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Anybody tried this (or the freezer?) and had any success in reducing eau de cheesy feet? Have an old pair of anasazis that are basically a worn out warm up/bumble shoe but are absolutely stinking. In past experience after washing machine-ing, the pong returns after a couple of weeks.
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In reply to doug5_10: I put mines in the oven for 40 minutes at 180 degrees with a tablespoon of oil in each one. Works a treat...
In reply to mrbird: Olive oil*
In reply to doug5_10:
If this does work they should install microwaves for this purpose at indoor walls. To warm shoes up first.
If this does work they should install microwaves for this purpose at indoor walls. To warm shoes up first.
In reply to mrbird:
What other ingredients do you include?
One alternative is to get some odor and bacteria killing spray from the chemist. Even lynx will help, a bit with the added bonus that women will fall at your feet. Well you will be at a wall and this statement is 100% true.
> (In reply to doug5_10) I put mines in the oven for 40 minutes at 180 degrees with a tablespoon of oil in each one. Works a treat...
What other ingredients do you include?
One alternative is to get some odor and bacteria killing spray from the chemist. Even lynx will help, a bit with the added bonus that women will fall at your feet. Well you will be at a wall and this statement is 100% true.
In reply to doug5_10: Put them out overnight whilst it's properly cold. The cold retards the bacteria I think. Used to work with my trainers. my climbing shoes don't seem too awful so not felt the need. (plus they'd be nicked where I live.
Freezer in a bag might do too.
Freezer in a bag might do too.
In reply to The Lemming: A couple of slices of pineapple and a sprinkle of cinnamon give it a nice touch.
In reply to doug5_10:
Cat Litter , best rock shoe/running shoe deodorizer there is on the planet.
So much so my other half's talking about sewing cat litter into my grundies for when i have my daily guff.
Cat Litter , best rock shoe/running shoe deodorizer there is on the planet.
So much so my other half's talking about sewing cat litter into my grundies for when i have my daily guff.
In reply to doug5_10:
I put Bananas in mine
I put Bananas in mine
In reply to doug5_10:
Embrace the smell, I can find my Anasazi VCS in the dark by smell alone. Very useful!
Embrace the smell, I can find my Anasazi VCS in the dark by smell alone. Very useful!
In reply to doug5_10: boot bananas saved my old Anasazis from the brink. They don't smell great but you can be in the same room now at least. BB's work best from new but I've bad some success with already smelly ones
in the oven? dont they melt? or catch fire?
So far I've used tea tree oil between washes which helps a little, but now hang mine outside but covered so they wont get drenched if it rains.
So far I've used tea tree oil between washes which helps a little, but now hang mine outside but covered so they wont get drenched if it rains.
In reply to doug5_10:
I put mine in the washing machine, worked a treat but they shrunk a bit, not sure if it's effected performance as I don't climb hard enough anyway
I put mine in the washing machine, worked a treat but they shrunk a bit, not sure if it's effected performance as I don't climb hard enough anyway
In reply to danrock101:
another vote for grow to love the smell.
Some climbing walls have a device that looks similar to a microwave but fires silver at the shoes which sterilises them.
another vote for grow to love the smell.
Some climbing walls have a device that looks similar to a microwave but fires silver at the shoes which sterilises them.
In reply to doug5_10: Why do my climbing shoes stink yet my running shoes, hiking boots, trainers etc don't?
One of life's mysteries...
One of life's mysteries...
In reply to doug5_10: anti bacterial alcohol handwash stuff
In reply to doug5_10:
Leave them outside the bag on a carabiner, and dry them out when home. Occasionally wash them in hot water mixed with dettol to kill bacteria.
Leave them outside the bag on a carabiner, and dry them out when home. Occasionally wash them in hot water mixed with dettol to kill bacteria.
In reply to doug5_10:
If I don't air mine out after climbing, they smell bad.
I've tried hand washing, but that was too much work. The washing machine [I remove the laces] does a good job.
As for keeping the smell away in the first place, I have good success with foot powders designed for this purpose. They work really well.
