Due to some recent questions at our YMCA I wonder what people think:
The Suit Dryer (Water Extractor) is only for swim suits.
Anything that is damp or sweaty can be put in the Suit Dryer (i.e. sweaty tee shirt, sweaty socks, etc.)
Right there with you, Swimmy! I never use them anyway. They wreak havoc on suit material.
I regularly spin dry my Speedo Endurance suit at least 3 to 4 times a week and haven't noticed any problems (I'm not going to let these stories sway me). But, I am curious as to what happened to your suit. Did the fabric stretch or "pill"?
Suit dryers are a complete & utter waste. Has no one ever heard of evaporation? Throw your wet suit in your bag, hang it up at home and -- voila! -- dry suit with zero extra energy wastage.
I'm no bleeding heart enviro-global-warming-sky-is-falling guy, but I just have never seen the point in these.
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I have never seen a suit dryer. Do they have them in California?
Why not just rinse and hang it up in your shower at home or the car during work. The 85 degree weather always drys the suits pretty quick!
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Why not just rinse and hang it up in your shower at home or the car during work. The 85 degree weather always drys the suits pretty quick!
For the last couple of weeks it's been freezing, but I still hang my stuff up in the car while I'm at work.
Anyway, I'd never heard of folks abusing suit spinners, but now that I have, I'm going to stop using them. I've seen some pretty sketchy behavior by guys at my gym.
There's one fellow I strongly suspect is using the swimming pool as a bathtub between rounds in the sauna -- even tho showers are right next to the sauna. If I catch him at it, I'm going to call him on the carpet for it.
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I've used the dryer to dry my mesh swim bag when it gets wet from sitting on deck but that's about it. I've never seen anyone doing the disgusting stuff described in this thread, but now I'm starting to wonder. Maybe I haven't seen any of that behavior because I always work out at 5:30 AM with the Masters swimmers and am not around when the main crowds come in and trash the place. Maybe what appears to be a clean and peaceful pool locker room is really full of festering germs from the beastlike crowds that pillaged the place the night before. Thanks a lot people, for the mental images.
On a related note - is it just me, or doesn't it seem like the afternoon and evening gym users are far more likely to be rude scumbags than the early risers?
I can't understand how people think anything other than swim suits should be put in a suit spinner. To begin with, who wants their suit jumbled up with who-knows-what germs. Also, how would people propose to keep the innards of the spinner clean?
Yuck...
This is a topic that is near and dear to me. At one Y I visit regularly there apparently is a clan of nasty old dudes that get out of the sauna or steam room, drop trou and put every bit of their putrid attire in the spinner, including the sopping wet sweat towels they wrap around their waists. I stopped spinning my suit after that. It doesn't matter what signage you put up, people will put their work-out clothes in there. Best to avoid the whole scene and wrap your suit in a towel.
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The suit spinner at a health club pool I frequent has had a wad of chewing gum stuck inside it. I don't understand why people do that.
I really don't care so much what items get put in it as long as it's clean and won't damage the machine. And yes, the suit spinners are quite useful.
Oftentimes I will wear different clothes before/after my swim. One would be work clothes; the others would be something casual and quick to change into between home and the pool.
I don't like getting that extra set of clothes damp in the swim bag.
