Wetsuit boot stank

rinse with freshwater and do whatever u can to dry. i throw em over a heating vent in my house

 

Use a wetsuit cleaner first, such as oneill wetsuit wash or rip curl piss off. After you kill the stank, try rinsing with fresh water and drying your booties in front of a fan after each session. Just make sure the ankle opening is open to let the air in.

 

go buy some woolite, its similar to the wetsuit shampoos, but cheaper. you can find it in any food store. mix with warm water and soak em. works for me. getting the boots is dry is key too. i stick a fan on the floor and aim it right towards the insides.

 

I soak them over night in a bucket with cat 5 wetsuit cleaner and let them air dry . Never have them stink afterwards

 

once they dry I like to sprinkle a little baby powder in there. keeps em smellin' fine and makes it easier to put em on.

One funny story, though. One day recently I was suiting up in the front seat of my car with the heater blasting and I lifted my boot up by the dash and for some reason turned it upside down and a ton of powder came out - it hit the heater vent and went right in my face and all over the inside of the car.

Everythying was covered in white powder and I had to open the door to get air to stop coughing. If a cop had come by it would have been a cheech and chong moment no doubt.

 

just let them stink. its really not that big ofa deal

 

i know guys that don't properly rinse wetsuits and it is disgusting.the rinse after surf is a pain but worth it.no smell and longer life.must hang properly for drying and airing out,too.

 

^ Nasty. Freshwater has always worked well for me with the occasional wetsuit shampoo rinse. Get some one on one time with your rubber in the shower after a sesh never had a problem.

 

I rinse mine with fresh water and then TURN THEM INSIDE OUT to let them dry. Once they dry, I turn them back to normal. No stink, no soap or wetsuit wash necessary.

 

I turn my gloves and suits inside out to dry but never my boots . It didn't look like it was possible

 

Put about a cup of freshwater and a tablespoon or two of vinegar. Shake for a minute, let dry. I usually put mine near the hot air vent (not too hot) of my heater. It didn't totally eliminate the stank, but it helped a lot.

 

http://www.nwbackpack.com/products/dryguy_boot__glove_dryer.php

Been using this for three years now. So good I bought a second one from Harbor Freight at a fraction of the cost. Works like a champ against long-term moisture which is the primary culprit of the whole-house stink bomb.

 

I totally dont mind smelly gear. thing is, after i surf my hands smell like A$$

 

Do you think the pee sloshing inside the wetsuit contributes to the stank?

 

I have the same issue and only with my boots also. I tried soaking them in BacOut which is an enzymatic cleaner that didn't do sh!t. My boots smell like decomposing carcasses. I'm going to try letting some tea-tree oil soak in them because the stench has to be from fungi.

 

It is indeed possible. Just stick your hand all the way into the boot, grab the toe area, and pull inside out.

It works, and it seems alot less hassle than all of these witchcraft methods I'm seeing here.

 

Booty juice is pheromone concentrate. B*tches love it. You are a fool to waste it.

 

get boots without the dumb fleece on the inside. thats what really harvests the stench. I'm skeptical of fleece-I have boots with and without and they are both equally warm.

 

what you do is. when you get home and your boots smell really bad. just take a mega dump and bam the stench of the booties is gone.