Joe and Mary Ann McDonald's

Wildlife Photography

July 2002

Tip of the Month

Drying Out Boots with newspaper

 

This month's tip is the courtesy of Larry and Larraine Coplin, who have supplied a few other great tips to us in previous months. The headline explains it all - if you have wet leather boots tear off and wad up several sheets of newspaper and jam these into the inside of your wet boots. The newspaper will act like a sponge or a wick and will draw moisture from the inside of your boot. Periodically replace the damp newspaper with new, dry wads of paper, and continue doing so until your boots are dry. The Coplin's say your boots should dry overnight if kept in a warm room. They should know -- they used to live and hike in Michigan where wet boots were a constant!

 

Our Past Photo Tips of the Month:

  Aug./Sept.,1999  Nov./Dec.,1999   Dec./Jan.,2000
 Feb./March, 2000  April/May, 2000  June/July 2000
 July/August 2000  September 2000  Oct./Nov. 2000
 December 2000  January 2001  Feb//March 2001
 April/May 2001   June 2001   July-August 2001
 September-October 2001  November 2001   Dec 2001 Jan 2002
 January-February 2002  March 2002  April 2002
 May 2002  June 2002  

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