[at-l] stink

[art at crystalacresnh.com (Art Cloutman)]

>I'm reading David Jessop's FT journal, and he mentions that his pack 
>smells like rotting garbage.  He's too embarassed to take it into a 
>restaurant with him, and hides it in a trash can.  I recall other 
>hikers complaining of musty tents.  I can well imagine that tents 
>have a habit of staying wet for long times, and get moldy in the 
>pack.  Do packs and tents respond well to conventional laundering? 
>I imagine there is room in the machine for a smelly pack, but I 
>imagine a tent responds better to manual wiping.  I've noticed a 
>special product at Campmor (sounds useful to me, but is a bit 
>expensive):
>http://www.campmor.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=7638027
>Does anyone on the list think they successful odor abatement program 
>they'd like to share?

I put my ULA-P2 in a washing machine four times during my hike.  It 
got the stink out as well as making it look like new.  I removed the 
stays and soft frame material before washing.  I let it air dry after 
washing.  I didn't have a problem with stinky tent/tarp since I made 
a point of airing drying it whenever possible.

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Art Cloutman