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Old 12 August 2013, 18:33   #1
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Smelly Boots

I wanted to know if anyone has any good remedies for smelly boots...

I have my nice Dubarry Boots, and due plenty of use, and a few breeches they have got to the point where they knock me sick when I remove them.

Anyone got any good, proven, products or old wives tales for this annoying problem.... other than never removing them..
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Old 12 August 2013, 18:36   #2
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Bicarbonate of soda
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Old 12 August 2013, 19:34   #3
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How do I use it? I don't want to damage the boots, or be left with white power coming out of them for years to come.
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Put a couple of teaspoons full in, give em a good shake to cover the insole, leave overnight and shake the excess out. .. repeat as necessary and regularly.
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Kippers mask the odour well when left for a few days.
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Dive booties suffer the same malady. Getting them dry inside goes a long ways in knocking down the stench; rig up something to get good airflow overnight after use.

Febreze (kills odors) or a disinfecting spray (like they use on rental bowling shoes; kills the microbes that cause the smell) or deodorizing foot powder (of which the main ingredient is likely the baking soda that Sibbo mentioned) are options as well.

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a tom cat peed on my shooting boots ,nothing on earth got rid of the smell even after 2 yrs...... i binned them in the end ,believe me i tried everything lol
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a tom cat peed on my shooting boots ,nothing on earth got rid of the smell even after 2 yrs...... i binned them in the end ,believe me i tried everything lol
.. filty git .. I'd 'ave 'im .. or my spaniel would have meted out the appropriate justice


That said .. for some wet suit boots I still have .. I just chucked some bleach in them every so often, and rinsed them out and theve been good for 12 odd years
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.. filty git .. I'd 'ave 'im .. or my spaniel would have meted out the appropriate justice


That said .. for some wet suit boots I still have .. I just chucked some bleach in them every so often, and rinsed them out and theve been good for 12 odd years
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