Great idea! My mother told me decades ago about newspaper for wet shoes - works a treat! Like you I’m a hoarder of anything that “may come in useful one day” so I have some silica bead bags. I also, for some reason, always have three odd socks left over! Even after I wear holes in the heels of new socks there always seem to be three slightly different socks left after pairing! I’ll give them a try and let you know.
Very useful. I went swimming in a nearby lake at the weekend. Rather cold, but I absolutely loved being in the water again after having to self isolate. So lovely swimming with cootes and swans. The RSPB allow respectful swimmers in this lake and I will now join the RSPB.
Game changer!!! Bought a four pack of 112g rechargeable silica gel beads, one in the toe one in the leg of each boot, bone dry in the morning 😍😍 thanks for the suggestion
Yeah I’ve used newspaper for 34 yrs on shoes,sneaks,boots. A 14 yo guy whose father was a Postmaster knew of this and both told me about it. You can reuse the newspaper too. Works amazing and is like a sponge drawing out all the wetness. Maybe a fan to get the gloves dry?
Newspaper works a treat but I don’t get a free one anymore and less people I know read them. 34 years of dedication to wet-footed activities is a great commitment to the cause 🤪🏊♀️
I squeeze my boots, spin them in the washing machine then finish them off with this for 20mins. (also handy for drying my cycling shoes and hiking boots) Renogy boot drier on Amazon (can't post a link as TH-cam keeps deleting my comment). Keep on producing your videos Rachel, everytime I watch one I want to don my wetsuit and get out there :-).
Hi Ian, great tip. I tried mine in a spinner machine I bought off a local selling site but no water came out. It's super from my swimmers though. Thanks for watching the videos, great to hear from you 🏊😃
Got to be worth a try, especially as if you've ever been lazy at the washing up after a rice dinner, like I am. You'll know that the next morening the rice seems to have gone back to it's pre-cooked state! 🏊😄
Rachel this is brilliant!! I cannot get my canoeing gloves (which I use for swimming) to dry out in the fingers. I want to store them away until I need them in the Autumn. I just made sushi this past weekend and can you guess what comes in the packages of nori???? YEASS... those little silica bead packages. I am going to try putting them inside my gloves and see if the fingers dry out. Thank-you so much for this awesome advice. PS - when you got onto the silica beads section in the video I was like “now why didn’t I think of that?” 🧤😃
Having wrecked the spinner on the washing machine drying my wetsuit, I now dry it by compression. You need 1beach towel folder folded in half lengthwise,and a smaller for acting as the jam inside as you fold the wetsuit, beach on outside,smaller towel inside, them just stand on the near foot square contents. Repeat for turning wetsuit inside out. In wet days, Hang out the outside of back door slightly open to protect from rain. Dry for next day. Boots and socks etc all compressed too, roll small towel into gloves, then compress within towel. Just wash said towels.
@@gmcelroy1967 Thanks for this tip… every little bit of info and experience is helpful and appreciated. I don’t swim in a wetsuit but I will try this technique with my gloves when the lakes freeze over and swimming is over until Spring time. Thanks again, and have a great weekend. 🌎💦Ⓜ️ary🏊♀️
Rachel... you say to reuse these silica bead sockettes, lay them on a radiator.. I'm really restricting my central heating this winter... if I've sewn up the socks, how can I recharge the beads if nor able to put on top of the rad x
Google says: Remove desiccant pod from container and bake, screen side up, for 1 hour at 200 degrees, or until beads return to orange/yellowish tint. Repeat if the beads have not returned to original orange/yellowish tint. Allow to cool for 20 minutes. We tried it in the microwave but the heat of the beads shattered the glass bowl!
@@EverydayAthleteRach oooo errr.... I'll have to put them in when I'm cooking something..would feel really naughty running the oven for just them for an hour, especially with the current prices!🤣🤣
So fab that you sew Rach - I can see how talented you are - do you ever hand sew? I wonder if you ever knit your own post swim scarf/gloves or hat? It's just brilliant that you have a sporty active and also a creative side to you - both come across well in your video content :)
Hi Rach, I've ordered a sack of 50g packets of beads to try: a) they were the most affordable; b) I am wondering if some medium sized packets won't be easier to handle than the sock. I'll try to remember to let you know... Thanks for the tips.
Do you have advice or another video about taking off swim boots and socks after swimming.I need to pull mine off inside out. The boots are then dried inside then turned outside to dry. The gloves peeled off so they are inside out are difficult to cope with as the fingers don't pull through.Any tips?
