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Re: Nylon vomit smell.
Reply #10 - Apr 17th, 2011 at 3:45am
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Pee on it and hang it in the sun.  Worked for a pair of shoes I had.  Some of the best lessons are learned by accident.  Literally.
  
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Reply #11 - Apr 17th, 2011 at 11:37am
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PhantomJug wrote on Apr 17th, 2011 at 3:45am:
Pee on it and hang it in the sun.  Worked for a pair of shoes I had.  Some of the best lessons are learned by accident.  Literally.


And they keep telling us that size doesn't matter! Well I say it does........ especially if you don't want to pee on your shoes. Wink
  
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Reply #12 - Apr 17th, 2011 at 1:40pm
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db wrote on Apr 16th, 2011 at 3:19pm:
Borax is also a pretty good odor eliminator. I'd mix some in warm water and soak for a while and maybe dry w/o rinsing and/or rinse later if desired. Works great on the areas of carpet my dog somehow finds an interest once in a while.


Dual purpose,  helps preserve the spawn bags too.
  
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Reply #13 - Apr 18th, 2011 at 3:33pm
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mastertangler wrote on Apr 17th, 2011 at 11:37am:
PhantomJug wrote on Apr 17th, 2011 at 3:45am:
Pee on it and hang it in the sun.  Worked for a pair of shoes I had.  Some of the best lessons are learned by accident.  Literally.


And they keep telling us that size doesn't matter! Well I say it does........ especially if you don't want to pee on your shoes. Wink


I'm thinking what you consumed that made you pee on your footwear might have something to do with the odor removal Grin
Seriously, I'm wondering if the uric acid could have something to do with your result :question
 I use baking soda mixed in water to take odor out of Naglene bottles, so maybe a long soak in that mixture, rinse and air dried in sunlight might do the trick.
  
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Reply #14 - Apr 20th, 2011 at 5:14am
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Urine decomposes to ammonia when exposed to air - I'd guess that ammonia is the odor-removing compound in your technique.

But urine decomposition usually produces a number of other by-products, some of which have their own unpleasant odor. You may have noticed this (if not, your wife probably has).
  
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Reply #15 - Apr 23rd, 2011 at 12:43am
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Firechief,

Try a product calle Mirazyme by McNett - as someone else mentioned, it's enzymatic - uses microbes and enzymes.  I've used it successfully on foul smelling tents, sweat stained packs and dry bags - even worked well on my "trash kit" dry bag that gets all the garbage from the trip - keeps the mess and smell from everything else.  It' says it safe for almost anything and it beats peeing on stuff...except snow.  It runs about $4-5 for a 2 oz. concentrate bottle.  If that don't get it out, maybe you should re-gift it!

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Reply #16 - Apr 26th, 2011 at 2:45am
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BARF bag, BARF pack what did expect for free, smells like a great deal Wink
and I don't think I would try the piss test neither!
Happy camping Smiley

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Reply #17 - Apr 26th, 2011 at 3:12pm
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I've always wondered what nylon vomit smells like... Sad
  
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Reply #18 - May 9th, 2011 at 4:20am
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I believe when we smell that sour "vomit" smell what we are picking up is acidic in some form or another. Why not try several boxes of baking soda and water, seal it in a plastic bag and set it in the sun. Shake whenever you remember to. Leave it for a week.
I don't remember if anyone asked but you have checked to see it isn't actual remains of someones urp, Right?
Best Wishes, Rob
  
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Reply #19 - Feb 17th, 2016 at 9:38pm
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Check out the Mcnett(dot com) website!  They have good instructions (on how to deal with the smell) there. The vomit/cheesy smell is the PU coating breaking down.
  
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