Are you used to making a ram the old fashioned way? There is a proven modern way to secure the product. A fish dryer is an opportunity to facilitate the process. You need to dry the catch on fresh air but away from sun rays. Optimal solution- a shadow that can not always be provided in nature. You can also buy a fish dryer for home use. Sturdy but lightweight design will protect the catch from insects and other pests.
Product Features
The design for drying is a fishing equipment that is indispensable both for camping and at home. The compact device is stable and has increased durability. With it, the process of obtaining dried or dried fish will become simple and understandable. There are several types of such equipment. Hanging dryer for fish can be used while fishing. It is enough to hang it on a tree or fix it above the ground with a tripod. Models on a stable metal frame can be installed anywhere. They are suitable for large volume production.
Advantages:
- Price. The device costs from 500 rubles. The price depends on the capacity, type and materials used.
- Strength. Made from lightweight yet durable materials. The walls and crossbars are made of ventilated mesh. At the base - metal carcass which is difficult to deform. Some models are equipped with sidewalls and a roof made of tear-resistant, waterproof fabric.
- Versatility. You can dry fish, fruits and berries, herbs. Ideal for any product.
- Simple application. It is enough to hang above the ground or install on the frame. Easy to store out of use. When folded, it takes up minimal space.
Where can I buy
Need a fish dryer in Moscow? Offers to buy it
Dryer for fish, dryer for drying the catch
For every fisherman, it is important not only to catch a fish, but also to properly save the catch. Drying for fish is very useful for you in any conditions, even if you are going to dry fish in urban conditions on the balcony. We offer various kinds dryers, from compact hanging ones for hanging on a balcony, terrace, tree, to frame-prefabricated dryers that can be installed outdoors, in the country. All dryers are easy to assemble so they are easy to carry, do not take up much space and are packed in waterproof cases, which will be very convenient if you are traveling by car. Dryers are washable, washable, do not fade in the sun, and are also protected from moisture and damage.
What are dryers?
The Dom Rybalki online store offers three types of dryers for drying fish:
Suspended frame made of polypropylene mesh. It is presented in various sizes, has three horizontal shelves for fish, a fine mesh of 3 mm, which prevents insects from getting inside. Also, this model has an additional lower compartment, due to which the lower shelf with fish does not come into contact with objects in any way and is protected from insects. The arched entrance with a zipper allows you to lay out the fish on the shelves and hermetically fasten the dryer. It is suspended on a special device from the cords that are included in the kit. Made in China.
Dryer prefabricated NPO KEDR St. Petersburg. It is a dryer for fish made of small-mesh nylon with mosquito net inserts. The frame is made of metal, mounted on flat surface or suspended depending on the desire of the fisherman. It has from 3 to 6 chains for hanging fish vertically and drying it. Hooks are not included. This model is very convenient to use, as it does not require turning the catch to dry, it is easy to wash.
Dryer team made of ECO-material. domestic production dryer, which has a convenient cube shape, can be hung, equipped with crossbars with hooks for drying fish, which is hung vertically in rows. The dryer is made of solid wood, which is why it has gained popularity among lovers of environmentally friendly products. Your catch in reliable dryers! The frame is covered with breathable thin breathable fabric and protects the fish from insects and damage. Packed in a box.
Large round dryer for drying predatory fish, herbs, mushrooms and roots. It has large shelves to accommodate large items for drying. Well ventilated and protected from direct sunlight thanks to fine mesh.
Dryers are very popular not only in summer, but also in winter, since the safety of the catch is an important component not only of pride in the past fishing, but also safe way preparing fish for further consumption. Long gone are the days when the fish was dried on a newspaper, thereby often spoiling the catch or being subjected to laying eggs of the larvae.
Choose convenient, modern dryers for fish on the website of the Dom Rybalki online store. We will deliver dryers to every fisherman in any corner of Russia: delivery by mail and transport company.
In summer, fishermen in large numbers turn out to be the owners of a solid catch. The key task in this situation is the possibility of preserving the trophy for a long time. Drying the catch can become a solution to the problem, which will prevent product spoilage for the next 8-12 months. But for drying you need a specialized dryer. It can be either purchased at any specialized store or made with my own hands. For such purposes, you will need a small amount of various materials and tools.
What it is?
This is a specialized device for drying fish, which can be purchased at specialty stores. Dryers vary in capacity, appearance, options, design, cost. When purchasing the installation, it is necessary to take into account that there are a number of modifications of both domestic and foreign manufacturers.
Kinds
by the most simple fixture for drying, a wire stretched under an awning or an ordinary rope for drying clothes is considered. To protect against flies, a net (or gauze cloth) is simply hung on the fish. Hanging a roach, crucians or bream is allowed both on hooks made of wire, from ordinary paper clips, and clamped with clothespins. This method is notable for its simplicity, but it is optimal for a one-time harvesting of fish for suburban area or on a hike. When the occupation is put on the “conveyor line”, and good catches are constant, it is necessary to think about a relatively decent design.
