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happyfeet
Oct 24, 2002, 3:59 AM
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Hullo all. Bought rock shoes (finally) and would love to know if anyone has any tricks to keep their shoes from becoming pungent and whiffy? Thanks!
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jbone
Oct 24, 2002, 4:10 AM
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Wash Your Feet!!
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mtnsprts
Oct 24, 2002, 4:23 AM
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Use some febreeze anti bacterial on those nasty buggers....or, put a small block of cedar in them.
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duskerhu
Oct 24, 2002, 5:04 AM
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Keep your feet clean... or a little sprinkle of Dr. Scholl's Foot Powder on climbing days should keep 'em rosie fresh...
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apollodorus
Oct 24, 2002, 5:37 AM
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To kill the little bacterium: freeze the boots in the freezer.
Or maybe try washing the boots with a Triclosan-fortified soap (like, you know, an anti-bacterial dish soap).
Or try searching this topic's subject. There are other posts and answers to it.
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thomasribiere
Oct 24, 2002, 11:13 AM
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Unfortunately, bacteria are not killed by low temperatures! Only by high ones! try to boil your shoes or put'em in the microwave!
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geezergecko
Oct 24, 2002, 2:37 PM
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Prevention can go a long way. Only wear them while on the rock. Air them out all other times. Stuff newspaper in them if not using them for a long while.
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tradguy
Oct 24, 2002, 2:41 PM
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Air them out until they are dry every time after you wear them. Stuffing them in your pack all sweaty and wet will generate nasty stink.
Bowling shoe disinfectant works wonders also.
[ This Message was edited by: tradguy on 2002-10-24 07:42 ]
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climblouisiana
Oct 24, 2002, 3:03 PM
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tea tree oil may help.
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phlyfisher
Oct 24, 2002, 3:22 PM
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Put drier sheets in them after you climb. They smell good and it keeps them soft.
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pelliott
Oct 24, 2002, 3:27 PM
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The climbing gym I go to has Lysol antiseptic in the rest room. I just give my shoes a squirt after I climb. At least they smell good until the stuff wears off.
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happyfeet
Oct 24, 2002, 4:34 PM
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Leave it to my fellow Arizonan to be a smart ass. J, I'm supposed to wash my feet? Are you suuuuure LOL. Thanks for the tip!
Great suggestions everyone. Thanks for the help.
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climbingfoo
Oct 24, 2002, 5:35 PM
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- Baking Soda
- I've heard freezing your shoes helps, but haven't tried that myself
- Lysol
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pushfurther
Oct 24, 2002, 7:10 PM
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hydrogen peroxide.
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inf11b
Oct 29, 2002, 5:48 AM
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Maybe I'm totally wrong, but wouldn't freezing shoes destroy the rubber real quick?
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bouldersocal
Oct 29, 2002, 5:57 AM
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Lysol works great
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monkeyarm
Oct 29, 2002, 6:05 AM
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This doesn't help the shoes, but it does help your feet, use the strydex dace wipe thingies on your feet, they stop your feet from smelling no matter how bad your shoes are.
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djmicro
Oct 30, 2002, 6:25 AM
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The best way to keep your shoes fresh and clean is not to wear them ... Ha ... Ha-Ha ... Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha.
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kmae
Oct 31, 2002, 5:32 AM
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I use little bags of cedar chips. You can get these at the big kitchen/bath stores in a six-pack. They fit perfectly inside the shoes, and boy, do they ever WORK! My husband had feet so stinky I would literally step away from him in the gym when he took them off, and uggh, those hanging belays...A few days of these cedar thingies and that is now history! I tell you, these things are awesome!
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high_times
Oct 31, 2002, 6:32 PM
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Dude...there are some stinkiness at the gym I climb at and....peeuuuuu....
Ditto everybody else...and make sure you take them off after climbin...definitely don't walk around in them...that's a big timer!
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lostangel
Oct 31, 2002, 6:43 PM
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here are a couple ideas:
1.) Wear sox
2.) get nylons cut off the footies, put potpourri, cedar chips or maybe bakinsoda (never tried the baking soda thing though) in em and tie them shut, put them in your shoes when you are not climbing
3.) Get over it
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boltakrak
Nov 1, 2002, 1:28 AM
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antiperspirant, the more the better, spray kind works super good
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texastechclimber
Nov 2, 2002, 12:44 AM
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I like the microwave idea. Try that one!
-Roland-
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ajkclay
Nov 8, 2002, 11:30 AM
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The more you do to your shoes with chemicals, the more risk you run of shortening their lifespan.
Why worry about the smell?
One of the guys I climb with is proud of the millions of new lifeforms he has created, although every time he puts them on, there is a disturbance in the force as if millions of voices cry out and are suddenly silenced.
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phish
Nov 8, 2002, 1:55 PM
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ajkclay - thankyou for being the first person today to make me laugh!
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