What's that skanky smell?

[pigsteak]

Here we are, just beginning the summer climbing/training season, and already my climbing shoes and harness reek. Bad...really bad.

Any tips on cleaning them up, and getting the funk out? I tried the bathtub and wool lite, but the stink stayed. Anyone had success putting them in the washer, even with the metal parts?

[Saxman]

Put my shoes and harness in the wash last week. Looks like I have a brand new harness. Highly recommended. Just don't use any aggressive cleaners like bleach or oxyclean.

[pigsteak]

Did you put them in a laundry bag first, or with other clothes? And is the skank gone?

[Andrew]

I thought this going to be a thread about horatio.

[Saxman]

The harness looked and smelled like brand new. The shoes looked like new but only smelled 60-70% new. You could still tell they had some smell, but nothing like before. I put them in the wash with my other synthetics and everything worked fine. I did wash as a full load so there was plenty of room for everything to move.

[pigsteak]

thanks man...loading it right now...

[Don McGlone]

Man, I don't know if this works or not, I think I remember reading it somewhere, but...

Put everything that stinks in the freezer for a day or so. The cold supposedly kills the bacteria that causes the smell. I've never tried it, so I'm not sure that it works.

[Crankmas]

putting every liberal in a freezer is gonna be time consuming but you gotta do what you gotta do

[Mike Jones]

I thought this going to be a thread about horatio.

you're not the only one.



Mike Jones!

[ReachHigh]

I thought this going to be a thread about horatio.

you're not the only one.



Mike Jones!

It could still be.