Stinky Climbing Shoes What to do?

Chad Jarvis wrote:Use Stinky SHOO! By climbers, for climbers. www.stinkyshoo.com No sprays, no powder, no residue Fragrance-free Uses non-toxic activated charcoal from coconut husks and zeolite, a natural ammonia absorber Keeps shoes odor-free for about a year 100% made in USA

C'mon Chad, what's your relationship with StinkyShoo? You've only made three posts here and all were to promote the stuff.

chris21 wrote:You must have a pair of Evolvs they pick up stank like no other

So true! Nice shoes, but man do they soak up the stink after a few hot days climbing!

A friend of mine had such stinky shoes that his girlfriend once made him tie them to the roof rack so that they wouldn't stink up the inside of the car on a road trip.

I've never been worried about the smell but I don't like it when my feet slide around in the gunk build up in my shoe. I just tried the hydrogen peroxide and an old tooth brush trick with my moccasyms and it looked like it worked pretty well.

The very best thing i've done is put them in the dishwasher on the pots and pans cycle with regular machine dishwasher soap poured directly into the shoes. Dishwashing machine liquid is enzymatic and will remove all the dead skin and bacteria from the shoes. They look and smell brand new coming out and I haven't had issues with fit with synthetic shoes (maybe a little tighter the first wear).

christopher adams wrote:The very best thing i've done is put them in the dishwasher

You filthy animal...

I just cleaned every shoe I own and did a epsom salts and baking powder foot bath thing, washed climbing shoes, now drying in dryer sheets. Probably look into a antibacterial spray. Something had to be done. The stink overwhelmed you for 2 of the rooms in my apt. And I air dry outside the pack every time... wasn't enough

I just wipe the inside of the shoes down with some Chlorox (or Costco Kirkland brand) disinfecting wipes at the end of the day. It works well for even Evolv's. Spraying Fabreeze or leaving dryer cleaner sheets in your shoes only masks the smell but doesn't kill the bacteria or fungus breeding in your shoes.

Chad Jarvis wrote:Use Stinky SHOO! By climbers, for climbers. www.stinkyshoo.com No sprays, no powder, no residue Fragrance-free Uses non-toxic activated charcoal from coconut husks and zeolite, a natural ammonia absorber Keeps shoes odor-free for about a year 100% made in USA

Where can you buy stinky shoo? I bought some a couple of years ago and they worked great, now I'd like to get some more but I can't locate them online anymore.

kitty litter

To keep em from getting funky in the 1st place wear socks and shoes to and while at the crag. Flips or Chacos after the climbing is done.

Keeps them way cleaner and the stank at bay fat longer than when you keep stuffing your dirty feet in them time and time again during a day at the crag.

When they do get the funk I start with a the sink with a scrub brush, soap and warm water. Repeat until until the process stops making mud. Then it's into the washer.

Good as new.

(Not sure if this was put up.. Too lazy to read pages of ____)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lmy9R_WtPbg&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ewalletpop%2Ecom%2Fblog%2F2009%2F08%2F24%2Fas%2Dseen%2Don%2Dtv%2Dis%2Daspray%2Dfor%2Dreal%2F%3Ficid%3Dmain%7Cmain%7Cdl3%7Clink4%7Chttp%253A%252F%252Fwww%2Ewalletpop%2Ecom%252Fblog%252F2009%252F08%252F24%252Fas%2Dseen%2Don%2Dtv%2Dis%2Daspray%2Dfor%2Dreal%252F&feature=player_embedded

Works for me:

amazon.com/Thursday-Plantat…

Though I don't buy through amazon anymore

Washing machine. I put my evolve in once a month and they smell and feel brand new.

Zombie thread alert:

An experienced climber who works at my local gym asserted to me that throwing synthetic shoes in the washing machine can dramatically soften up the soles of some shoes. I have Anasazi VCSs, and his assertion was that the soles seemed soft to him when flexing by hand (we didn't have another new or unwashed pair of Anasazis nearby for a side-by-side comparison).

Anyone know if this is true? I didn't notice a dramatic softening of the shoe after washing them one time, but maybe my footwork is so bad that I just didn't notice.

knowbuddy wrote:kitty litter

+1 I think i remember reading on the Rubber Room's website that this is what they do with stinky shoes before resoling them.

Cedar shoe trees. I've been using these in my climbing shoes for a year now and no odor. Google it ; cedar works, and naturally, at that.

Our son's Evolv climbing shoes are THE worst smelling shoes on the planet. We did a lot of research and found out what works to clean them. I made a video to help out whoever else was dealing with the STINK. youtu.be/a9Zxdh6VGL0

I just put clothes detergent in a bucket of water and let them inside for 2 days, then rinse them off good with just water it works,but I will avoid the washing machine.

Carry a seal a meal machine with an power adapter for the car.

Ok so there is a much better comprehensive cure to this problem. LAVELIN IS the answer to the stink shoe. It's amazing. It works as far as I can tell by promoting the growth of lacto bacteria which outcompete the stink making ones. Honestly only thing I have found that works. Available on Amazon under 10 quid and a tub will last a year.