DryGuy Travel Dry DX Boot Dryer and Shoe Dryer, Orange & Black

This is a convenient travel dryer. I tend to sweat when I ski and I like to dry my boots after each day of skiing. Over the years, I used 3-4 different boot dryers and have two larger size dryers in my closet. While I prefer to use those for drying at home, due to higher air flow, airplane travel imposes constraints on the size and weight of the items that one can take. I bought this dryer specifically for plane trips. It served me well during a week in Colorado in the beginning of January. It is about 2/3 of the size of regular dryer and little over half of the weight. There is a small very low power heater and a fan inside. You can barely hear and feel that it spins and it takes it a while to heat up, but it does. It takes 2-3 hours to dry ski boots. By the end of the drying cycle, the heater and the liners reach temperature of around probably 40 degrees Celcius, which is perfectly safe. The reason why one has to be careful with heating ski boots is because shell, liners, and footbeds become increasingly pliable as the temperature increases. Low temperature drying is the key to avoid unwanted alterations of the fit. The dryer comes with a 120 Volts power adapter with a car-like socket in which the dryer plugs in. This enables one to also use the dryer while driving in a car, it can be plugged into 12 Volts auxilary power outlet. A little trick which I learned is that the connection in the 12 volts socket oftentimes gets loose, so one has to check and make sure that it is completely plugged in and that the red LED on the 12 volts plug is on. There is no other indicator that the unit turned on, it is very quite. The length of the dryer is a little under 19 cm. It fits easily into my size 29.5 boots and I was able to fit it into my son's size 25.0 boots. With smaller boot sizes this dryer may be a problem because instep will make it difficult to slide into the boot. Obviously, it will not fit into kids boots with sizes below 19. It can be very easily and conveniently used to dry street shoes. In fact, this is where one finds it advantageous over the traditional ski boot dryers with long air pipes. Those would just fall down, whereas this one just slides in. The only slight disadvantage (in comparison to boot dryers with fan outside and air pipes) is lower air flow and the fact that air circulates mostly inside of the boot. This, however, does not seem to have any major impact on drying efficiency. It is a very low power dryer, like all ski boot dryers - around 30 watts. As I said, it uses slightly warmed up air and the drying time is several hours. If you thinking about a boot heater - it is not meant to do it.

Works like a charm, keeps my ski boots nice and dry and warms them up on the way to the mountain.

Navigated myself right into a swamp the other day in my 'hot' boots up to my ankles and got thoroughly soaked as I worked my way out. Took the soles out of my boots, and plugged these two into my goal zero's cig lighter and away they went. They make a peaceful sort of 'white noise' so they didn't keep me up all night as they ran, and pulled almost no power. Like 6-7 watts from the cig lighter which is pretty dang efficient. And while they don't get HOT they get warm if you use them as directed. Don't forget to take the insoles out if you can. The inside was fairly dry within a few hours, at least to the point of not molding obviously. Then within a few hours after that, the outside started to dry. By morning I'd say it was like 80%. You might think this's a bad result, but this's actually a vast improvement over the very real mold situation you're in. Or trying to run them under your foot-heat from your car and wearing out your alternator. Also made sure I rotated my soles around a little bit throughout the evening, night, morning, and they air-dried just fine under my canopy and my boots were ready by breakfast the next morning. They seem pretty robust, and they stayed right-side-up all by themselves. I mean honestly, this's exactly what I've wanted for a long time. I feel a million times better about off-grid boots situations now. I don't know longevity, but I ran these on and off for 12-15 hours or so testing them off a GZ, and seemed fine. They start off quiet, ramp up over like 10 min, then get slightly warm. again just enough so the boots won't mold. very happy with them. I recommend anyone with a battery keep one of these in their bag also.

First the good: The overall design of these dryers appears to be solid and includes sufficient lengths of cable that do NOT don't require the shoes/boots to be placed within a foot or two of the outlet. In addition, the cables are long enough to be placed inside a tall pair of boots. I also like the way they integrated a simple adapter that allows you to use a 12v power outlet in a vehicle or wall outlet. A nice feature for those intending to use in a vehicle while traveling or plug into any standard 110vac wall outlet. To my knowledge, very few dryers offer this handy feature. Price is on par with other portable boot dryers. The 'not so great': The heating elements in each unit barely reaches 100 F. degrees. Supporting claim's that the units produce little or no heat (Human body = 98.6 F.). The integrated fans aren't terribly powerful but work just fine (better if the air being moved was heated!) The fans however are placed in the toe area of the shoe, which if pushed too far forward will limit the fans ability to effectively circulate air. A small/narrow shoe will compound this problem. Therefore the best way to resolve this issue is to fully insert the dryer, then retract a 1/2" The package states 3-5 hrs. dry time, which in my limited experience seems realistic for a pair of damp, sweaty sneakers or dress shoes. I didn't have a chance to test before returning this product however I'm firmly convinced this model would NOT adequately dry a pair of wet insulated boots. During one of my drying sessions, I plugged the unit into a 120vac watt meter, which indicated both boot dryers were consuming a total of 11 watts. To put that in perspective, an incandescent night light bulb is ~5 watts. Subtract a watt or two for the fans and power supply, and you're likely to be left with ~4 watts of heat being generated by each dryer. This simply is not enough to dry a pair of wet insulated boots or shoes, Who should buy this product? Anyone who intends to use this product frequently, is concerned about energy consumption and requires a shoe dryer that will safely dry a pair of damp gym sneakers or leather dress shoes over night inside a temperature controlled environment. If you intend to use this product in a damp and/or unheated space such as a garage or mud room to dry wet boots or shoes, please consider another product!! In closing, while this product didn't meet my needs, I gave it 4 stars because the dryers will work great for those who (1). understand and accepts its limitations (2). requires a 12v travel friendly product and (3). appreciates its ability to have essentially NO affect on their monthly energy bill!

