I travel to ski often and hike in the fall. I am often leaving shoes of boots to dry by the fireplace but this can cause damage from to much heat and can make the room... Smell. Thus little heater pumps enough heat to dry my boots out in a few hours. Gloves too. The hoses strech out too so you can get a good angle. This helps if I have a wet shirt as well.
Best part is this thing is very light so I can pack it in my baggage.