Electric boot dryers and warmers for wellingtons, stalking boots, waders and gloves — currently Seeland's electric dryer with a UK plug, and the Lenz Space Dryer 3.0.
Why it matters
Leather and membrane boots do not fail because they wear out. They fail because they are put away wet, week after week, until the lining rots and the membrane delaminates. A pair of stalking boots that is dried properly after every outing will comfortably outlast two pairs that are not.
Drying done properly
Pull the insoles and open the boot right out before you start — a closed boot dries from the outside in and the footbed stays damp for days. A dryer works by moving warm, low-temperature air through the boot, which is the point: it lifts the moisture out without cooking the leather.
Do not put boots on a radiator, in an airing cupboard against the hot pipe, or anywhere near a heat gun. High dry heat shrinks and cracks leather, hardens adhesives and can distort a GORE-TEX bootie permanently. If a boot is soaked through, stuff it with newspaper for the first hour to draw the bulk of the water out, then dry it.
Waders and neoprene need particular care — dry them inside out first, and never at high heat.
Check before ordering
The Lenz Space Dryer 3.0 listed here is the 240V EU-plug version, so it needs an adaptor. The Seeland dryers are supplied with a UK plug.
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