These dryers are great when they work. Therein lies the rub!!! I've been through FOUR pair so far in two ski seasons. Yes, you read that right. FOUR PAIR!!! They are cheaply made and one unit or the other always just stops working. WHY, you ask. Made in China to begin with. Apparently, there is no quality control with the manufacturing process. The 12V plugs are a pain as well, as they will disconnect with the slightest movement, a real problem when driving to the ski area with the dryers plugged into the car. The 12V wall plug is no better, as it will disconnect with only the slightest movement as well. Bottom line, when they work, they're great. Just don't expect to get much life out of them. And at $50.00 plus, there's no real value to this product. Also, don't expect anything from the manufacturer/U.S. reps. I've tried calling the number on the package to try for warranty exchange, sending them pictures and all the other nonsense they require before they even consider warranty or exchange. And guess what?? I've never heard back from them. We're talking months since I sent them all the info and video they required. Go Figure!!!!!! (the number on the package gets you to Implus, the U.S. distributor I assume.) You can roll the dice and end up with a pair that might last a year or two, or, you will most likely end up like me with a bunch of orange paper weights!!!! Again, to be clear, this is a great product when it works, but reliability is almost non-existent. And don't expect any manufacturer's assistance or any customer service. Good luck with that!!!!!!

Bought this for a trip to France with my mother and it was raining, cold, and clammy at times and this thing worked wonders every evening drying out our shoes for the next day. If it's really soaked leave them in for at least 3hrs but would often dry faster for lesser wet scenarios. Probably more time needed for bigger boots but found our shoes were thoroughly dry in 1-2hrs each. Womens shoes a little faster since they're smaller. Thought it was a bit expensive at first but it's honestly worth it after using it. Works in both 110/220 (had no issue plugging in in France as long as you have a plug type adapter) AND in the car since the AC outlet can be separated and has a plug for the cigarette/power socket in cars. Great for outdoors/snow scenarios to dry out your boots etc.

I have two sets of these boot dryers. They were recommended at the ski shop to dry my ski boots gently without heat that could warp my fisher heat molded boot. My husband wanted one to to put in his boot bag for when he skis without me so we bought a second one. I purchase my first one in 2018 and teach skiing so I used this at least for one pair of boots every night in a 5 month ski season and this season the wall outlet quit working (wires pulled out a little from me yanking it out of the wall). The cigarette lighter plug in still works so the unit still works. I can dry two or three pairs of ski boots (they are damp from sweat or a little snow not soaked) and it very minimally warms them if i plug it in to the car on the way to the hill so the boots are malleable and go on easier without being too hot so they could be bent/stretched out of shape as they are heat moldable. Works, travels easy right in my boot bag and has lasted 7 years so far, can't beat that.

I read a lot of reviews here before pulling the trigger on this shoe dryer. I was a little concerned for the accounts that reported on poor quality, poor performance, and general displeasure with this particular shoe dryer. Now that I have used this thing for about three weeks now I feel compelled to chime in. 1. I don't see anything wrong with the quality right out of the box. $35 IS CHEAP! So my expectations were low I guess. But holding this product in my hand and inspecting it I really don't see the gripe. I have no clue how some people are breaking this item under normal use. Time will tell for me but so far I have nearly one month of dry shoes and skates no problems. 2. When i first plug the dryer into A/C power I can barely tell the fans are even running. But in a few minutes they both kick into a higher speed that I can hear across my office with the TV blaring two rooms away. It is a soft, not irritating "whir" of tiny fans doing their jobs. 3. The bulk of the warm(ish) air blown by the fans is pushed out of the BOTTOM of the devices. So the hole in the "top" of each dryer is sucking air in and the bottom is pushing air out GENTLY. The air is slightly warmer than the air conditioned environment in my home. 4. I am mostly drying sweaty skates and sneakers. NO, this product will not dry soaking wet footwear. You should fill your shoes/boots with dry newspaper a few times to get out the excess water, THEN insert the dryers. I should not have to tell grown people this fact. I live in a sub-tropical climate (New Orleans, USA) and it gets hot and humid here. We sweat profusely during exercise. I am not having problems drying out just the sweat. 5. This device dries my skates or running shoes completely in 2-3 hours (at the most) inside of my home where the humidity is lowered by our air conditioner to between 50% and 70% and the temp is 72°F. So the tiny fans are pushing dry, A/C-cooled air throughout my footwear. During Winter months the humidity will be 30%-50% so the shoe driers should work even faster. 6. I am in no way affiliated with Amazon or the people who make DryGuy Travel Dry DX Boot Dryer and Shoe Dryer. And unless you handle your gear like a grizzly bear or a WWF fighter I believe you will be pleased with this product. UPDATE: Now going on 3 months of every day use. Just purchased a second one for use at work. No problems whatsoever. Cheers.