Best way of drying skates?

[SolarWind 23]

I searched, but somehow couldn't find anything even though we might have discussed this before...

just wondering what's the best way to quickly (but naturally) dry the skates without using any forced air etc?

NHL folks seems to always hang them upside down, but why would they do it? Wouldn't the mosture then while evaporating (and so raising up) get trapped inside of the skate?

[goaliemanshark 6]

I searched, but somehow couldn't find anything even though we might have discussed this before...

just wondering what's the best way to quickly (but naturally) dry the skates without using any forced air etc?

NHL folks seems to always hang them upside down, but why would they do it? Wouldn't the mosture then while evaporating (and so raising up) get trapped inside of the skate?

Gravity pulls the sweat and water inside the boot and the holder down and out of the boot. Plus it's much easier to hang it by the holder then by anything else...

[Brian Harte 1]

A lot of the pro skates I've seen have holes drilled in the middle of the outsole.

helps with condensation I suppose. Maybe I'm wrong though.

[Demangone 0]

Pull out the insoles and hang your skates upside down. Your insoles hold a lot of moisture within the boot and will rust out your rivets.

[jimmy 194]

dryguy.com. great for gloves too!

[DarkStar50 679]

No matter how late you get home from the game, no matter how many post game refreshments you may have had, no matter how crappy you feel, when you get home always take the skates out of the bag, pull out the insoles, and hang them upside down. You will double the life of your skates right there.

[sickwilly 37]

I pull the insoles out and lean them up against the brick skirting on our pellet stove overnight. I keep 'em far enough away so that they don't get hot.

[MLSman 22]

Insoles out. Use a hand towel to dry out the inside of the toecap and the outside of the boot. Hang upside down.

[RussianDangler15 0]

A lot of the pro skates I've seen have holes drilled in the middle of the outsole.

helps with condensation I suppose. Maybe I'm wrong though.

I have holes drilled on my customs and they work great

[SolarWind 23]

No matter how late you get home from the game, no matter how many post game refreshments you may have had, no matter how crappy you feel, when you get home always take the skates out of the bag, pull out the insoles, and hang them upside down. You will double the life of your skates right there.

Ok - I should have clarified: I do take care of my skates by always taking insoled out & airing the skates after each game

but I was simply leaving the skates standing vs hanging upside down, and this is the piece I'm trying to understand:

why hang? Why upside down?!

it's not like skates are so wet that the water is dripping from them so it's a bit hard to believe that gravity will be pulling the moisture down?!

if that was the case why would pros hang the gloves upside down too?

just curious :))

[Axxion89 32]

Ok - I should have clarified: I do take care of my skates by always taking insoled out & airing the skates after each game

but I was simply leaving the skates standing vs hanging upside down, and this is the piece I'm trying to understand:

why hang? Why upside down?!

it's not like skates are so wet that the water is dripping from them so it's a bit hard to believe that gravity will be pulling the moisture down?!

if that was the case why would pros hang the gloves upside down too?

just curious :))

I have hung mine upside down and up regular and they dried at the same speed (overnight).

[CharlesC 0]

I normally do not hang my skates when I dry them. I do doubt that the skate's orientation would make much of a difference.

[coryroth24 15]

I got myself one of these.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Boot-Shoe-Dryer-Keep-Shoes-Odorless-FREE-SHIPPING_W0QQitemZ390217587986QQcategoryZ0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp4340.m506QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DNGRI%26its%3DI%252BC%26itu%3DUA%26otn%3D20%26pmod%3D290444398680%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D7154487708910059823

I let it run overnight and works great. I normally store my skates right side up once their dry though...

[savethechief2011 0]

I also use a boot dryer similar to this one but a little more powerful it does a good job id recomend picking one up

[eric42434224 1]

Just curious, why are you not using "forced air", and only want "natural" drying methods?

I would think that simply pointing a fan of any type into the skate will be "natural", and likely even better as it will dry the skate quicker....getting rid of moisture faster, and not allowing it as much time to do damage.

Maybe Im wrong, but my s15's are 2 yrs old and still in amazing shape. It appears I may get 1-2 yrs more out of them...and I owe some of that to drying them thoroughly and quickly with a fan.

JMHO

[BlackIce 1]

Just curious, will the boot dryers cause harm to the skates by causing cracking? This might be a dumb question. Does, the boot dryer just blow air or a combination of air and heat?

[dayroc 0]

Just curious, will the boot dryers cause harm to the skates by causing cracking? This might be a dumb question. Does, the boot dryer just blow air or a combination of air and heat?

wow check out this site .

http://www.dryguy.net/drying.php

these boot dryers look good. Anyone have any experience using these?

As well, i have 1500cc's w/ Graf custom footbeds. I have been taking the insoles out but it is such a pain putting them back in. Is there a way to get it dry w/out taking t he insoles out? Maybe a fan pointing into it?

[coryroth24 15]

Just curious, will the boot dryers cause harm to the skates by causing cracking? This might be a dumb question. Does, the boot dryer just blow air or a combination of air and heat?

I would shy away from using any heat source in drying skates or gloves. The boot dryer that I bought (pictured on the previous page) is probably ideal for what we'd want to use it for. The fan isn't overpowering at all. It provides just enough draft to keep room temperature air moving around in your skates, which is what you want.

[dayroc 0]

I would shy away from using any heat source in drying skates or gloves. The boot dryer that I bought (pictured on the previous page) is probably ideal for what we'd want to use it for. The fan isn't overpowering at all. It provides just enough draft to keep room temperature air moving around in your skates, which is what you want.

The million dollar question: Do you take out your insoles?

[coryroth24 15]

The million dollar question: Do you take out your insoles?

Yup. I take them out, spray them down with Fabreeze and let them air dry.

[Goonsquad 209]

No matter how late you get home from the game, no matter how many post game refreshments you may have had, no matter how crappy you feel, when you get home always take the skates out of the bag, pull out the insoles, and hang them upside down. You will double the life of your skates right there.

+1

[Fire0nIce228 1]

Take the insoles out. Much of the moisture is absorbed into the insoles and they sit right on the rivets in the footbed. Those will rust and get all nasty of course when they get mositure on them.

I'm not sure on orientation being that big of a deal, but considering Darkstar has worked with NHL teams for many years I'd just do what he says without too much question.

Just my 2 cents.

[Leb_CRX 0]

excluding the first 3 weeks I owned them...I take out my insoles after every game, usually hang them upside down, otherwise they lie on their side

I've noticed my one95's, the inner part of the rivets are rusting, regardless

should I get it fixed? is it possible before it messes up the boot? or should I not worry? and just keep doing what I'm doing?

[uclahockey707 1]

I've always been told not to worry about the rivet rust, and for the most part, it's never affected my skates at all. My last pair lasted 2.5 years of 4-5 days a week so you should be fine.

[iceholes19 0]

Hanging the skates upside down prevents water from pooling and collecting around the runner bolts on Tuuks thus rusting them out. When I used to

work in a LHS, I came across a lot of Tuuks with rusted bolts and sometimes the bolts would snap while the player was on the ice.