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hockey equipment
hockey equipment
ok, i wash, i febreeze, but hockey has to be the most RANK sport of them all--i put the kids bags into the car and PRESTO Car smeillloa
and it's too much laundry -- three games this weekend!!! this working Ma needs a break!
so how do i keep they hockey locker room out of my car (and my HOUSE! )
ICK
any other hockey moms out there with advice?
and it's too much laundry -- three games this weekend!!! this working Ma needs a break!
so how do i keep they hockey locker room out of my car (and my HOUSE! )
ICK
any other hockey moms out there with advice?
< leaving on the 22nd of march...but too lame to figure out the ticker thing again!>
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Tiger Prof.
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I think they get to an age when the odor just can't be controlled anymore. However we do the following:
1. Hang everything to dry as soon as he gets home
2. Sterilize guards and pads in the dishwasher on the top rack.
To keep my car from smelling bad, I have my husband drive him in his car as much as possible!
1. Hang everything to dry as soon as he gets home
2. Sterilize guards and pads in the dishwasher on the top rack.
To keep my car from smelling bad, I have my husband drive him in his car as much as possible!
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hawksnestbay
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Two player household, age 10 boy, age 12 girl. 4 games this past weekend, two on Saturday night, two first games Sunday AM.
Under Armour or similar, instead of cotton as the first layer helps a lot. My kids sweat a lot.
Always, no exceptions,every time, you have to remove every piece out of the bag, wipe the skates and helmets with a clean towel. At the first hint of odor, everything but the skates and helmets go in the wash, hot/cold. Then Dryer, too. Wipe the stick down with mild bleach cleaner too.
We have been playing for 6 years, and have never had a smelly kid for more than one practice. Gloves hold up better because they do not rot from the bacteria. First wiff of dirty pads, I wash it all. I have handed down almost all of my daughters stuff to my son. It does not fall apart.
I am an asst. coach, and I often will tie skates for different kids. If I bend over and feel a slimy wet lace, I know that my hand will smell like your bag.
Then I remind the kids and parents not to leave their wet equipment in the bag. Gross!
Under Armour or similar, instead of cotton as the first layer helps a lot. My kids sweat a lot.
Always, no exceptions,every time, you have to remove every piece out of the bag, wipe the skates and helmets with a clean towel. At the first hint of odor, everything but the skates and helmets go in the wash, hot/cold. Then Dryer, too. Wipe the stick down with mild bleach cleaner too.
We have been playing for 6 years, and have never had a smelly kid for more than one practice. Gloves hold up better because they do not rot from the bacteria. First wiff of dirty pads, I wash it all. I have handed down almost all of my daughters stuff to my son. It does not fall apart.
I am an asst. coach, and I often will tie skates for different kids. If I bend over and feel a slimy wet lace, I know that my hand will smell like your bag.
Then I remind the kids and parents not to leave their wet equipment in the bag. Gross!
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chicagoans
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Yeah I thought the soccer stuff was bad but I've heard that hockey is even worse. I had a bunch of 5th grade boys in the car who took off their soccer shoes and shinguards to change for the next sport (basketball or football, can't remember because it's all a blur in the fall.) We rolled all the windows down and opened the sunroof... it still smelled like something died in the backseat!
I spray the shinguards and shoes with odor eaters spray, but it sounds like you might need something really heavy duty for the hockey stuff.
It's funny the contrast...my daughter smells like a fruit basket with the scented lotion, spray, shampoo, conditioner... and my son, well, smells like a boy.
I spray the shinguards and shoes with odor eaters spray, but it sounds like you might need something really heavy duty for the hockey stuff.
It's funny the contrast...my daughter smells like a fruit basket with the scented lotion, spray, shampoo, conditioner... and my son, well, smells like a boy.