I most certainly do, struggling with booties and gloves at the end of a lovely swim is a horrible downer! Hope these videos help: How to get wetsuit gloves off easy-poeasy th-cam.com/video/N9YShIWwh_E/w-d-xo.html How to remove wetsuit boots or socks - 4 ways th-cam.com/video/5TadGLRpmFQ/w-d-xo.html
@@EverydayAthleteRach Thanks very much for the reply and information.I enjoy your videos.This is the first year I have done cold water swimming and love it. Thanks Rowena
Thanks Rachel, this is an amazing idea that I will be using for my boots and passing on to everyone I sail and paddleboard with
Great idea! My mother told me decades ago about newspaper for wet shoes - works a treat! Like you I’m a hoarder of anything that “may come in useful one day” so I have some silica bead bags. I also, for some reason, always have three odd socks left over! Even after I wear holes in the heels of new socks there always seem to be three slightly different socks left after pairing! I’ll give them a try and let you know.
Hope they work for you as well as they work for me 🏊😀
I put micro cloths in mine and change for cloths after a few hours. Great for drying in the winter.
That’s a great idea. Thanks for sharing. 🏊♀️😀
Just love your tips and very resourceful recycling and upcycling, brilliant. Great video, thank you Rachel
Thanks so much! 😊 I love it when I can put something to another use. I have to watch out not to become a hoarder too though! Thank you for watching 🏊😄
You're a genius! I don't actually have gloves & boots, yet, . Fantastic idea with the silicon beads & old socks. Thanks Rachel 😊
I bet you’ve got some odd socks hanging about ready to be converted though 😀
Very useful. I went swimming in a nearby lake at the weekend. Rather cold, but I absolutely loved being in the water again after having to self isolate. So lovely swimming with cootes and swans. The RSPB allow respectful swimmers in this lake and I will now join the RSPB.
Sounds great! It's brilliant when we get to observe the birds going about their business and not paying us any heed. 🏊♀️😀
Great idea - i have always felt throwing silica beads away such a waste, but never known what else I would do with them. Now I do!
It might take a while to gather enough, but if you as around I'm sure other people are in the same situation! 🏊😃
Game changer!!! Bought a four pack of 112g rechargeable silica gel beads, one in the toe one in the leg of each boot, bone dry in the morning 😍😍 thanks for the suggestion
I’m thrilled to hear this worked so well for you! Thanks for letting me know 🏊♀️😀
Wow Rachel, thanks for the tip! I'll get some silica beads and use them to dry the running shoes I leave at work.
Hope it helps :)
Yeah I’ve used newspaper for 34 yrs on shoes,sneaks,boots. A 14 yo guy whose father was a Postmaster knew of this and both told me about it. You can reuse the newspaper too. Works amazing and is like a sponge drawing out all the wetness.
Maybe a fan to get the gloves dry?
Newspaper works a treat but I don’t get a free one anymore and less people I know read them. 34 years of dedication to wet-footed activities is a great commitment to the cause 🤪🏊♀️
That Silicon Beads tip is great, thanks!
I'm glad it works for you 🏊😃
I squeeze my boots, spin them in the washing machine then finish them off with this for 20mins. (also handy for drying my cycling shoes and hiking boots)
Renogy boot drier on Amazon (can't post a link as TH-cam keeps deleting my comment).
Keep on producing your videos Rachel, everytime I watch one I want to don my wetsuit and get out there :-).
Hi Ian, great tip. I tried mine in a spinner machine I bought off a local selling site but no water came out. It's super from my swimmers though. Thanks for watching the videos, great to hear from you 🏊😃
Super tip, defo will try the silica beats, was already considering to buy a whole lot of gloves and boots since I can't get that stuff dry
I have two pairs of socks and 2 booties but I like to get my fave pair dry and ready for action. The beads work a treat.
Brilliant!! very insightful
Thanks for watching, glad it was useful 🏊♀️😀
Great tips.
Thanks for watching. Hope you have plenty of gloves in stock 😀
Thanks Rachel, love your tips 👍
We always use the rolled up newspaper too for all our shoes, since I was a kid 😊
That certainly works, but free newsapers are becoming much rarer, and I barely ever buy one so I was after a new method. 🏊😃
Brilliant. Thank you. I wonder if rice could be used in the absence of silicon (?.)
Got to be worth a try, especially as if you've ever been lazy at the washing up after a rice dinner, like I am. You'll know that the next morening the rice seems to have gone back to it's pre-cooked state! 🏊😄
Superb ideas! I best get crafting...
I marvel at my dry accessories every time I retrieve the 🧦🧦! 😜🏊♀️
Great tips....thank you.
Thanks for watching 😜🏊♀️
Brilliant! Thanks!
You’re welcome I hope one of the techniques works for you
Brilliant! Thanks for this.
Easy to make and very successful so far 🏊♀️😀
Great, I'll start hoarding silica beads toute suite 😁
You'll be amazed how many things thos products come with! Happy squirreling!