Devices for drying fish can be symbolically divided into two large groups:
- mobile transportable (portable);
- stationary.
Each of these samples has its own advantages. The first can be used anywhere: from the river bank to the loggia in the apartment. Others can be listed as drying cabinets, in most cases they are used not only for fish, but also for drying berries, herbs, vegetables, withering meat and other food purposes. You can dry the fish simply on outdoors, but you can organize it with the forced injection of air masses by means of a fan. At the same time, the withering procedure is much faster, and the product is prepared more proportionally. During the cold period, the drying cabinet can be equipped with electric heaters, which, in turn, will also allow you to quickly prepare the fish for consumption.
characteristic feature drying chambers is also the number of compartments. As a rule, single-section types are used, but there are dryers with a considerable number of departments, in some modifications their number reaches up to 5 compartments. Let's consider some models in more detail.
factory models
From factory modifications, 2 options can be distinguished. The first one is structurally implemented in the form of a tall cabinet made of steel tubes covered with mesh. Similar samples are produced various firms under trademarks"Kedr" and "Mitek". Another interesting example is the two-level IdeaFisher ECO-2. This collapsible design is also small in size and can be easily carried. Moreover, based on the conditions, it functions both suspended and placed on the floor or table.
Homemade dryers
From the mass of devices for drying fish follows note the following homemade designs:
- frame;
- folding;
- stationary;
- suspended;
- electric dryer;
- with fan;
- mobile (portable).
But this is not all that homegrown masters are capable of.
First of all, it is necessary to clarify where exactly the drying will be carried out. If under a canopy, awning or in attic individual home- there are no problems with dimensions. If in one of living rooms, on the loggia or balcony high-rise building, then the parameters of future equipment for the dryer must be planned, starting from the possibility of placing it in these rooms for drying and further maintenance. In addition, it is necessary to take into account the dimensions and the number of fish caught on past fishing trips. Or balance these conditions for future catches. If the area is very small, it is necessary to analyze the modifications of folding and hanging dryers.
After establishing the right sizes it is necessary to decide on the choice of materials of manufacture.
materials
It is necessary that steel or wooden materials. Thus, it will be possible to practice it for more than one year. The frame must be stable. In order for the device to be of high quality, it must be fixed with durable components (screws). On top, the base is covered with a thin material (chiffon) so that the fish dries in the fresh air. Due to the free movement of air inside the structure, the product will dry much faster.
How to choose?
Having studied all the modifications of the dryers, the vast majority of anglers trust the time-tested hanging samples, which are made of a metal frame and nylon mesh. The key advantages of this material are the strength of the structure during drying, the protection of fish from unnecessary contact with flies, experience gained over decades. The structure contains many levels, thereby guaranteeing a hit clean air for the production of high quality and non-hazardous food products. To dry the fish after fishing, you can use hanging samples from various companies.
- "Three whales". This is a well-known domestic manufacturer that carries out mass production and sale of everything you need for hunting and fishing.
- "Cedar". In order to make life easier for anglers, Kedr has additionally created a camping version of the net for drying fish. Its structure is strong and durable, it makes it possible to dry fish on a long trip or in a summer cottage.
- Electric dryer for fish. All of the above modifications are manual control, in other words, the required effect depends solely on the human factor. In fact, such a device can be recreated at home, using several gauze shells, wood (steel) crossbars. Fish need not only be caught, but also hung, along with this, constant monitoring is a natural process of drying it. In order to speed up the receipt of the final result, it is desirable to apply the most advanced modifications - electric dryers. These innovative plants are much more expensive, but in the most short time allow you to enjoy the memorable taste of dried fish.
How to do?
So we got to the most interesting. Let's talk about how a do-it-yourself fish dryer will be built. It should be immediately noted that there are a huge number of dehydrator devices. It is very difficult to tell about all the varieties of improvised structures within the framework of one article, since the imagination of the domestic Kulibins is indeed inexhaustible. Information! Dehydrator in literal translation from Latin means "dehydrator", in other words, the same thing as a dryer.
Wireframe models
In most cases homemade devices made in the form of a wooden box covered with a mosquito net. And one of the most common is considered a variation with dimensions of 500x500x500 millimeters. At the initial stage of production, it is necessary to prepare right amount wooden blocks, process them sandpaper and cover with protective solution. The coating must protect the device from dampness and salt, but at the same time not emit negative fumes that drying products can absorb.
After that, according to a previously made drawing, the skeleton of the future dryer is assembled. Self-tapping screws and iron corners are used for mounting. To create such a box, you need to follow a series of steps.
- Mark the timber, then cut it with a jigsaw or hand saw.
