DryRight is a new non-powered boot drying product designed to combat the negative effects of constant wet feet, something that the USMC has been paying attention to this past year. It sure beats the heck out of stuffing newspapers into your boot to dry them out.
Boothbay, Maine (March 3, 2015) – After months of testing, the Biovation DryRight tactical boot-drying product has received positive feedback from the U.S. Marine Corps. The testing resulted from a Broad Agency Announcement Contract received by Biovation in June 2013. These strong results will lead to the finalization of product design and the commercialization of the DryRight product in 2015, concurrently with the completion of a final field trial by the USMC. The development of this innovative product would not have been achieved without the support of Marine Corps System Command in Quantico, Virginia.
Biovation is a technology design and manufacturing company that produces advanced, non-woven fiber products with integrated anti-microbial properties for packaging, healthcare, custom advanced material OEM products, and other specialty scalable applications. The DryRight product was funded, developed, and tested in close collaboration with the United States Marine Corps to help them perform at their best.
This easy-to-use solution is rolled and inserted into a wet boot. The anti-microbial materials dry the boot and ensure the foot health of the wearer. Poor foot care is a significant contributor to lost combat readiness. DryRight is lightweight, portable, and prevents unnecessary foot injury while never needing to be wrung out or washed, making it a necessary tool for today’s warfighter and peacekeeper. A single unit can be re-used between 10-15 times with “recharging” (air drying) and is manufactured with greater than 50% bio-content.
DryRight provides the warfighter with a solution that sustains an optimum microenvironment around the foot that is critical to top performance and long-term comfort. When in use, it provides maximum boot dryness in all foot contact areas (toe, heel, top and bottom of foot) regardless of climate and weather conditions within 6-8 hours. DryRight use results in the reduction of foot blisters and damp socks. Biovation has applied its extensive expertise in advanced polymers, non-wovens, super absorbents and multi-component biochemical formulations to create a unique product.
Biovation CEO Kerem Durdag said, “The foot health of Marines during training and deployment is a primary medical concern for the force. We have developed DryRight to provide an efficient and effective tool for Marines both in combat and training. Biovation is proud to partner with Department of the Navy on this important project to protect Marines in the field.”
Biovation plans to establish a dedicated manufacturing line by April 2015, allowing for June 2015 deliveries. Biovation is committed to the State of Maine’s high-tech innovation manufacturing economy by implementing a world-class production line and creating new high-skilled jobs to support the launch of DryRight.
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Wow! What a great idea. I doubt they will ever work their way down the supply chain to me, but I wouldn’t mind buying something like this for both the field and personal outdoors activities.
Speaking of moisture control, is there any tactical application for a Shamwow? It just occurred to me that a shamwow would be wonderful for quickly removing moisture from a rifle, your body… basically anything. It could also double as a signaling device, and you could use them for passive humidity control in your pack or various pouches and crannies.
It’s not just a “boot dryer sheet”, it’s a “tactical” one. Wow!
If they didn’t beat us over the head with it we’d disregard it as something for hikers.
You beat me to it. Sure looks useful, but not tactical-specific at all.
It’s called marketing guys. They are trying to sell it to the military. They even made it in Coyote and not Fuchsia.
When I read “Tactical Drying Tool” I immediately flashed to the Towelie episode of South Park:
“Don’t you see what towels like these are capable of?? You get out of the shower and dry yourself off… But then, the towel makes you drier and keeps on making you more dry… Can you imagine it? What it would be like to be way, way too dry?”
All joking aside though it’s an interesting product, and I’m very curious what the material science is behind it. I would have guessed a mixture of silica desiccant and powdered charcoal for odor absorption, but based on the flexibility and thinness of the drying tool they are probably using something much more advanced.
Or a heater in a vehicle.
wow, it’s like the 90s all over again.
I need this!