.: Problem Solving

Since we finally had our first lasting snowfall a few days ago, my kids and I have gone sledding a few times. I'm not a fan of winter at all, but I do enjoy seeing how much fun my kids have playing in the snow, so I endure the cold.

Normally when we get back in from sledding everyone just throws their wet gloves and mittens in a pile. Then the next time we go to grab a pair they are still wet, yuck! In previous homes I've lived in we would put the wet gloves in front of the vent, but in the apartment that I live in now there aren't vents. My apartment is heated by a heater built in the wall. I had to come up with a different solution. After brainstorming a little bit I came up with an idea for a drying system to hang on my in wall heater.

It was really easy to put together and I only spent about $5 in supplies that I got in the lighting section at a local hardware store. I bought a 5 foot pull chain(I wanted something metal as my heater gets pretty warm), a pack of beaded chain connectors and a pack of clothes pins. Then I got to work.

First I hung the pull chain from my heater near the top, so that the chain hung down the front of the heater.

Then I cut off about 1 1/2 feet of chain off of the bottom to make it the correct length, also I needed the chain to attach the clothes pins. I then cut 6-1 1/2" pieces from the extra chain.

Now it was time to get out the power tools. I used a dremel tool for this part, but a drill would work just fine too. I took the connectors and drilled a hole in the middle that was just big enough for the chain to slide through.

Now that I had everything ready it was time for assembly. I took one of the small pieces of chain that I cut earlier and put one end into the connector.