yep, there’s reasons why I don’t hang drysuits- you ain’t gonna agree with 'em but that’s okay, it’s a free country and I’ll still paddle with ya. Just know at heart I’m a true dirt bag.
Unless you keep the closet door closed it’s not gonna be dark as a drawer that you only open when you need one of your drysuits. Chances are you got other stuff in your closet, maybe even leave the door open sometimes. Most of my drysuits are economy minded- meaning they don’t necessarily have anything covering the gaskets- I’m a firm believer that light kills gaskets. You can agree or disagree, I’m not a chemist. I do know that the suit fabric wears out (starts to leak) before the gaskets rip since I started this routine.
I used to hang my paddling jackets on whatever hanger was in the closet, I think it sped up the delaminating, ain’t takin’ no chances.
Of course the one thing you can’t do when it is tucked away in a drawer is to admire your drysuit. I was just thinkin’ how pretty my last purchase was, bein’ mango orange and all.
If it makes you happier, I do hang pfds, sprayskirts. I can go in and admire them whenever I want, assuming I can get past the smell of my booties dryin’ out.
Or maybe I’m just lazy. I used to stuff sleep bags and tents (not fold and roll), just cause it was easier. Maybe it’s just easer to dry, shake off the dirt, and fold the drysuit and put it into a drawer. Oh yeah, and I’m so lazy I never bothered to replace the bifold in the boating room, see my closet ain’t so dark without a door.
I can see where hosing might be a good idea after paddlin’ a s##t creek or salt water which is corrosive but typically don’t bother after the typical river funk day.
Drysuits are the only thing I do try to take of (my exwives would agree). Anytime I take off a paddlin’ jacket it looks like I got a bad case of dandruff (delamination). I do lots of horrible things- buy my wicking and fleece layers at walmart, drag boats, paddle them with holes, fix skirts with shoe goo, scratch up carbon fiber paddles, and even transport smelly boats inside vehicles. Lately I’ve been in high cotton. The boat goes on the outside of the rv/camper van instead of on the bed where I sleep. I don’t think you should sleep in your drysuit unless you got a relief zipper- how’s that for wisdom.