Once as a kid I used this stuff, http://www.grans-remedies.co.nz/ , for about a week or a month, entirely solved my smelly feet for ages [years].
Can't find it in stores where I am, but I found a similar powder. Regularly powder my shoes and it works fine. Doesn't have that long lasting effect grans had though.
If I don't air mine out after climbing, they smell bad.
I've tried hand washing, but that was too much work. The washing machine [I remove the laces] does a good job.
As for keeping the smell away in the first place, I have good success with foot powders designed for this purpose. They work really well.
Once as a kid I used this stuff, http://www.grans-remedies.co.nz/ , for about a week or a month, entirely solved my smelly feet for ages [years].
Can't find it in stores where I am, but I found a similar powder. Regularly powder my shoes and it works fine. Doesn't have that long lasting effect grans had though.
In reply to doug5_10: Err I just wash mine
In reply to doug5_10:
If your shoes smell you have probably got athlete's foot.
Use Canestan cream (the thrush version has 2% active rather than the athlete's foot version at 1%) and wash and dry daily. Get a fungicidal spray and treat ALL your shoes at least three times at one week intervals. Make sure you dry shoes properly after wearing, including removing the insoles.
If your shoes smell you have probably got athlete's foot.
Use Canestan cream (the thrush version has 2% active rather than the athlete's foot version at 1%) and wash and dry daily. Get a fungicidal spray and treat ALL your shoes at least three times at one week intervals. Make sure you dry shoes properly after wearing, including removing the insoles.
In reply to doug5_10:
I'm serious about this use of cat litter , its designed as a deodorizer , when you pour the cat litter out just use the vac on the hoover to remove any residual dust.
It was super scrimpers on channel 4 about 6 months ago ( old gits saving money should have been the title )
I'm serious about this use of cat litter , its designed as a deodorizer , when you pour the cat litter out just use the vac on the hoover to remove any residual dust.
It was super scrimpers on channel 4 about 6 months ago ( old gits saving money should have been the title )
In reply to Rigid Raider: Haha nice try troll!
I found that just getting really hot water with some washing powder in a sink, let them soak for a few hours then empty and repeat. After about 3 times the worse was gone. Little effort too!
I found that just getting really hot water with some washing powder in a sink, let them soak for a few hours then empty and repeat. After about 3 times the worse was gone. Little effort too!
In reply to doug5_10: bicarbonate of soda definitely works. Air the shoes after use then put some BS on the inside. Works a treat!!!
In reply to Ian Black:
Which never really fully comes out, and turns to mush next time you wear them?
Which never really fully comes out, and turns to mush next time you wear them?
In reply to doug5_10:
Put a squirt of talc in them after every use. If you wear tiny socks when climbing, the sweat goes into the sock rather than soaking into the shoe. Added bonus of slightly warmer toes in winter. Added bonus of not getting rubbing sore bits on your feet.
Put a squirt of talc in them after every use. If you wear tiny socks when climbing, the sweat goes into the sock rather than soaking into the shoe. Added bonus of slightly warmer toes in winter. Added bonus of not getting rubbing sore bits on your feet.
In reply to doug5_10: Wash them in washing up liquid and then soak them in febreeze. If the weather is nice leave them on the line for a while.
I think another strategy to try is having two pairs
I think another strategy to try is having two pairs
In reply to adsheff:
Another shout for talc or foot powder.
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> Put a squirt of talc in them after every use.
> Put a squirt of talc in them after every use.
Another shout for talc or foot powder.
In reply to lost1977:
Good point, yeah, I do. I sometimes wear socks in my rock shoes as well, if it's cold, but not often.
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> do you wear socks in your other shoes ?
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> do you wear socks in your other shoes ?
Good point, yeah, I do. I sometimes wear socks in my rock shoes as well, if it's cold, but not often.
