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wet wettie

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Created by pirrad > 9 months ago, 11 Jul 2015
pirrad
SA, 850 posts
11 Jul 2015 6:25PM
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My wettie's wet and I might need it tomorrow, 2 questions

(1) has anyone put there wettie in the washing machine?
(2) " " " " " chlothes dryer, c'mon someones tried it, what happened ?

Sparky
WA, 1122 posts
11 Jul 2015 5:55PM
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Can you try both options and tell us what happens?

Haircut
QLD, 6491 posts
11 Jul 2015 7:56PM
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thanks for the reminder!! it's sposed to be windy tomorrow but chilly

Edgy
QLD, 104 posts
11 Jul 2015 8:05PM
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Hey haircut where are you headinf tomorrow?

Edgy
QLD, 104 posts
11 Jul 2015 8:06PM
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Hey haircut are you coming up to wello tomorrow?

flyingcab
VIC, 942 posts
11 Jul 2015 8:20PM
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Just put it on wet

Cluffy
NSW, 422 posts
11 Jul 2015 8:29PM
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Spin dry works ok

js68
TAS, 113 posts
11 Jul 2015 8:34PM
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Pour warm water into it just before you put it on. Works a treat!!

pirrad
SA, 850 posts
11 Jul 2015 8:19PM
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Cluffy said..
Spin dry works ok


Yep, just found that out.
Not game to go the dryer though.

SeaSkip
VIC, 97 posts
11 Jul 2015 9:01PM
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My Psycho has been through the wash several times and i've used the dryer on delicate (warm) a few times. No probs....yet

WindWarrior
NSW, 1019 posts
11 Jul 2015 10:28PM
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Just get a 20 lt bucket with a lid (like the white ones they have paint in or that they sell in hardware stores)
In the morning before you head off to the beach, half fill the bucket with warm/hottish water and a dusting of washing powder then throw your wettie into it and smack the lid on then put it in your car.
Grab a plastic shopping bag.
When you get to the beach put the plastic bag on your foot and then pull the wet but warm wetty out of the bucket and slide your foot into it.
Swap feet and pull the wetty all the way on.
Put the lid back on the bucket and put it back in the car... when you get out you can stand in the bucket to pull the wetty off to warm your feet OR pour the warmish water over you after you've pulled the wetty off.

ka43
NSW, 3093 posts
11 Jul 2015 10:39PM
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Shrunk Twistie packet or some "self warmth". Your choice

Gustenzo
WA, 108 posts
12 Jul 2015 12:29PM
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Just lay a towel on the ground, layout wetsuit on top, roll up towel with wettie inside and squeeze towel once rolled up to push the moisture out of the suit into the towel. Repeat with fresh dry towel if desired. Don't use best shower towels for this obviously........ Or do if you swing that way.

TheRayHunter
QLD, 37 posts
12 Jul 2015 5:18PM
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I always chuck mine in the washing machine and then dryer. Never had a problem.

Sparky
WA, 1122 posts
12 Jul 2015 4:09PM
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You can smoke, but it's better not to. You can take drugs, but it's better not to. You can kitesurf, but it's better not to. You can have sex with your own sister, but it's better not to. You know where this is going right? You can apply heat, maybe detergent, some agitation to glues and rubber like substances, but it's better not to!

AusMoz
QLD, 1500 posts
12 Jul 2015 7:50PM
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js68 said..
Pour warm water into it just before you put it on. Works a treat!!


I have released warm water into it when wearing it! Don't do it

sailquik
VIC, 6165 posts
12 Jul 2015 9:30PM
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Sparky said..
You can smoke, but it's better not to. You can take drugs, but it's better not to. You can kitesurf, but it's better not to. You can have sex with your own sister, but it's better not to. You know where this is going right? You can apply heat, maybe detergent, some agitation to glues and rubber like substances, but it's better not to!


^ This ^

+1

I hang the Wettie in my living room ("It's OK darling, we have a tile floor." ) Dry and warm in the morning.

Or, I just use one of the other wet suits. Simples.

Freddofrog
WA, 522 posts
12 Jul 2015 7:53PM
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I'll probably get red thumbed but me thinks you need a can of TTFU.

Harrow
NSW, 4521 posts
12 Jul 2015 10:55PM
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Wear it to bed. Your body heat will dry it gently overnight without the risk of damage posed by heating it in the dryer.

xoff
QLD, 99 posts
13 Jul 2015 5:32PM
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-1 was really hoping this thread remained serious

I just get my wife to wear it on the way down to the beach. Then she just loves to sit on the beach and watch me all day

Gorgo
VIC, 5101 posts
13 Jul 2015 5:55PM
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pirrad said..
My wettie's wet and I might need it tomorrow, 2 questions

(1) has anyone put there wettie in the washing machine?
(2) " " " " " chlothes dryer, c'mon someones tried it, what happened ?


I have put my wettie in the washing machine to spin dry. It works fine.

There's no way I would put a winter weight wettie in a tumble dryer. Add heat and a mechanical abuse and you're going to feck up a perfectly good wettie.

I solved the wet wettie problem forever. I bought a second wettie. The new one is a Rip Curl Flask Bomb. It gets touch dry on the surface of the inside in about 20 minutes.

All that dicking about with rolling up a wettie in a towel doesn't really work. All you get is a slightly less wet wettie, ... and a wet towel.

PS. When you look at the responses make sure you check where the person comes from. Those softcocks from the north have no idea about cold water and wetsuits.

PPS. Coming from SA you might want to check out these: https://radiator.net/sams/ They have a shiny silver lining and you can wipe it dry with a towel or a chamois. The pattern on the outside might be useful to you as well.

seanhogan
QLD, 3424 posts
13 Jul 2015 6:00PM
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what's a wetsuit ?

33frupus
VIC, 118 posts
13 Jul 2015 6:24PM
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Confusus say,

Man who piss in rip curl f bomb swim in yellow river for very long time.

Sealed means sealed

cameronil
VIC, 97 posts
13 Jul 2015 7:46PM
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Take it off after your session and rinse with cold water, hang to drip dry while packing up your sail. When you get home hang inside out under a ducted heating vent. By morning the inside is warm and dry.
Either that or +1 for the can!

jn1
SA, 2649 posts
13 Jul 2015 8:28PM
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If it's a windy night (even in winter), the wind doesn't do bad job.

I find if I do half then the other half in 5 minutes later, it isn't too bad. The wettie takes less than a minute to warm up.



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