alt.surfing Subject: Re: My booties STINK! Can anything be done??
I have been using them for about a year and it has gotten worse this fall. I have tried some soap stuff called “sink the stink” the guy at the dive shop sold me, but to no avail. I am afraid my foot will get gangrene if I keep sticking it into this thing. They are good booties, but my god, the smell! Any suggestions (short of throwing them away). — Gagging in OR
I use Woollight detergent to wash all my wet suit gear. It’s not too harsh, smells OK, rinses pretty good, and doesn’t destroy your suit. I’ve been using it for over a year now on the same suit, gloves and boots. And trust me … with the red tide we’ve had earlier this season in SF, the wet suit smell got pretty funky. I hand wash all suit components. For the boots: just drop a little Woollight into the boot, fill half way with water, then shake, squeeze and squish your way to a clean new you.
As corny as that sounded, it does work.