Thanks all--
I have been drying out the stuff and we have underarmour( which is in the wash EVERY time) the pads we dry out but still SO funky!--i febreeze them--wonder what that will do to the fabric??? man 10 yr old boys are just stinky!!!!! My husband has a tendency to leave EVERYTHING in the bag after a practice--I get ballistic!--i mean EWWWWW!
and chicagoans--I agree- my daughter is all lotions and potions and my boy, well I love him to pieces, but he smells like a damn swamp! (but he also got an assist and a goal this weekend! so I forgive his smelliness!)
I have been drying out the stuff and we have underarmour( which is in the wash EVERY time) the pads we dry out but still SO funky!--i febreeze them--wonder what that will do to the fabric??? man 10 yr old boys are just stinky!!!!! My husband has a tendency to leave EVERYTHING in the bag after a practice--I get ballistic!--i mean EWWWWW!
and chicagoans--I agree- my daughter is all lotions and potions and my boy, well I love him to pieces, but he smells like a damn swamp! (but he also got an assist and a goal this weekend! so I forgive his smelliness!)
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California Girl
I put this question to my hockey mom friend who lives in Duluth, MN. Here's her reply:
Tell her I had (have) three goalies (two sons, one daughter). Goalie equipment smells the very worst of the worst.
There is no cure.
We actually got a little trailer thing outside and made/make them keep their goalie equipment in it. Even when it's -20º, they have to attempt to thaw it out quickly because sweat freezes and it's even more wonderful as it warms up, which is usually in the mud room.
IF they have to keep their gear inside, make sure it is NOT in a room which has access to forced air ducts. One of my sons would put his gear near the heater duct and all of us throughout the house have smelled it.
The only thing that might work is Moth Balls, but that's too dangerous and I don't recommend it at all. You won't die from the hockey smell (though you may want to), but you might die from Moth Balls.
PS--I don't know if this is true, but..... When I worked backstage all summer at a huge production of Beauty and the Beast, we were told to get cheap vodka, mix it with water, and spray it on the clothes to get rid of smells. I probaby would never have tried it because my kids didn't need to smell of vodka. You might try it in your car, but don't speed or get pulled over for a ticket.
Tell her I had (have) three goalies (two sons, one daughter). Goalie equipment smells the very worst of the worst.
There is no cure.
We actually got a little trailer thing outside and made/make them keep their goalie equipment in it. Even when it's -20º, they have to attempt to thaw it out quickly because sweat freezes and it's even more wonderful as it warms up, which is usually in the mud room.
IF they have to keep their gear inside, make sure it is NOT in a room which has access to forced air ducts. One of my sons would put his gear near the heater duct and all of us throughout the house have smelled it.
The only thing that might work is Moth Balls, but that's too dangerous and I don't recommend it at all. You won't die from the hockey smell (though you may want to), but you might die from Moth Balls.
PS--I don't know if this is true, but..... When I worked backstage all summer at a huge production of Beauty and the Beast, we were told to get cheap vodka, mix it with water, and spray it on the clothes to get rid of smells. I probaby would never have tried it because my kids didn't need to smell of vodka. You might try it in your car, but don't speed or get pulled over for a ticket.
caligirl--thanks! your friend certainly has her hands full 3 goalies!?? WOW--I am not sure the vodka spray is such a great idea though....
SJ, most of the pads (My son is a defenseman--thank god he is not a goalie--hickey costs too much already!)
are made of nylon or other synthetic materials--the only leather is in the skates and the gloves (which get unbelievably stinky as well.
DJmom, until very recently my daughter was a competitive ciimber--you want to talk about smelly shoes!!!!!! not as bad as hockey, but REALLY BAD!!!!! (hmmm, maybe my family is just smelly
SJ, most of the pads (My son is a defenseman--thank god he is not a goalie--hickey costs too much already!)
are made of nylon or other synthetic materials--the only leather is in the skates and the gloves (which get unbelievably stinky as well.
DJmom, until very recently my daughter was a competitive ciimber--you want to talk about smelly shoes!!!!!! not as bad as hockey, but REALLY BAD!!!!! (hmmm, maybe my family is just smelly
< leaving on the 22nd of march...but too lame to figure out the ticker thing again!>
