I bought this for my husband who has to walk through snow a lot during the day for his job. His boots are always wet either from rain or snow or sweat. We had a cheap plastic blower style boot dryer but it didn't last long before the fan quit working. I didn't like that style because the fan blew the foot odor all over the room. Yuck!

This dryer does take longer to get the boots dry but it doesn't have a fan blowing the stink all over the room. We are very pleased with this dryer and will probably buy another one soon! Our kindergardener loves having toasty, warm boots in the morning before he gets on the bus.

It also doesn't get too hot. You can touch it with your bare hand. We have 3 small kids so safety is always a concern.

Overall, this is the best boot dryer for the price... by far!!!