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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: Mike Vines on September 12, 2010, 04:13:00 PM
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How the heck do I get rid of it?
I just bought a new pair of Lacrosse Burly boots (I had to after reading all the great posts about them), but I need to know how to get rid of the "New Rubber Smell". I have them sitting outside right now, but I seriously doubt that is all it is going to take to air them out.
Thanks in advance,
Mike
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I dont know about rubber boots but with all my other hunting boots I put them in a trash bag with baking soda sprinkled heavily on them and tie the top shut for a couple days. It seems to work fine and it is really cheap.
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Throw in some pine needles & seasoned Pennsylvania pig poop & you're there. No kidding. Or you could just wear them around the house awhile.
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Go to a dairy farm and walk around for 15 minutes....the rubber smell will be gone!!
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I'd go with the baking soda if it was me.
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It's coming from the inside. Yes I could go walk in cow crap, the closest cow to where I hunt is about 50 miles, so it mightthrow up a red flag more so than the rubber smell itself.
All kidding aside, is there any tried and true way to Descent them? I just might try the baking soda in a bag trick if I don't get any other answers.
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Dump the baking soda into the boots, shake 'em a bit, put 'em in a bag. Shake every once in awhile, baking soda will absorb that smell, really.
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I would say baking soda and leave them outside to air them out
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Originally posted by joekeith:
Dump the baking soda into the boots, shake 'em a bit, put 'em in a bag. Shake every once in awhile, baking soda will absorb that smell, really.
I know it works on all kinds of smells in the fridge and freezer, so as of right now, they are stewing in a garbage bag with baking soda sprinkled inside of them, and ontop of the rubber, and also in the bag. I'll shake it up every night after work, and report back to you in a couple days.
I'm thinking it is gonna work.
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I bought a pair 2 years ago and had the same problem. I tried everything,nothing worked.I left them outside turned upside down in the rain,sun and heat, It took a couple of weeks but the smell finally went away.They are really nice boots,your gonna like them.
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I knock alot of the smell by walking through wet,grassy, ditches and fields....the grass scrubs the outside clean of any rubber preservatives or release agents that might still be on the boots.
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Wash the rubber parts with vinegar. Or is that what my farmer friend uses to get the smell of hog smell off of his boots? Deer like vinegar.
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if they are all rubber then get a bath tub filling so that boots can lay on their side submerged. Mix it with baking soda and a lot of it. Submerge the boots and leave them to soak for a day. Pull them out and let them air dry for a week or so. Air dry upside down though so the water on the inside can continue to drip out.
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Interesting thread. Just keep us posted on what finally works.
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I honestly think you are wasting your time. Deer will smell you and your boots regardless. I have waded a stream for 1/4 mile and deer still followed me right to my tree.
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owhf Send me a bottle of that stream. I don't think your boots had anything to do with it.
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It is my experience that the smell will never go away...just diminishes with time. Deer will react to the smell of rubber boots. I know because I have watched them do it when the wind was in my favor. Here's what finally worked for me. Store boots in plastic garbage sack away from sources of odor. Never wear them while driving and you truck mats are full of odors. When you get to your hunting area, thoroughly spray them down with scent killing spray. Let them dry a few minutes and then give them a light dusting of racoon urine. I'd avoid predator urine like coyote. Since using this method before each trip to the woods I almost never get busted by lingering boot odor on the ground.
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I fill mine up with water and a litle scent free soap, before the season starts, let them soak overnight, rinse well, and let them dry for a couple of days.
once a week or so during the season I spray the inside with scent killer spray [got the recipe here], I know deer will smell me anyway, its just a thing for me. Todd
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Mike, isn't this like getting a new car and saying; Dang, what's this new car smell? :)
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With new rubber boots, I always put them in a trash bag with some moist fertile soil and rotting leaves and leave them there until seasoned. If they are 17 inch high boots, you could always try wading an 18 inch muddy creek to season the inside. :goldtooth:
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How about spraying febreeze inside them or for that matter outside too. Just a thought
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Well, I got home today, and shook the bag to get the baking powder stirred up, and set it aside till tomorrow. I will open the bag tomorrow, and report back my findings.
I thought about the febreeze, but then I remembered when I got my Company van from a previous smoker, Iused febreeze, and I thought the floral smell that came with it was just as bad as the stale smoke.
And as for wasting my time...That is what time was made for. I don't think I'm wasting it, just using it to my fullest potential.
Thanks for all the tips guys, and I'll let you know tomorrow.
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I'm kind of embarrassed to say this but some of the best bucks I've killed was when I was in my stinky work clothes and had to put a ciggy out to make the shot. Play the wind and don't sweat it. My hunting partner is super "anal" about scent, I could care less. We usually finish the hunt getting my deer out. It drives him nuts when I see 10 times more deer than he does when we hunt together.
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Well, my report on trying to loose the "New Rubber Smell" is as follows...After using baking powder inside the boots, and then placing them in a garbage bag and sprinkling the powder on the outside and sealing it up for two days, all I lost was 2 days. The boots still have the rubber smell to it, and now are like powdery baloons. Oh well, you never know till you try something. I'm just gonna set them out in my swamp for a few days and see what they are like after that.
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Buy a bottle of skunk scent, it'll fix your problem right away.
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Wear them. The more sun and heat you get on them the faster it goes away in my opinion. I would just make sure you spray them good before you go and use the wind. I have hunted with new boots and had deer come downwind and never lift their head so I am not real convinced that new rubber is an alarm to them. But maybe the scent was rising that day. But if you do find something that really works let us know. Great topic by the way
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I can't believe no one has stated the obvious....
Mike, put your stinky feet in them!!!
Good luck buddy.
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I agree. It's a waste of time.
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My farmer friend Mike said that since his boots smelled like pig poop, he could walk anywhere and deer would not spook. We separated in a field and each went to hunt a different trail. A small buck came along, when it crossed Mikes foot prints its nose went down and its tail came up, it ran straight to me. And I missed.
Since that time he has seen the same thing happen more often. If wading around in hog poop doesn't work, perhaps that new rubber smell just might be a better option.