Gear Stench - Which piece the most?

[asde1979 0]

Hey guys,

Question, which piece of gear do you find stinks the most? Smells all the same to me but just curious if you found one that stinks more than the other..

I'll be playing multiple nights, some the night right after a game. But for some games, I'll get home at night, let it dry out overnight, then I'll have to pack it in and bring it with me to work to play after. When we hit the spring/fall seasons, its not hot or cool enough to have the heat running, the gear doesn't dry as well and reeks. So I'm considering picking up a second set of equipment pieces to use on alternating nights.... but not to go overboard and save some money, what pieces should I get to minimize the stench?

I'm guessing shoulders and gloves are the worse? Or is it mainly the elbows because they're thicker and don't dry as quick?

[Leb_CRX 0]

my skates stink the worse...if I ever take them to get them sharpened and the wife is with me in the car, I hear about it...a lot, lol

you can always get a shock doctor powerdry bag...I have one for back to back games (I keep my stuff in the garage) and it works pretty well at drying stuff....don't use the bag to carry stuff in though, just use it to dry...two cycles (6 hourish) is usually enough and cheaper then buying another set of gear

[sickwilly 37]

My shin guards are the worst. After a while my gloves get pretty rank, too.

[number21 3]

Maybe use a fan to dry the gear when your heat isn't on. I use a box fan in my apt's basement to dry my gear year round (+ a dehumidifier in the summer). I used to use the SD blower bag but it was too humid in the basement to work the majority of the year.

[Katzenjammer 1]

Skates - especially since I skate barefeet. Really, they smell like death. The ShockDoctor system works like a dream. I live in an apartment and don't know what I'd do without it.

[Chadd 916]

skates are the only piece that you can't really wash

[Vulcan7905 88]

Skates haven't gotten to that level yet with my skates. I will say, my shins are just horrid. Also, the crotch of my pants sometimes. It's a horrible smell when sitting on the bench some games.

[aarondevera 0]

Skates haven't gotten to that level yet with my skates. I will say, my shins are just horrid. Also, the crotch of my pants sometimes. It's a horrible smell when sitting on the bench some games.

LOL. Crotch rot.

My gloves, helmet and shins, for sure. I guess it really depends on where your sweat glands are. Personally, my pits are always dry as a bone but my head sweats like crazy.

[MyBoxersSayJoe 134]

My elbow pads. No joke. I've never had smelly skates or gloves.

[NYR1982 0]

Agree with you on the elbow pads. My shins got pretty nasty too but the elbows were just horrid.

[t6lock 24]

gloves. the smell on my hands lingers almost the entire day after a shower and even multiple hand washes

[5 Minute Major 1]

My stuff doesn't really smell as bad as it used to back in my high school days. I've been airing my stuff out and spraying them with Lysol (Fresh Scent). Does the trick!

[twolinepass 0]

Shins and gloves

[Vulcan7905 88]

Yup, bad crotch rot lol. I also forgot about my skull cap. Only thing that doesn't smell is my elbows and gloves.

[Gefiltefish 9]

My elbows are the worst.

Shin pad liners can go in the wash.

Gloves and skates go on my ShockDoctor blower.

Unless I hand-wash my elbows or something - they are the only thing that cannot be properly dried right away or easily washed.

[Jarick 5]

Gloves are a million times worse than anything else. I don't have an answer for them. They always smell horrible.

Shins, elbows, and shoulders start to smell after a couple months so I wash them in a little detergent and bleach.

Skates never smell, I don't even take them out of the bag, they dry just fine though. Pants never smell either (Tacklas). I don't wash them anymore.

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I always take the stuff out of the bag and spray it with alcohol and let it dry, but lately I've not been using alcohol and I think it might be a better option. Dries a lot quicker and seems to stink less. Maybe the alcohol/water mix was making them wet too long.

[HolyRollie 0]

Gloves and shins.

[bagsbie 8]

gloves only. I use glove dogs from my boxing days, http://store.titleboxing.com/glovedogs.html , and stuff them in my skates. They work wonders absorbing moisture and stench from my skates. Another pair of those I use on my gloves but it does not help as much.

[Powerfibers 8]

My Skates and gloves go on my DryGuy boot dryer, and itvworks gras long as I don't skate barefoot. It has been a great investment. I don't use the heat, just air. http://www.dryguy.net/DG1.html

[bagsbie 8]

I think, airing the gear out is the key. Does not work with gloves, though.

[goaliemanshark 6]

I dont know how many times I've said this. Antibacterial febreze and then air dry. It works wonders

[dabeechman 0]

The only thing that I ever have to wash is my elbows and my shins. My gloves/skates never get rank. My shoulders can get a little smell to them, but never anything that attracts attention.

[Chadd 916]

My Skates and gloves go on my DryGuy boot dryer, and itvworks gras long as I don't skate barefoot. It has been a great investment. I don't use the heat, just air. http://www.dryguy.net/DG1.html

I've seen a new product that does uv light on a similarly shaped stand. I'm seriously considering one for my shoes as well as my skates

[Beflar 55]

gloves. the smell on my hands lingers almost the entire day after a shower and even multiple hand washes

Same

[Xuno 14]

My skates smell like dog food atm. Not the wet stuff, but, like, the stench that comes out when you open up a bag of dry food and pour it into their bowl.