A drying system that is easy and cheap to build, can be used for fishing, hunting, hockey, work cloths or gear, it can be fabricated to mount on dollies as well making them portable for trailers, hotel rooms, outside etc.
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Well that is freaking awesome, I may have to steal that idea.
Beats what I do, I just hang crap up in the bathroom with a box fan going all night
This is what makes America so great.
This is what makes America so great.
And Canada eh!
How loud is that squirrel cage?
Not bad as long as you don’t have an old one with a bad bearing.
Beats what I do, I just hang crap up in the bathroom with a box fan going all night
Heck, I’ve just been using the dryer…
But seriously, that’s pretty cool!
Wow that is awesome! I am constantly trying to dry 3 sets of little boots on my boot dryer. What type of fan/blower is that? I’m not super mechanically inclined, but I think I may have just found my new garage project for the winter!
Would something like this work if the manifold could be attached?
120 CFM is pretty weak. Take a look at inline duct fans from greenhouse or saltwater aquarium online retailers. You can get 4-6x as much power for less than $100. Some can be super noisy.
This one looks like a winner. It’s adjustable too.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Hydro-Crunch-677-CFM-8-in-Centrifugal-Inline-Duct-Fan-with-Variable-Speed-Controller-for-Indoor-Garden-Ventilation-GDF200/302928417?MERCH=REC-_-PIPHorizontal2_rr-_-303724560-_-302928417-_-N
I am constantly trying to dry 3 sets of little boots on my boot dryer.
I feel you. Fleet Farm had a great sale on them earlier this winter, and I have have three boot dryers sitting next to the front door. 
I like the DIY version, though. When my dryers die, I will look into this.
Might provide some ideas:
Not sure if the link worked correctly but it is for the Ram Air Gear Dryer.
They use simple PVC valves to control air flow and might be a helpful idea for someone that is DIY.
Wow that is awesome! I am constantly trying to dry 3 sets of little boots on my boot dryer. What type of fan/blower is that? I’m not super mechanically inclined, but I think I may have just found my new garage project for the winter!
Trust me I’m not mechanically inclined either the items we purchased were from a hardware store, the sky is the limit on power and air volume the piping would not change you could build dampers etc but plastic caps work too. glad you guys like the concept just wanting to share with other outdoorsmen!!
Thats awesome! what about hooking up some sort of funnel you could put over a heat register in your house to introduce a small amount of heat, or plumb in another pvc that could draw heat from inside?
I finally made one of these last year with an in-line duct fan. Works pretty good. Has anyone figured out a way to add heat to them? Feel like it would dry gear fast with supplemental heat.
I finally made one of these last year with an in-line duct fan. Works pretty good. Has anyone figured out a way to add heat to them? Feel like it would dry gear fast with supplemental heat.
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Mine’s not as sophisticated, but works great. I had most of the material lying around the house so I really just need to get a bathroom fan and make the caps.
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