FUNKY STANKY PACK

[kenp]

ok, here goes. I trade for a 'like new' pack. well it is in great condition but smells like the buttcan outside a AA meeting hall. what the hell can I wash it in to make it usable? I need your help o spray masters

[G-spotter]

OK!

 

Eat a whole head of red cabbage with raw garlic, drink a bottle of red wine.

 

Next morning, take a dump in your pack.

 

Now put the pack in the trunk of your car and leave it in the sun for a week.

 

I GUARANTEE it will not smell like cigarette smoke anymore if you do this!

[kenp]

That is pretty close to what I had in mind. I thought about eating some asparagus, drinking coupus amounts of one of those high percent malts then pissing in a jar, let that stand a day or so on the deck then mix it with some patchouli oil and soak it in an airtight drum for a week

[mattp]

Nature's Miracle gets rid of cat pee smell, and if it can do that I bet cigarett smoke would be a snap. You can get it at a pet shop.

[kenp]

good idea, thanks mattp... I know exactly what it is...what I don't want to do is ruin the waterproof coating. I washed a tent years ago with regular detergent in the machine...took off every inch of the coating.

[mountainmatt]

Febreeze the hell out of it. You can even choose your favorite odor

[olyclimber]

good idea, thanks mattp... I know exactly what it is...what I don't want to do is ruin the waterproof coating. I washed a tent years ago with regular detergent in the machine...took off every inch of the coating.

 

wash it and then just apply another waterproof coating yourself.

[mattp]

Ken, you could probably do a hand wash in the bathtub without risk of destroying the waterproofing - unless the Miracle product contains some compound that destroys the waterproofing. If a simple rinse in the bathtub ruins the waterproofing, I would guess a wet weekend in the Cascades would do the same -- certainly a drop in the creek.

[olyclimber]

Also, I bet there is some good advice over at telemarktips.com. I found and absolutely to die for suggestion on some perennials over there.

[kenp]

I tried the frebreeze MM, didn't work. let's say the coating does come off, what would you suggest as a replacement: spray on or wash in? I used a wash in type on the above mentioned tent...I thought it worked fine but dumped that one shortly after and never put it to the test.

[G-spotter]

Have you tried Lysol yet?

[kenp]

no, I have not. that packs a might powerful punch... I thought about Borax or something neutral like that

[G-spotter]

If you try Borax, your pack might smell like mules afterwards.

[kenp]

that I probably could live with!

[fenderfour]

Hand wash with dishsoap. air dry

[kenp]

beings I'm a cheap bastard, I think I'll try the dishsoap in the bathtub first., then if needed, buy some natures miracle or some other natural deordorizor.

thanks for your tips, you guys are way to nice...makes me wonder, after all this is the spray forum!

why aren't you out there climbing or something?

[cj001f]

soak it in bourbon

[kenp]

you must have missed the "I'm a cheap bastard' part. Although bourbon is a nasty subsitute for something decent like Jack Daniels, I'd rather drink it than wash shit with it

[G-spotter]

Catch skunk

Put skunk in pack

Put pack in dryer.

run dryer through as many cycles as necessary to deplete skunk!

[jordop]

Quote

I thought about Borat or something neutral like that

 

Edited June 4, 2021 by jordop

[kenp]

I'm sending my pack (with a skunk) to Khazakstan

[Ducknut]

I tried the frebreeze MM, didn't work. let's say the coating does come off, what would you suggest as a replacement: spray on or wash in? I used a wash in type on the above mentioned tent...I thought it worked fine but dumped that one shortly after and never put it to the test.

 

Now what exactly was smoked in this tent. Before you answer, maybe you should read the "How to Protect yourself on CC.Com thread".

[mattp]

I'm not sure sending the pack to Asia is a good idea. I once lent a sleeping bag to a porter in Nepal for one night at 15,000', and it thereafter stank for - literally - ten years. You might prefer the ode de marlboro.

[G-spotter]

Was it this guy?

 

[EWolfe]

I recently had an odor problem with a windshirt I bought here, it was mildewed. I tried everything, including dry cleaning to no avail. Then the Cleaners suggested sending to a leather specialist for ozone treatment. Worked great, it was eight bucks.