Newspaper in your booties drys em quick

Mattdog · Post by **Mattdog** » Thu Nov 11, 2004 1:22 pm

I discovered an old hiking boot trick works great with booties: Crumple up newspapers and insert through entire bootie. Will dry it out overnight. Set newspapers aside to dry and reuse again.

No more stinky wet booties

Just another rookie · Post by **Just another rookie** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 2:08 pm

Mattdog I love you! My booties smell like h--- and I have been trying to find a solution. I tried special soap purchased at a dive shop but it didn't help. I looked on the internet under "smelly booties" and found a ton of porn, interesting but not exactly what I was looking for. I am hoping your wet newspaper trick will solve this problem.

Mattdog · Post by **Mattdog** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 2:17 pm

The key though is to use dry newspaper. It'll be damp once its wicked the moisture out of the boot.

KUS · Post by **KUS** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 5:10 pm

What the heck?? I like the stink of my suit and booties....keeps the wife from using my van and volunteering mega kid rides....to (ha!) boot, they just get wet again anyway, why dry 'em?

you guys obviously don't sail enough, time for some re-prioritization, eh?

Besides, I need all my personal time to sail and work and....oh yeah, attend to my family....so no little rolled up newspaper balls for me

dry feet · Post by **dry feet** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 6:14 pm

Here's the real way.

www.booties.homestead.com

available at Crappy Tire.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Nov 13, 2004 10:39 am

HOW can you ride in booties??

Mattdog · Post by **Mattdog** » Sat Nov 13, 2004 2:03 pm

Sorry I dont have forced air heating, and I think the newspaper trick probably works even better. Try it, its something else.

downwind dave · Post by **downwind dave** » Sat Nov 13, 2004 3:34 pm

ok smart guy, now how do i get the newsprint off my fluorescent yellow booties!

Wingnut · Post by **Wingnut** » Sat Nov 13, 2004 6:03 pm

when my booties start to smell I just pour in some diluted bleach and then fill them up with water and let them soak awhile. Then I give 'em a quick rinse and they smell like new for a few uses.

Seabiscuit · Post by **Seabiscuit** » Mon Nov 15, 2004 9:14 am

I like to keep my booties right beside me while I am eating. They remind me of some sort of exotic cheese.

more force 4 · Post by **more force 4** » Mon Nov 15, 2004 7:02 pm

OK, tried it last nite - combined with sitting on elec. baseboard heater. 1st time ever bone-dry in one day.

Mattdog · Post by **Mattdog** » Mon Nov 15, 2004 10:47 pm

See, I'm no lier!

The rest of you can eat crap !

Newspaper in your booties drys em quick

Newspaper in your booties drys em quick

Wet booties

ya, they're dry

why

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