Comments on: Hockey Equipment Question

By: forex robots

forex robots — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 09:54:27 +0000

Keep posting stuff like this i really like it

By: creativK

creativK — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 07:01:37 +0000

Why don’t u buy new crap? Hockey’s a dumb fake sport anyway. So, let’s talk about soccer.

By: starting over

starting over — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 06:27:22 +0000

Some of the guys I played with used to throw their stuff in a pool. Said the chlorine did wonders for the smells and cleaning.

By: Dr_Phil_

Dr_Phil_ — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 05:47:02 +0000

You are so lucky, my son had the most disgusting hockey equipment, he never aired it, vultures fell out of the air if they got to close. I always thought the coaches kept him on the ice cause he was good, not true, it was the smell.
Do this outdoors. Get a big plastic tub, fill it with water, warm is good, cold will do. Put your equipment in there, Dump in some Pine-Sol or something. Soak it for about 1/2 hour. Take the equipment out, rinse with the hose. Repeat the process, Hang it in the sun to dry. If you don’t rinse real well you could get a rash.
I washed all of his equipment this way except for his skates.
Try to dry your equipment out between every wearing, the sun is really good to help keep it smelling better. Use Febreze between wearings as well. In the winter, if the equipment is try and it is sunny, put it outside for a while, it does help.
Socks and jerseys can go in the washing machine.
BTW: My son also worked as a referee. He always said the girls were better players. Since they could not check they used their skating skills and finesse to play great games. He loved reffing girls games. I think the girls like him too.
I forgot, don’t soak the helmet, just swish rinse and dry. Soaking will ruin the adhesive that holds the pads in place.

By: Chief

Chief — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 04:59:31 +0000

put a box of baking powder in your zipped bag for a week, and it should do the trick. Then make sure you do that thoughout the season, and it won’t smell so bad and get moldy.
As for old mold, I would mix bleach and water and spray down anything that can’t be seen on the outside. Let it dry and then fabreeze it. Then go with the baking powder trick to keep it clean.

By: hockeyis

hockeyis — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 04:37:23 +0000

i would say febreeze and/or steamcleaning…it is said that girls perspire differently than guys…and the odor affects the equipment differently.
but always air out your equipment right away…and another trick is to use a dryer sheet in ur bag…or one of those baking soda boxes for fridegs…they open from the sides…might work just as good and it won’t spill.
i would be careful with soaking your equipment in anything…unless its inexpensive equipment. some adhesives or stitching may come undone due to some chemicals in cleaning supplies.