You know the post-practice routine. Lacrosse bag by the door, unzip it, spread gear across every available surface. Arm pads on the stair railing. Gloves on the mudroom bench. Chest protector draped over a chair in the basement. Helmet by the door because it doesn't fit anywhere else. Your house becomes a gear museum for 24 hours — and the gear still isn't fully dry.
Why Lacrosse Gear Is Especially Hard to Dry
Lacrosse protection is designed to absorb impact, which means dense foam in multiple layers. That foam is excellent at one thing: holding onto moisture for a very long time.
- Arm pads have rigid shell exteriors that trap moisture against the foam underneath
- Gloves have thick layered padding in the back hand, fingers, and palm
- Chest and shoulder protection has significant foam depth front and back
- Helmets have foam liner pads that hold sweat directly against the gear and your head
💡 A lacrosse glove that feels dry on the outside can still have a wet foam core that takes another 12–24 hours to fully release moisture.
The Problem with Spreading Gear Around
Laying gear flat or draping it over surfaces gives you passive ambient drying — and in a Canadian home in fall or winter, ambient means cold, humid, and still. You're relying on the air in the room to slowly pull moisture out of dense foam layers. It barely works in summer. In October it doesn't work at all.
Why Leaving the Bag Open Doesn't Help Much
An open lacrosse bag vents its top layer to room air, but the gear packed inside is sitting in its own moisture. Vapour has nowhere to go efficiently. The bag walls hold the humid air in. You'd need to fully unpack every single piece and spread it all out — which is exactly what everyone does, and it still takes all day.
The ZipNDry Approach: Dry Inside the Bag
ZipNDry works completely differently. Instead of pulling gear out and waiting for passive drying, you plug ZipNDry into the bag, zip it shut, and let the motor force airflow directly through the interior. Air moves continuously through every piece of gear — through the foam, through the fabric, and out the exhaust — for 4–6 hours. By morning, everything is dry.
- No unpacking — zip in, plug in, walk away
- Forced airflow reaches the foam core, not just the surface
- 4–6 hour dry time means gear is ready before the next practice
- Works with lacrosse, hockey, football, and most full-kit sports bags
Less Smell, Longer Gear Life
When gear dries properly after every session, bacteria never get the foothold they need to create odour. And wet foam breaks down faster — padding that stays damp repeatedly loses its protective properties and structure over a season. Dry gear lasts significantly longer.