STINK PACK PROBLEM. Any ideas?

Were it mine, I'd stick it in a bucket of hot water with a squirt of Dawn dishwashing liquid and an ounce of Clorox. Next day rinse, and set it in the sun to bake bone dry.

And then burn it. joking
 
kmm said:
....Another trick used for removing cigarette odor is to place a bowl of charcoal where it stinks........
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BOY, I BLEW THAT ONE!
I thought it was charcoal LIGHTER FLUID!!
In any case, the Chinese-made, name-brand boots I got that smelled like pig poop from the day I bought them until I applied MY method,... well, let's just say they don't stink any more.:o
 
GWashington1732 said:
Light a fire with some wet pine and set it in the smoke that'll take the smell off anything.
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This sounds like a good idea! Out in the country I have a house with a wood fired sauna, if I can get the car down the snowed in road I will try this, thanks:thumbup:
 
willgoy said:
This sounds like a good idea! Out in the country I have a house with a wood fired sauna, if I can get the car down the snowed in road I will try this, thanks:thumbup:
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You realize of coarse, it is going to smell of pine smoke forever, which is still a better smell than what you're describing but some people don't like it. I do, but others don't. The sappier the wood, the better it will work.
 
What about using some charcoal briquetts, not matchlite of course, in a bag to help absorb the smell. Could maybe smoke it with some pinion incense to camo the odor up.
 
Update. Baking soda worked, for a day! Now the damp,mould stink is back again big style.

Can you wash a leather pack? Surely that would destroy it??
 
willgoy said:
Alright, thanks for your comments-many have been helpful especially the baking soda method.

Sending it back, it's an e-bay item, is expensive and might result in either getting NO bag back or the same stink I fear, so, no.

Nubuck is a leather product, so I feel unsure about a vinegar wash, could try the inside though. Saddle soap sounds reasonable too.

I continue to expose it to the elements, some improvement but not much, whiffs around the house and my coat SMELLS from it...gave a lift in the car to a friend and she said "Has the car been in a flood? smells damp in here" Damn bag wasn't even in it, talk about aftermath..... Real shame, as it's a nice sturdy pack ...that reeks.
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Nubuck is a synthetic product.Not leather.--KV
 
Nubuck is synthetic?

Really? I thought it was a type of leather like suede.....
 
Nubuc is leather, and a higher grade of leather than suede. Suede is leather sanded on the interior surface of the leather (side facing animal). Nubuck is leather sanded on the exterior surface of the leather, where it is tougher. Nubuc costs more and should last longer.



Maybe you were thinking of Nugahyde, which is synthetic?
 
Not to throw more salt in the wound, but does the leather have a white powdery bloom to it after cleaning? I was told by a shoe repair man that this is a fungus that is deep in the leather and nearly impossible to get out. If there is no white bloom it sounds as if a cheap preservative is trapped in the cells of the leather. Have you tried any of the tricks we use to get cosmoline off of mil-surp rifles. Fill and wrap bag with cheap construction paper then expose to gentle heat. If this were Summer, placing it into a large black garbage bag and letting the Suns heat do the job might "leach" the chemicals out of the leather. A Winter time source of gentle heat might be your clothes dryer but proceed slowly as high heat will probably crack the leather. I used to remove the smell of sweat from my motorcycle helmet with newspaper overnight, but newsprint would discolor your leather. Good Luck.
 
Good move Photon:thumbup:

It's Nubuck leather alright&that's why I don't fancy washing it,also, DAMP is what it really smells of and I reckon the drying method is best.

No powdery bloom, so I will try the drying out method. Still stinks of rot:barf:
 
Try hitting it with some jock itch spray...always keeps my sack fresh. Sorry, couldn't help it.
 
Actually I was only half joking. When on motorcycle/camping trips gear can get pretty skanky...think trapped in leathers for a 600 mile day in 100+ degree heat then camping. Road grime + sweat + dirt + a week of travel = nasty leather gear. The jock itch/foot powder spray is the same stuff. I always bring some and give the boots, and any "danger spots" on the leathers a daily spraying down. Seems to help keep the gear from getting funky.
 
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