He performed on stage with his banjo and ad-libbed Glasgow patter as an amateur and then was a founder member of the folk group the Humblebums. The winner of this unfortunate contest was one of the first-generation models of the La Sportiva Solutions stuffed at the back of my cupboard. When you wear climbing shoes without socks its inevitable that your boots are going to get sweaty and smelly.

A spray of alcoholic hand sanitiser inside first might help killing the remaining bacteria (and might be a good idea on feet as well just before a climb as well for those unfortunate with sweaty feet! Of course, since the smell comes from acids, any alkaline like soda should neutralise it as well, but I think the enzymes help with really smelly stuff better. The cotton fabric used has the porosity to absorb moisture but if your shoes are really sweaty you can shake your bananas to release a fine mist of powder to speed up the drying process. The Original Boot Bananas are a funky and fun way to keep your footwear dry and smelling fresh making them ideal for your walking boots, running shoes and all of your favourite pumps and other fruity footwear! Fragrant and moisture-absorbing shoe deodorisers for climbing boots, running shoes or any other “fruity” footwear.On completion of the first banana the artist cautioned that the second one would not be identical - and so the second banana was given 'designer status' by the addition of the famous Fyffes label. We also really like their multifunctional nature that can help remove unwanted odors from shoes, clothes, and closets.

As your Boot Bananas soak up moisture they will slowly ripen, changing colour and indicating when to replace them.Milton is just a mild bleach, I don't know but I guess the clothes wash disinfectants you mention are too. In the event that you consider anything on this page to be in breach of the site’s House Rules please Flag This Object. Unlike other shoe deodorizers, Boot Bananas were created especially to fight the funk of climbing shoes. I'm sure I read that you can do 5he same thing with kitty litter in an old sock and then pop that into your climbing shoes. After properly cleaning their shoes and trying all the popular deodorizers on the market, it seemed that nothing was up to the challenge.

If I remember correctly, these shoes had served several months of service when backpacking across Asia, including several deep water solo trips. While they offer an easy short-term solution to odor issues, as our head-to-head test showed, it will take a more constant application to completely rid your shoes of that smell. You will be able to tell when your Boot Bananas are ready to be replaced because they slowly turn brown the more they are used, when entirely brown your Boot Bananas are saturated and need to be replaced.Boot Bananas keep footwear dry and fresh using a unique blend of naturally absorbent and odour neutralising minerals and essential oils.

I think the key to stopping smelly shoes is to start using something (like boot bananas) from when they're new, and not allowing them to stay damp/sweaty after wearing. Not only do the bananas replace any smells for a lovely lavender scent they also help to dry out your boot absorbing moister without the need for electricity. This artist and product is eligible for Own Art, allowing you to spread the cost of your purchase over 10 months, interest free. My shoes have gone from festering biohazards (I don't wear socks in them) to lovely pleasantly odoured footwear.Slide some Boot Bananas into your shoes after a session and they will help to absorb moisture and prevent bad odours. The boot bananas were invented by a couple who needed to banish the nasty niffs that were coming from his climbing shoes!