Help (I'm sure some folks here know the answer to this)

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Permalink Reply by Melanie K on January 23, 2012 at 9:17am

I have used a hair dryer that I keep in my desk at work, one of those small folding ones. A few minutes in each glove seems to do the trick. 

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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on January 23, 2012 at 9:40am

Do you have a small desktop fan?  If you made creative use of pens and/or binder clips to keep the gloves open, you could put them in front of the fan, then turn it  to a low setting.

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Permalink Reply by Eduardo on January 23, 2012 at 9:46am

I got DryGuy for Christmas. Perfect.

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Permalink Reply by Anne on January 23, 2012 at 9:47am

stuff newspaper inside.

or this: http://www.theglovedryer.com 

Trying to think of some sort of absorbent sachet to stick inside...rice?

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Permalink Reply by mindfrieze on January 23, 2012 at 11:36am

I stand them up on the induction unit under the window near my desk.

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Permalink Reply by A.K.A Paul on January 23, 2012 at 11:47am

I stuff newspaper inside, including the fingers.  switch them out once or twice for fresh newspapers and you'll notice a considerable difference by your evening commute.  If you feel the newspaper after you remove it from the gloves you can feel how much moister it absorbs.

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Permalink Reply by koala on January 23, 2012 at 12:16pm

Layers.  I use relatively thin liner gloves inside a non-insulated shell.  Thin gloves dry quickly, shell doesn't retain moisture.  You can also pack extra dry liners for use with the shell.

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Permalink Reply by dan brown on January 23, 2012 at 12:50pm

thanks to everyone for the great ideas suggested. I knew the solution was out there

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Permalink Reply by Brian Thomas on January 23, 2012 at 1:15pm

Glove liners. Use merino wool or bamboo glove liners, which will absorb 90% of the sweat, and will dry out much faster and easier than the heavy gloves themselves.

For about $30 you could actually pick up two pairs at REI, one for the ride to work, one for the ride home.

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Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on January 23, 2012 at 1:29pm

Menards has a couple of boot-dryers (that work very well for gloves as well by swapping the included attachments) from $9.99 on sale the other day.

The one for <$10 is battery powered as well as plug-in.  I'd suggest buying the nicer $20 version they have which is plug-in only.  

I don't see how people can live without a boot/glove dryer.  I use mine all the time.

Using a blow-dryer, even with an attachment like the one linked above, is a bit dicey.  High-quality gloves are often made of leathers which can be easily ruined by drying too fast. 

Boot dryers simple move room-temperature air through the boots/gloves and do not dry too quickly.  Drying gloves takes a couple of hours while boots usually take over-night.  

Heat is the enemy to fine garments.  A lot of my specialty gloves cost me up to (and sometimes well over) $100.  My best pair of motorcycle boots were $350.  I wouldn't use heat on them.  A boot dryer is a good investment and one always has dry boots and/or gloves in the morning. 

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Mulcky on January 23, 2012 at 4:51pm

I rotate between two different pairs.

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Permalink Reply by Holly on January 23, 2012 at 6:53pm

I got this for Christmas. It's effective and less expensive than many other boot dryers. 

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