This is the smartest purchase I've made in a long time and I wouldn't want to raise an outdoor-loving boy without it, so I hope it lasts forever. It dries soaking wet gloves quickly, which for us is under an hour. Everyone with children who lives in a snowy-winter climate should have this! It's fairly quiet, even though we keep it in our mud room with the door closed, but I like that it doesn't take up a lot of space and will be easy to stow away during the summer months. Love it!