- After that, using a screwdriver, corners and self-tapping screws, mount the frame.
- Rigidity partitions are placed on all sides.
- On the side walls a cable is fixed (in fact, the fish dries on it).
- Next, you need to process the box with an insect repellent.
- It must soak the material and dry, and only then the box can be varnished. It is absolutely necessary to apply it in 2 layers with a time interval of 4 hours.
- On the bottom of the box, it is necessary to install specialized spacing.
- The door frame must be sealed. Having done this work, you will have a ready-made box for drying fish, where no insects will be able to get through.
- Recommendation! The static dryer can be installed directly on the wall.
- After the base is ready, they take up the tension of the mesh. Along with this, it is necessary to clarify how access will be made inside. To do this, make a door or sew a zipper.
Another option for a similar homemade product is the use of not stretch mesh, and devices from modern PVC windows. In this option, it is not required to make a separate door, but to use a frame from a finished mosquito net.
Dryer with fan
Some of the models of dryers made by Russian craftsmen have fans in their own structure. Air heat exchange in such dehydrators makes it possible to force the drying process. They create such devices from a variety of plastic containers or something like closed cabinets through which an air stream is driven. Let's analyze the production process of a simple device with a fan. For this purpose we will need:
- large plastic tank - from 20 liters and more;
- fortochny exhaust fan;
- ventilation grate;
- threaded steel rods with matching nuts;
- fasteners for grille and fan.
We work in the following order:
- in the lid of the tank we make a hole for the ventilation grill and fix it;
- we fix the fan in a similar way in any of the side ends of the plastic box;
- in the upper segment of the tank we create holes for the rods and insert them, fixing them with nuts (we will hang fish and meat in this place).
If you want to increase the ambient temperature in similar dryer, you can use electric floor mats. Such products are sold in pet stores for breeding reptiles.
Summer is a fertile time for picking berries, mushrooms, fishing and other pleasant activities. Often, a successful angler faces the problem of preserving the catch for a long time. Currently, there are several most used methods. Among them we can highlight the drying of fish. With the qualitative performance of this operation, the catch can be saved for a year or more. To provide High Quality process, we suggest you make a fish dryer using a minimum of material and tools.
Before starting work, we consider it necessary to point out some features of such a device. An obligatory element of a modern dryer is the mesh frame of the body. Its task is to prevent the penetration of flies, which tend to lay future offspring on a fresh product. In addition, strong cords are used to secure the fish, which can withstand the weight of the processed catch. The trays located at the bottom of the dryer will ensure the collection of brine released from the fish and moisture that is actively released in the first few days.
Assembling the fish drying box
We begin the manufacturing process of the device with the installation of the case. To make a dryer for fish with your own hands fit various materials. In the design we are describing, the body is made of wooden bars with a section of 30 × 30 millimeters. Wood for parts can be selected as hardwood and conifers. Focusing on the desired dimensions of the fixture, file required amount details in accordance with the presented photo, using a carpenter's saw, electric circular saw or electric jigsaw.
After sawing, in order to avoid injury during the operation of the dryer, the bars must be planed to smoothness using a manual or electric planer. We recommend that you assemble the case using self-tapping screws, wrapping them with a screwdriver or a screwdriver. The ease of assembly allows you to quickly assemble the dryer during a multi-day fishing trip to remote areas of our country. At high summer air temperatures, drying can become the only way catch conservation.
Additional strength of the design of the dryer will help to provide additionally installed transverse bars. For achievement maximum quality assemblies recommend corner connections strengthen by installing additional metal parts. Steel corners also attach with self-tapping screws.
For ease of use, adding portions of fresh fish and removing finished products It is convenient to supplement the dryer with an opening door. It is made in the form of a frame with a transverse bar and is additionally reinforced with window corners. For hanging the door, you can use different kind hinges or piano hinges, fixing them to the body and door with small screws.
The next step in the installation of a do-it-yourself fish dryer is the installation of internal cables for hanging fish. This is conveniently done using eye screws, which are a steel ring attached to a threaded rod. You can use any screwdriver to install them. It is enough to insert the tool into the ring, press lightly at the beginning of screwing, and then turn the eye screw along its axis to screw it to the required depth. Tie any strong cord to the fastener rings.
Finishing the installation of the device is to install the bottom in its lower part, made of sheets of plywood or hardboard. Cover the walls of the dryer with a strong nylon net with minimum size cells. To do this, it is good to use the one found in hardware stores. window grid. Remember that its main function is to prevent flies from getting inside. It is convenient to fix the bottom and the net with the help of construction stapler. To avoid tearing the mesh material of the dryer, when attaching it, fold its edges several times or lay a strong plastic tape on top.
For ease of transport, for example when cleaning a room, secure with outside end walls two furniture or door handles, and install plastic or aluminum pallets on the bottom.