In reply to Martin1978: sounds like you'd be better off microwaving your feet, go for cause not symptom
In reply to nealh: Maybe instead of a bolt fund the BMC could look towards installing microwaves at crags for climbers with cold and/or stinky feet? :p
In reply to doug5_10: The smell is made by bacteria so basically anything that kills bacteria will help. Most of the things mentioned so far should be effective at killing bacteria:
heating
using acids (e.g. vinegar)
using alkali (e.g. baking soda)
cytotoxic substances - e.g. silver, alcohol
Freezing them might kill some bacteria but I'd guess it's the least useful way mentioned.
You can also stop the bacterial buildup to begin with by:
- Removing shoes between climbs to allow them to air and reduce moisture in them.
- drying shoes immediately after use on radiator or similar, rather than throwing them in a sack and leaving them in a constricted space with no air movement.
- keeping your feet cleaner, there are a bizillion ways to do that here: http://www.wikihow.com/Get-Rid-of-Foot-Odor
Personally I just go with not caring very much ;D
heating
using acids (e.g. vinegar)
using alkali (e.g. baking soda)
cytotoxic substances - e.g. silver, alcohol
Freezing them might kill some bacteria but I'd guess it's the least useful way mentioned.
You can also stop the bacterial buildup to begin with by:
- Removing shoes between climbs to allow them to air and reduce moisture in them.
- drying shoes immediately after use on radiator or similar, rather than throwing them in a sack and leaving them in a constricted space with no air movement.
- keeping your feet cleaner, there are a bizillion ways to do that here: http://www.wikihow.com/Get-Rid-of-Foot-Odor
Personally I just go with not caring very much ;D
In reply to doug5_10:
Wash them at 60°C but add a tablespoon of washing powder into each shoe beforehand.
CB
Wash them at 60°C but add a tablespoon of washing powder into each shoe beforehand.
CB
In reply to neuromancer:
If you don't use a bit of common savvy then of course. You only have to use it sparingly and make sure your shoes are dry. Been using it for 10 years and never known it turning to 'mush'. Then again if you are extremely smelly you may need to use a lot more BS...
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> Which never really fully comes out, and turns to mush next time you wear them?
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> Which never really fully comes out, and turns to mush next time you wear them?
If you don't use a bit of common savvy then of course. You only have to use it sparingly and make sure your shoes are dry. Been using it for 10 years and never known it turning to 'mush'. Then again if you are extremely smelly you may need to use a lot more BS...
In reply to doug5_10:
If all of the above fails I can recommend this stuff here ; http://sureair.eu.ukwsp1.com/max/
do read the label though !
personally I take my rock shoes off as much as poss but if and when they do get a bit pungy I give em a sponging with a diluted bleach and lemon juice solution let them dry in the sun and they seem to be fine !
The cat litter idea seems like a good one as well .
If all of the above fails I can recommend this stuff here ; http://sureair.eu.ukwsp1.com/max/
do read the label though !
personally I take my rock shoes off as much as poss but if and when they do get a bit pungy I give em a sponging with a diluted bleach and lemon juice solution let them dry in the sun and they seem to be fine !
The cat litter idea seems like a good one as well .
In reply to doug5_10:
This might be a bit heretical, but you know you can actually wear socks in climbing shoes. :O) (Especially baggy old ones that you wear for warming up and bumbling about.)
This might be a bit heretical, but you know you can actually wear socks in climbing shoes. :O) (Especially baggy old ones that you wear for warming up and bumbling about.)
In reply to doug5_10:
I take a couple of small sheep with me in my bag, slip them into my shoes after each wall session.
I take a couple of small sheep with me in my bag, slip them into my shoes after each wall session.
In reply to doug5_10:
as said above its the bacteria in shoes that makes them smell - washing helps but anti bacterial spray is a good cheap simple solution.
I recently bought a Klenz machine (www.klenzeurope.com) and put all the shoes I get for resoling through that before I do them (www.llanberisresoles.com) - It seems to work well, although I had to put a really bad pair of evolvs through twice.
as said above its the bacteria in shoes that makes them smell - washing helps but anti bacterial spray is a good cheap simple solution.
I recently bought a Klenz machine (www.klenzeurope.com) and put all the shoes I get for resoling through that before I do them (www.llanberisresoles.com) - It seems to work well, although I had to put a really bad pair of evolvs through twice.
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