I soak my gi's, rash guards, etc in white vinegar/water mixture over night. It will รข€‹get the funk out.
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I soak my gi's, rash guards, etc in white vinegar/water mixture over night. It will รข€‹get the funk out.
My wife deals in a company called Norwex, she has a "sport" spray that says is just for what you need. She said you can come by and get a bottle and try it out for free, I will send you my number in case you want to try it. She said she knows other hockey players that use it and they love it.
cow estrus will kill your stank. the new stank may or may not be desired though.
I had a mom growing up to take care of things like this, and a wife now to take care of things like this. Typically mine is blood and guts on hunting stuff though.
I don't play hockey, but for my dirt bike and snowmobile gear that gets plenty funky smelling, if it won't go in the washer, I take in in the shower with me along with a small scrub brush and some liquid laundry soap. scrub it up, rinse it thuroughly, and hang it to dry.
And no, I'm not strapping it on my body while I'm in the shower [Flower]
Set everything in the tub and pee all over it.
I do this with some stuff with a bar of Fels Naptha and an old tooth brush. Fels isn't the best cleaner by itself for really gross things, but it is surely better than nothing. Gets the sweat stains out of my hat just fine. I wash my Vibram Five Fingers shoes in the shower like this as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by XC700116
You think your hockey bag is funky.....how do you think it is repairing somebody elses's gear? Freaking gross.
Simple biology, bacteria causes the stank.
Some peoples gear stinks worse than others and it has a lot to do with body chemistry. Don't ask me why but I noticed that dark haired guys always had the stinkiest gear and the palms of their gloves tended to rot out rather than wear out.
Blondes and gingers, not so much.
A few things help though.
Always let your gear air out and dry naturally, don't try to force dry it.
Build a "tree" to hang your gear on out of pvc or whatever, make sure air can circulate freely all around it.
Wash your gear - everything but skates and gloves can be washed, I used the bathtub and a touch of Tide and just a capful of bleach in a full tub.
Rinse really well, rinsing to get all the soap out takes longer than washing it. When you think it is clean, rinse it again, twice.
Allow to dry fully, often a week or more(off season is the best time)
Gloves-rinse them in clear water only a few times and let them air dry.
Skates you really don't want to do anything to. Unlike most modern gear skates actually have real leather in them and you don't want to break down the supporting structure of them. Pull the insoles after every use and just let them air dry.
Watch your diet a day or two before a skate, spicy foods and such have a way of coming out in your sweat.
Biggest thing-take a shower BEFORE you skate. Get rid of the days funk before you climb in your gear.
The absolute worst-we had a tournament in the Springs one weekend. We had 8 games in a 3 day period.
4 guys in a hotel room, 4 open hockey bags and we stuffed all the gear in the bathroom with the heat lamp on and the fart fan on.
The entire hallway reeked with an incarnate smell usually reserved for a disaster area in a tropical climate.
This is SOOOOO RACIST!! YOU'RE A RACIST!!Quote:
Originally Posted by BPTactical
And then some......and it really comes out when I play. That little BLACK thing gets beat and pummeled unmercifully.Quote:
Originally Posted by bogie
Funny thing hockey is. EVERYBODY wants the puck but when you get it you beat it up with a stick and pass it to somebody else who tries to do the same thing.
The only one who truly cherishes the puck is the goalie. He hangs on to it and hugs it at every chance and when it gets away from him he frequently gets genuinely upset.
I have washed everything except my pants and helmet in the machine. As someone mentioned before I took my helmet and pants in the shower and scrubbed them up with shampoo and then soap and it made a huge difference. A guy on my team said he would go to a laundromat and stuff everything in one of their big machines and go that route. The absolute best thing to do like Bert said (wife approved even!) is to air your gear out after a game. If you have a spot to just lay everything out so it's not balled up in a bag it will do wonders.