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My feet sweat a lot whenever I climb and they always feel a bit damp when I put them on. My feet don't have any fungus growing on them yet, and I always hang them up in the garage when I get home. I guess you can't wash them but is there a product to shoot inside to stop mold or whatever from growing in there? I am happy with the preformance so far and really don't care to get a new pair every season.

you can wash them. just dry them slowly and air dry them. I wash mine occasionally. If you get a really funky smell washing them does a great job. i use regulas tide or something and cold water. takes a couple of days to air dry them.

lysol seems to work for bowling shoes... or at least i hope it does. Might give that a try?

Put orange peels inside & stick'em in the freezer for a couple of days. We were really desparate with a pair of stinky shoes on our hands. I swear it worked! Must've killed the stinky bacteria or something. Or at least covered it up.

Thanks ! I think the tide and cold water rinse is what I was looking for.
They are pretty much all synthetic as far as I can tell.

I appreciate the orange peel suggestion, but I will pass on that. Maybe I will start using an orange peel spritz or something just before I put them on..... or not !!!

I have washed mine twice and it worked well. Might want to consider storing them inside instead of out in the garage which might be a source of mold/fungus.

Put some baking soda in an old, thin sock and insert in the shoe. Should soak up the odor.

Baking soda is good.

I know this sounds gross, but try peeing in your shoes. I don't even know if it would help, but if they stink worse than pee, it may be an improvement.

Mineral salts work great just ask Pigsteak.

Baking soda is great, we use it i our cats' litter boxes and soaks up the smells.

I'd consider using Woolite and cold water for the shoes, hand wash. It's worked well on my ropes over the years.