: Well, I tried to give them a good soak with a mild soap...kinda worked. I
: have two pair of booties, one at home in the trunk of my car (and I
: thought the stink was rotten banana peels) and the other pair in Calgary
: buried somewhere in the trunk of Myrl's car. I believe Myrl had the
: biohazzard emergency guys bag 'em and tag 'em as a noxious health hazzard.
: Those booties are only 7 years old. The heel tore on them so I cut them
: shorter and made 'em into deck shoes. They work great for summer hours.
: The other booties are ankle high and work well for late fall paddling.

: Robert N Pruden

Hi Robert,
On the smelly boot problem, I use either tea-tree oil solution or citricidal(grapefruit seed extract) as a rinse. Sometimes both at the same time. Then hang them upside down in a breezeway.
This doesn't get rid of smell totally (nothing I know does) but one would have to stick ones nose into the boot to smell them. Not me though.

Mike Savage
South West Cork