Something crawled into my wetsuit boots and died. Least it smells like it.
Wetsuit itself is easy to turn inside out and scrub out... boots a bit harder... Any sage advice? Haven't invested in any of that wetsuit soap yet, so maybe that's my next step... Just plain old dial... I think it might not have dried quite thoroughly enough after last weeks outing. Ungh.
I'm considering calling a priest. Yeah, it's that kinda smell. You know, the kinda thing you hand over to a friend to see if you can get them to smell it after you, then giggle like a 7 year old when they do.
I use Simple Green lemon for general gear cleaning. For nasty odors, I use Mirazyme or Sink the Stink. Boots that smell really bad can be soaked in one of the enzyme cleaners (diluted) for an hour, then left to dry out without further rinsing. The enzyme will do the work.
For dry suits, get one of those UK drysuit hangars with a built in fan, no stink.
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- I got a good squirt in my mouth
- I would imagine that there would be a large amount of involuntary gagging
- I don't know about you but I'm not into swallowing it
My drysuit usually gets a complete rinse from the hose after I get home, but I usually end up turning it inside out after I am done, then hang it upside down overnight in the garage. The next day I'll flip it outside-out and hang till the outside's dry. No horrible odors that way. That may not work for those who get underwater more often than I...
Jim
<Penopolypants> "I, for one, would welcome our new cowboy octopus overlords."
<LCF> "There is ALWAYS another day to dive, as long as you get home today."
Diluted simple green seems to have done the trick... I was reluctant to use any vinegar or baking soda since lots of web advice seemed to indicated that was not neoprene friendly, but maybe it's a weak enough acid/base that it's not a problem... Better safe than sorry, I figured... Not looking to buy new thermal protection any sooner than I needed to...
Will try some of the other suggestions if this doesn't stick... I didn't have any problems before just this time, so think it probably was just wet for a week and a half and that caused it to get funky (they were damp when I put them on), but confess that the boots have been neglected more than the suit, so maybe I just hit critical mass...
Thanks all... Bad smells at bay ... least these bad smells...
And yes, I've been diving around tacoma... that thread and my associated phobias just keep coming back...
They talk about how smelly I am in public anyway. I'm just not usually the one starting the conversation.
I figured that this has been tackled and solved many times before, so no sense in reinventing the wheel. Other advice I've received on the board has been solid, so figured I'd see what everyone had to say... I'm not proud.
I have some other options to try, too... should these evil olfactory demons return and haunt again.
- I got a good squirt in my mouth
- I would imagine that there would be a large amount of involuntary gagging
- I don't know about you but I'm not into swallowing it
There is another enzymatic pet odor cleaning product called Petforce. Unlike Nature's Miracle, Petforce is super concentrated so your $30 gallon makes 8 gallons of juice. I'm a huge fan. If I had a stinky gear problem I'd definitely give it a try.
