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prometheus
May 10, 2005, 3:27 AM
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Someone please help me!
I've got lined shoes. This is the first pair of lined shoes I've owned. My wife won't let me keep them in the house. A friend suggested I freeze them. Nope. That didn't work. Now I try something anti-bacterial. After my workout tonight my olfactory nerves are telling me that this isn't working either.
I love my Anasazi. Suggestions?
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zozo
May 10, 2005, 3:30 AM
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Learn to love it! Or get a new wife.
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musicman
May 10, 2005, 3:34 AM
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hmmm, my Miura's are starting to clear out the bouldering room at the gym too. i'm getting new shoes in the next week so i'm not that worried about it.
here's what i've heard works best, baking soda in the shoes, each shoe in a seperate ziplock baggie, freezer for...i dont' know how long, just freeze em real good.
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kriso9tails
May 10, 2005, 3:38 AM
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Open them up as wide as you can and leave them outside on a bright, sunny day where they'll get good exposure to direct sunlight.
After you finish climbing try not to stuff them straight back into your bag or crash pad. If you do need to pack them up then take them out as soon as possible to let them air out.
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prometheus
May 10, 2005, 3:47 AM
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When I walk in the door, the first thing I do is take em out of the pack. Spray em and hang em for fresh air.
Maybe I've got some issues? Anyone know a good foot doctor?
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watchme
May 10, 2005, 3:50 AM
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If you search the forums you'll see other answers, but mine is to wear socks. Yes, you'll loose some style points, but it works. I wear some low-cut thin running socks, and change them out as my feet sweat.
Do my shoes not perform as well with socks; probably. But, I'm only redpointing 12's so I don't notice it much.
Also, by wearing socks, someone might mistake you for some old-school hardman like John Gill (check out the photos of him).
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zozo
May 10, 2005, 4:08 AM
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In reply to: The oder is micro-bacteria in your shoes fermenting from your sweat.
Is'nt this kinda like beer?
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musicman
May 10, 2005, 4:15 AM
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In reply to: In reply to: The oder is micro-bacteria in your shoes fermenting from your sweat. Is'nt this kinda like beer?
wow, really makes me want to start drinking, anyone else? seriously, gross
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tnchief
May 10, 2005, 4:22 AM
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Febreeze 'em, & let 'em dry.
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erockrings
May 10, 2005, 5:00 AM
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In reply to: Febreeze 'em, & let 'em dry.
There is your answer.
I swear it is the best thing you can do. I use the heating ducts in my house to dry em. Wouldn't hurt to give them a good scrub every now and then too.
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republiclimber
May 10, 2005, 5:30 AM
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dws a few times....
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scotchie
May 10, 2005, 5:53 AM
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In reply to: Febreze is not recommended for leather (Straight from the bottle) It doesn't have anything in it to kill the bad stuff, as it only covers up the stank. While good, not a solution to the stank, just a cover up. :o
Try lysol spray, the kind that says "kills bacteria, viruses, molds, fungi, small green aliens, climbing shoe smell, blah, blah...". But seriously, the one that lists about 4 or 5 different nasties is the one.
BTW, they keep a bottle of this stuff around at climbing gyms to treat the rental shoes, and they'll probably let you use some if you ask.
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scotchie
May 10, 2005, 5:55 AM
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In reply to: In reply to: In reply to: The oder is micro-bacteria in your shoes fermenting from your sweat. Is'nt this kinda like beer? wow, really makes me want to start drinking, anyone else? seriously, gross
Ever watch tv/movies where they make wine the old fashioned way, by stomping around on the grapes with icky bare feet? For example, the I Love Lucy episode...
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May 10, 2005, 6:16 AM
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Best to prevent this happening in the first place wouldn`t you think.
Try turning the tongue up between the laces. This will keep the shoe well ventilated and mostly prevent the blue vein cheese smell which I am reliably told is exactly the same strain of bacteria or whatever it is that makes the smell.
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sasquatch
May 10, 2005, 7:32 AM
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I have always found to my amazement that charcoal does wonders for getting rid of "the stank"
Just take a couple of briquettes and wrap them in paper towel or a thin cloth, keep them with you in a ziploc when you climb, then when you are leaving drop the briquettes in your shoes being careful not to let the raw briquette get in there for reasons of turning your foot black....and let it stay in there until you use them again, it soaks up moisture and "the stank" and it's not just a cover up.
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akicebum
May 10, 2005, 8:34 AM
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WASH YOUR STANKY FEET! That is pretty much the best thing you can do everything else just prolongs the process, but I guess so does washing your feet. I have done everything mentioned here and my shoes still end up smelling like big foot's dick so either replace'm regularly or get the wife to deal with it....wait a second you have a wife? Can't shoes be considered laundry? Isn't that woman's work? What kinda girl did you marry?
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azrockclimber
May 10, 2005, 10:42 AM
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I stick those dryer sheets in them...I think thats what they are called....not the cheapest way but...it works ok.
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toejam
May 10, 2005, 6:39 PM
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I use the dryer sheets, and have several pairs so I can let them "rest". One thing I found that has made a difference is washing and applying an anti-bacterial solution to my feet every night on multi-day trips.
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prometheus
May 10, 2005, 6:48 PM
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Thanks for the help guys.
Lots of good info.
I'll let you know if it works.
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sasquatch
May 10, 2005, 9:23 PM
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Yeah,the dryer sheets have worked decently for me as well. But they tend to cover up more than remove....though they cover up pretty well...
*chuckles at womans work comment*
That's not funny.... *ahem*
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outsideguyzak
May 12, 2005, 3:28 AM
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Ok, about three months ago my favorite pair of madrocks smelled to high heavens. I tried freezing them and that helped a little, but not much. So, then I tried lysoling them; that helped some too...but not much. So, I doused them in lysol(we're talking soaked them) then I sealed them in a plastic bag and froze them for about thirty-six hours. That worked wonders! NO MORE SMELL. I hope that it will work for you as well as it worked for me. :) Good luck defunkifying your shoes.
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