So Mr First Post.
Tell us what board you use?

Where do you sail?
What sail size?

Or let me guess - another research or ad campaign because you learned in Uni last year that web is such a good research tool? Duh.

(PS just as a tip: fold-up clothers airers do the same thing and also pack up flat. They cost $5 at Red Dot or Crazy Clark's.
Today I sailed and had to put on a cold damp wettie from 3 days ago but I didn't give a SH!T because it was windy. If you feel the need to make a rack to hang stuff on out of dowels, go for it.)

Eat a Snickers Mark, cos you're a cranky old man when you're hungry

But you do have a knack for saying what others are thinking!

I have always used coat hangers and never had a problem, also why would you put a rack in your shower ????

Are we??meant to ?? Fill in the blanks??? For you????

The answer is to have 5 wetsuits..minimum 2, maximum 7..really there are no maximums..


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I hear they are pretty comfy..even when wet..

Pepe said: "I've ruined two wetsuits by hanging them on a conventional coat hanger, then I bought a new one and read the instructions???.

When your wetsuit is wet and you hang it on normal hangers, the weight of the water in the wetsuit point-loads the shoulders, deteriorating the neoprene. I bought an extra-wide hanger:
http://www.divegearaustralia.com.au/scuba_accessories.html. (the third on from the left) and haven???t had any problems with the shoulders. Having said that, I find it just as easy to hang the wettie on an old mast which is mounted horizontally in my garage. The diameter of the mast prevents point-load damage.

Hope this helps.

WindmanV said..

Pepe said: "I've ruined two wetsuits by hanging them on a conventional coat hanger, then I bought a new one and read the instructions???.

When your wetsuit is wet and you hang it on normal hangers, the weight of the water in the wetsuit point-loads the shoulders, deteriorating the neoprene. I bought an extra-wide hanger:
http://www.divegearaustralia.com.au/scuba_accessories.html. (the third on from the left) and haven???t had any problems with the shoulders. Having said that, I find it just as easy to hang the wettie on an old mast
which is mounted horizontally in my garage. The diameter of the mast prtevents point-load damage.

Hope this helps.

This is exactly what happened to both wetsuits. But I didn't hang them out on the hanger while they were wet. To dry them I left them over the back of an outdoor chair in the shade outside. When they were dry I used the hanger, but still found load point damage in the shoulders, to the point where I ripped it apart putting it on.
Also, with the rack in the shower bizzo, wouldn't leaving something damp in a damp environment create mould? Just asking.

ChrisSurf said..
So guys

I've been toying with a solution to a personal problem the last couple of days - regarding drying my wetsuits. I work for a small design bureau and do a little of 3d sketching. I thought about the rack you can use for hang-drying your clothes and then fold it together.! I??ve been drawing some sketches of a rack that stands against the wall in the shower, around 1.8 meter or 5???9??????, but you can fold to ??? of the size. that way the whole suit can hang down and you can store the rack easy. have a friend that works with aluminium and he think it??s possible to build. Now I start to think that i might should bring my boss in on it, but would like to hear if any of you guys think it could be a good idea or just an undesirable add on, to all the other equipment on the market? Do you think there???s a need for it or should I just build it for myself?

Build one and see how it goes. I often rinse out my wettie while Im in the shower. When it comes time to dry it I roll it up between two dry towles for about 5mins and then unroll and the suit is nearly dry.

Ive got some wooden coat hangers that I double over my wettie on from there. So its supported by the waist and not the shoulders.

I recon I can dry a wettie in about 2-4 hours depending on the temp for the day etc.

If the rack was a fold up deal it might be worth cosidering.

Trying his luck all over the place

kiteforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2381924&start=0

forums.boardseekermag.com/read.php?3,12639,12641

If the problem is that your worried about putting on cold wet booties and wetties, then you're sailing to much (more then me) you suck! get a real job ya bum and your gear will always be dry when you need it

atleast he is trying , if no one thought about things we wouldnt have anything . My self i usually leave mine in the back of the ute , it has a hard cover so i can leave all sorts of wet mess in there and the car sill looks clean also ready to go
never forget it .

Mark is awesome. He kinda feels like our Seabreeze Dad. Looking out for us and scaring all the dodgy people away

needsalt said..
Mark is awesome. He kinda feels like our Seabreeze Dad. Looking out for us and scaring all the dodgy people away

Time you were in bed young lady.

Strictly that wouldn't be legal doggie, 'life partner' perhaps?

Like many others, dry it over an old mast in the garage. Positioned over the car radiator.