{"id":6775,"date":"2019-03-28T11:20:57","date_gmt":"2019-03-28T11:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rangetoreel.com\/?p=6775"},"modified":"2019-03-28T11:20:58","modified_gmt":"2019-03-28T11:20:58","slug":"deodorizing-stinky-boots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rangetoreel.com\/deodorizing-stinky-boots\/","title":{"rendered":"Fixing Smelly Hiking Boots: Deodorizing Stinky Boots"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Do you want to make your hiking boots last? Of course<\/g> you do! Throughout the years I’ve had to throw out hiking boots just because I couldn’t stand bringing them into my house. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Otherwise, high-quality boots that just plain stunk. Hiking boots aren’t cheap so I buckled down and found a way to get rid of that stink. With a little bit of elbow grease you can completely get rid of that funky feet smell for good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can You Actually Fix Smelly Hiking Boots?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Throughout the years I’ve tried just about everything to make my boots smell good. It all started when my college ex-girlfriend forced me to throw out a pair of nasty smelling boots. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Obviously I was pissed, but she had a point. Nobody wants to smell foot sweat from across the room. So before she found my stinky lifting shoes it was time to figure out how to get rid of that stink. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When done right you can completely eliminate that stinky feet smell in your hiking boots. It’s going to require completely washing out your boots and getting rid of years of sweat. Here’s how I clean my hiking boots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Causes The Smell?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Obviously, the short answer: sweat! Your entire body sweats, but each foot contains over 250,000 sweat glands. That’s close to a quarter of the total sweat glands found in the rest of your body. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your feet are going to sweat, there’s no preventing that. This is going to cause bacteria(very smelly bacteria) and fungal buildup. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bacteria lives on your feet, in your shoes and that hot\/humid environment doesn’t help matters. To stop that smell, you need to figure out a way to eliminate bacteria and moisture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cure For Smelly Hiking Boots<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

After a long days hike there’s going to be sweat in your boots. You can buy the best moisture wicking socks and do everything right, there’s no way to fully prevent sweat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Go into your local shoe store and you’ll likely see dozens of different anti-smell products. Some of those work to get rid of bacteria, while others simply mask the smell. You can break these products down into two main categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n