Least bad way to quickly dry soaking wet fabric gloves?

[LuliTheYounger]

Pugski, please save us from ourselves - our entire cabin decided to go skiing in the rain at Squaw today. We're hoping to go again tomorrow, but everyone's gloves are still soaking wet after sitting out around the house for about 5 hours. The google says you shouldn't put them in the dryer, but is it lying? Is there some other method we're missing? The gloves are GoreTex and the other pair is some indeterminate REI material.

 

[dbostedo]

Hmm... I've never put mine in the dryer, but I have put them (a few different brands and materials) on a furnace vent (or hotel heater vent) without any issue. Do you have a hair dryer that's not super hot? Moving air is important, and warm air (without it being super hot) should be safe.

 

[coskigirl]

Does your dryer have an air only setting? I might try that. After making sure to wring out any excess moisture by squeezing tightly in towels.

 

[luliski]

The REI ones, I would definitely put in the dryer. They've gotten tons of use! Not sure about the others.

 

[focker]

I ruined a pair of burton gloves putting them in the dryer once. They never again felt the same way and seem to have shrunk some also.

 

[DanoT]

This is why I have more than one pair of gloves.

 

[Analisa]

There should be a care label in the wrist of the gloves with instructions - a ton of legal requirements and lab documentation goes into what's included.

If it's missing, the general rule of thumb is that that the dryer strengthens DWR and is great for a basic Goretex (or other waterproof membrane) glove. If leather's added in the mix, it's best to air dry or concentrate heat on the inside, like a blow dryer or turning them out if it's not a total PITA.

 

[John Webb]

If your cabin has one of those air blower gadgets for drying boots put the gloves over the air tubes. It will dry them just fine.

I avoid the wet glove problem by bringing 2 pairs of gloves and switch every day.

 

[Sibhusky]

I always put mine in the dryer, even the leather ones. Low heat. The larger ones are so thoroughly impregnated with either Hestra or SnoSeal that the stuff just penetrates deeper. I start at 25 minutes, then repeat as necessary.

 

[LKLA]

As others have said -

When the gloves are soaking wet, put them in the dryer on very, very low heat for 30-45 minutes and then turn off the heat completely for another 45-60 minutes. By then they should be at least 50-75% dry. The other 25-50% we just let happen overnight or help along with the boot dryer.

When they are just damp/partially wet, we put them on the boot dryer for 30-45 minutes and let the rest happen overnight.

I am not sure if this holds true for every glove, but it works for the gloves we have (Hestra, Arcteryx) - at least the non-heated ones .

 

[surfsnowgirl]

We dry out our gloves on our dry guy boot dryer. First boots, then gloves, then gloves again if need be. Usually 1 cycle is just fine.

 

[martyg]

Purchase a boot drier.

 

[Uncle-A]

I have use the clothes dryer on the delicate cycle. Works just fine for my cloves and some are very old.

 

[LuliTheYounger]

Thanks everyone! No boot drier here, but I've been sticking the indeterminate REI gloves in the dryer on delicate for around 50 mins and haven't had any issues yet. Tried the tumble dry setting & it didn't do much. Still haven't put the Goretex ones in since they're brand new and we didn't wanna risk it.

 

[LuliTheYounger]

Purchase a boot drier.

CC @luliski

 

[Magi]

Thanks everyone! No boot drier here, but I've been sticking the indeterminate REI gloves in the dryer on delicate for around 50 mins and haven't had any issues yet. Tried the tumble dry setting & it didn't do much. Still haven't put the Goretex ones in since they're brand new and we didn't wanna risk it.

Goretex and other PTFE membranes are renewed by heat drying. I wouldn't worry.

 

[Josh Matta]

since I got these I havent had to dry gloves off since when it rains or has really wet snow this is what I use.

http://www.galeton.com/polar-flex-i...polar-flex-insulated-pvc-gloves/7220-product/

best 15 dollars ever spent.