Homemade fish dryer from a plastic box
In addition to the described, you can find other options for dryers. Consider the features of some of them.
The first type of device is budget-friendly and simple. At its core plastic box for glass containers with installed transverse bars for hanging fish. Insect protection is provided by two removable mesh covers.
Hanging fish dryer
The next type of dryer is practically devoid of a body. It is represented by a large mesh bag, inside of which the same mesh shelves with a steel wire frame are fixed. With this method, the fish does not hang, as with all the others, but is located lying down.
The basis of the next design of the dryer is made of coarse steel construction mesh, additionally covered with fabric gauze. A clear disadvantage of this type is the fragility of the natural mesh, which will require additional costs after it has worn out.
Dryer from a metal profile
The last of the dryer organization options we describe today has the longest service life. This is achieved through the use of aluminum alloy parts as the basis for the design. Ensuring tightness between the body and the cover, the upper edge of the walls is additionally glued with a rubber seal.
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acquired new toy I made a dehydrator.
"What the hell is this?" you ask. Ooooh, it's a thing!
If you say in Russian and understandable language, then this is an ordinary dryer. These are freely sold on the Internet and home appliance stores.
How it works - from room to drying chamber air is forced in, which then exits a special hole, taking with it particles of liquid from the product.
They dry mainly fruits, berries, mushrooms, thin slices of meat and even fish.
The most widely known apparatus in Russia is the Sukhovey - many families have one. But what happened to me is a truly universal thing!
I must say right away that the idea is not mine! I have LJ friends who are capable)) The king of sausages and syrniki. I remembered the idea, and then for some reason I constantly stumbled that something needed to be dried, but nothing.
No, I used to calmly use the oven for these purposes - I turned on convection without temperature. Or if you wanted to quickly - confection, minimum temperature and ajar door.
Now, hehe, I'm whining again - I don't have an oven (temporarily, temporarily, for half a year already and xs when it appears). So it is very necessary to make a drying box.
The second magic pendel in favor of the dehydrator happened from the Hare - I periodically, and everything would be fine, but the picnic-garden season began - there are regular guests in the house and a refrigerator always clogged with pots and bowls. I simply do not have the opportunity to allocate a whole shelf for dried meat.
That's all, guys, I've assembled a dehydrator! On the knee, pink instruments and female hands right in the middle of the living room
The hare performed feats with a fence and didn’t give me a normal screwdriver in my hands - he needed it himself, so he helped me only at the very end.What nnada:
- plastic container or box with lid
- threaded rod on M6 or M8
- nuts and washers suitable for the diameter of the rod
- ventilation grille
- forced draft fan
All this goodness cost me a little more than a thousand rubles: 516 rubles a huge box on wheels and 700 rubles accessories (4 kg of nails for a suddenly fallen fence). Forced exhaust you can find cheaper ones, and you won’t need so many nuts.
Forced exhaust is located at the bottom - we mark the place. The ventilation grille is located as far as possible from the hood - ideally on the lid of the box, but my lid was uneven, so the place for the grille will be on the wall opposite from the hood at the top. We also mark the place for the hole. (if anyone is interested, I drew this with a special glass pencil, but you can use a marker or scratch it with something sharp).
Cut holes for the hood and ventilation grill. In fact, the easiest way to do this is with a special circular saw-crown - the most large diameter 10 cm, just like all built-in hoods and grates have this size. BUT! The screwdriver was busy, and I was embarrassed to take a drill. There was an idea to use a jigsaw - I was afraid that the plastic might crack. I went a longer, labor-intensive, but accurate and accurate way. Normal hand drill and with a thin drill I made holes around the perimeter of the circumference of the holes (I put a piece of rubber under the bottom so as not to spoil the floor, and a piece of paper so that the borders could be better seen).
And then the usual kitchen knife cut through the jumpers between the holes. If you heat the knife with a lighter, things will go much more fun.
We insert the ventilation grill into place, we also install the hood, it still has special holes for fasteners. (Dada, in the frame man's hands- The hare came to look at the process, give valuable advice and mock pink pliers.)On the side of the box along the top, stick masking tape and make markings for the holes for the bar. We drill (yeah, much faster with an electric screwdriver).
It remains to cut the threaded rod to the desired length. The most short rod in the store - meter. I would just cut it in half, but the Hare suggested not leaving long ends sticking out. While I was thinking about going to a neighbor for auto-dismantling and asking for help with a grinder (thanks, of course), the Hare sawed everything with a hacksaw.
It remains to insert the rods into the prepared holes and secure them with nuts and washers. Alternatively, instead of ordinary nuts, you can screw on wing nuts - this way it will be more convenient to remove the rods if you have to dry something bulky.
Everything, the drying box - the dehydrator is ready!
