Jen's Patented Clothes Dryer

A mind is a terrible thing and Jen's never sleeps. Here at the lodge, we spend a lot of time drying clothes. Any time we go outside, when we come back in there are hats, gloves, coats, rainpants and sometimes boots to dry. We have a couple of proven methods we use, but on a trip to Home Depot in Seattle, Jen decided that we NEEDED a new improved clothes dryer and started throwing bits and pieces in our cart.

Jen assembling her new improved clothes dryer after I helped by drilling holes to her specifications in a piece of aluminum ducting. We call it the JCD (Jen's Clothes Dryer). No, that's not a crown on Jen's head, it's a king crab on the wall.

Adding the WCAD (Wet Clothes Adhesion Devices) aka clothespins.

The finished product, ready for hanging by the wood stove. It looked great, but unfortunately during the first test dry, we found it didn't work--putting anything on it threw it off balance and the clothespins would slide off the dowels. I thought that it could be modified, but Jen immediately lost interest and went on to her next project (which remains classified).

In the meantime, our old tried and true clothes driers (TTCD) are working like champs. This one hangs near the woodstove. Wet hats and gloves dry completely overnight. By the way, we've discovered with rubber gloves that you have to dry them fingers down so the moisture can heat up, rise and vent from the glove. No, that's not a real eagle.

The JED (Jen's Exercise Device) also makes a very handy clothes dryer. The only problem is a conflict when Jen wants to exercise, but that hasn't been a problem so far this winter.