is turning into a WOFTAM (Waste Of F***ing Time And Money).
Searching under shoe driers, dive boot driers etc, there seem to be lots, but not for Australian voltage and amperage. www.shopbot.com.au/boot-dryer/price/australia/431572
In the Victorian winter, I get home, wash the inside of the boots in fresh water, let them drain for an hour, then place them on a heater duct overnight. Dry in the morning.
For the wetsuit, it gets washed then drained on the old mast, then it goes into the bathroom on a clothes airer for overnight drying.
K.I.S.S.
If the problem is that your worried about putting on cold wet booties and wetties, then you're sailing to much (more then me) you suck! get a real job ya bum and your gear will always be dry when you need it
atleast he is trying , if no one thought about things we wouldnt have anything . My self i usually leave mine in the back of the ute , it has a hard cover so i can leave all sorts of wet mess in there and the car sill looks clean also ready to go
never forget it .
Everyone pisses in there wetsuits!
When its cold, I piss on mine before I put it on, that makes its nice and warm, if its been hung out on a new rack or not.
Mark is awesome. He kinda feels like our Seabreeze Dad. Looking out for us and scaring all the dodgy people away
I just hang mine over the fence. Quality of suits these days doesn't justify much more.
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Mark is awesome. He kinda feels like our Seabreeze Dad. Looking out for us and scaring all the dodgy people away
Time you were in bed young lady.
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Mark is awesome. He kinda feels like our Seabreeze Dad. Looking out for us and scaring all the dodgy people away
Time you were in bed young lady.
Is lotofwind his wife?
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Strictly that wouldn't be legal doggie, 'life partner' perhaps?
Just not in Australia
Like many others, dry it over an old mast in the garage. Positioned over the car radiator.
I moved to QLD and I cannot remember where I stored my wetsuit... I just use a top and a boardshort...