Rachel this is brilliant!! I cannot get my canoeing gloves (which I use for swimming) to dry out in the fingers. I want to store them away until I need them in the Autumn. I just made sushi this past weekend and can you guess what comes in the packages of nori???? YEASS... those little silica bead packages. I am going to try putting them inside my gloves and see if the fingers dry out. Thank-you so much for this awesome advice. PS - when you got onto the silica beads section in the video I was like “now why didn’t I think of that?” 🧤😃
You could also put thin rolls of cardboard into each finger..
@@EverydayAthleteRach Good thinking... you’re such a pro!! I’m going to try that too. I am shocked at how long the fingers are remaining damp inside.
Having wrecked the spinner on the washing machine drying my wetsuit, I now dry it by compression.
You need 1beach towel folder folded in half lengthwise,and a smaller for acting as the jam inside as you fold the wetsuit, beach on outside,smaller towel inside, them just stand on the near foot square contents. Repeat for turning wetsuit inside out. In wet days, Hang out the outside of back door slightly open to protect from rain. Dry for next day.
Boots and socks etc all compressed too, roll small towel into gloves, then compress within towel.
Just wash said towels.
@@gmcelroy1967 Thanks for this tip… every little bit of info and experience is helpful and appreciated. I don’t swim in a wetsuit but I will try this technique with my gloves when the lakes freeze over and swimming is over until Spring time. Thanks again, and have a great weekend. 🌎💦Ⓜ️ary🏊♀️
Rachel... you say to reuse these silica bead sockettes, lay them on a radiator.. I'm really restricting my central heating this winter... if I've sewn up the socks, how can I recharge the beads if nor able to put on top of the rad x
Google says: Remove desiccant pod from container and bake, screen side up, for 1 hour at 200 degrees, or until beads return to orange/yellowish tint. Repeat if the beads have not returned to original orange/yellowish tint. Allow to cool for 20 minutes.
We tried it in the microwave but the heat of the beads shattered the glass bowl!
@@EverydayAthleteRach oooo errr.... I'll have to put them in when I'm cooking something..would feel really naughty running the oven for just them for an hour, especially with the current prices!🤣🤣
So fab that you sew Rach - I can see how talented you are - do you ever hand sew?
I wonder if you ever knit your own post swim scarf/gloves or hat?
It's just brilliant that you have a sporty active and also a creative side to you - both come across well in your video content :)
I only hand sew to fix things that a machine can't do. My friend crocheted my a bobble hat which I love and I've worn in a few of my videos.
Could rice in a sock work as well? I wonder! Or clean cat litter.
I think the rice would take a long time, but cat litter would be quicker.
Silica kitty litter is super cheap and is 100 silica! Use the 'socks" in my old jeep if it gets caught in the rain.
I’ve never heard of silica kitty litter I’m gonna look that up! Great suggestion, thanks!
Thank You!
You're welcome!
Would this also work with a sock filled with rice ...? Anyone experience with rice? Thanks for this tip !! Very helpfull :)
It would be very slow I think but would work eventually.
Hello Rachel
When would you say to start wearing your wetsuit boots and gloves?
Whenever it feels most comfortable. There are no rules. Just stay comfy!
Hi Rach, I've ordered a sack of 50g packets of beads to try: a) they were the most affordable; b) I am wondering if some medium sized packets won't be easier to handle than the sock. I'll try to remember to let you know... Thanks for the tips.
I look forward to hearing how you get on, if you remember.. 🏊😄
I shall get the beads immediately!
Cool, hope it works well for you 🏊😃
Do you have advice or another video about taking off swim boots and socks after swimming.I need to pull mine off inside out. The boots are then dried inside then turned outside to dry. The gloves peeled off so they are inside out are difficult to cope with as the fingers don't pull through.Any tips?
I most certainly do, struggling with booties and gloves at the end of a lovely swim is a horrible downer! Hope these videos help:
How to get wetsuit gloves off easy-poeasy th-cam.com/video/N9YShIWwh_E/w-d-xo.html
How to remove wetsuit boots or socks - 4 ways th-cam.com/video/5TadGLRpmFQ/w-d-xo.html
@@EverydayAthleteRach Thanks very much for the reply and information.I enjoy your videos.This is the first year I have done cold water swimming and love it. Thanks Rowena
hello. do you turn the gloves or boots inside out in order to dry ? thank you
No. I always keep them the right way round to stop them stretching.
@@EverydayAthleteRach thank you, have a great day !!!
How long do you figure the silica beads/gel will last? Great idea, I have begun hoarding those packets!
I don’t think there’s a limit. You can recharge them in the oven if they stop working.
Could they go in the airing cupboard?
Sure, but they may make everything smell like it’s been infused with eau de neoprene!
What should we use to wash our kit to ensure biosecurity?
I wash mine in plain water which I then put on the garden
I dry them air dry in the bathroom. Then turn them inside out and dry the remaining.
I’ve never tried turning mine inside out for fear of damaging the sealed seams or not being able to put them right way round again!