GEAR AID Revivex Odor Eliminator, All-Natural Formula for Removing Scents from Tents, Footwear and Sports Gear, 2 fl oz

i went camping & realized my 10 year old 6P Coleman Sundome had a stench in it when we opened it that had to go (it was a little embarrassing). now mind you, we had never cleaned out tent so this was overdue.I was close to docking a star for poor instructions so definitely do you research and reach out to GEARAID and the companies of products you plan to wash. don't do it after the fact and just get lucky like we did. leaving it 5 stars because the product really works well.we ended up filling up a bathtub & putting a capful (it's the *whole* cap, not just the circular screw part) - we threw the whole tent in & let it soak for 30 min.I made the mistake of using cotton socks on an 18 day adventure so I looked at the tub & just threw my Timberland boots in.Coleman apparently doesn't recommend soaking any of their tents as it damages the PU waterproof coating. GEARAID said if the coating is not gummy or sticky we should be fine. We've never had to use our tent in rain for the 10 years we've had it so this prolly went in our favor.at the end of the day, we pitched the wet tent in the garage and just let it dry.we were happy there were no toxic smelling fumes or fragrances - it was mild.it dried overnight & left the tent up another 2 days to be sure.The tent was very "fresh" smelling (defined as the absence of funk not fragrance!), I made a large repair to the pole sheaths while it was clean w tenacious tape and we packed it.I'll know for sure end of October when we pitch this bad boy back up what the difference is. for now, it feels like a cleansing of the past & glad cleaning the tent can be easy. now as for next time the tent needs a "deep clean", I think I'll just soak it 5 min (instead of 30)it worked great on my hiking boots - I let it air dry & no more funk coming from my boots anymore! now Timberland doesn't recommend soaking leather boots so I'll figure out what to do next time when the time comes. it's so nice to be in clean boots & they are already 6 years old & running strong!so if there is any morale of this story: soak at your own risk but it seems to work :)

I got an old tent from a local scouts organization and it is probably 30+ years old. The poles had rust and repairs, the tent itself is stained in lots of places, and it smelled like it had been in an unheated garage for a decade. It was very musty, to the point where I couldn't really stand using it, even after setting it up and trying to air it out for hours. It's a nice quality tent, but it had seen better days.I used this product (as directed on the instructions), basically soaking it in the dilute solution in a bucket for a short while, then setting it up wet, in the hot summer sun, and drying it out ASAP (to avoid damaging the sealants). At first, I didn't notice a huge difference, but after it just sat out for a while, it lost about 90% of the musty smell. I thought it would work faster than that, but it really required a few hours of sitting and drying, but the smell was almost gone, and the tent is usable again.

Aside fro. The orop 65 warning...hmmm...This stuff really works to get the awful smell that can hapoen with wetsuit materials. It's super simple to use too! Easy to do after each wear

I bought this to clean and deodorize my lifejackets. Easy to use and the odors are gone after 1 wash! It is a little pricey but it is concentrated. Worth the money!

I am not a robot, just so you know.We’ve had a Northface tent with rain fly since the 1980’s. Must have been put away wet, got moldy/fungi or something, but for 10-20 years, we’ve been unable to use it due to odor. It smelled awful, just like vomit.No matter how often we cleaned it with soap/water/vinegar/lemon/scrubbing/soaking, it still reeked. Asked Northface, their ideas didn’t work. Even tried soaking it in straight liquid Febreze, in a bucket, for days. It still reeked.Saw this product, Revivex, watched some videos, bought it. Quick delivery.Got a plastic bin, a couple gallons of water, followed directions as to amount of product and removal time (only 5 minutes in the solution). We hung the tent outside on a line still wet with Revivex, let it dry as directed.As God is my witness, it is odor free. Just smells like a tent again.Truly amazing.

I bought this product to treat my heinously sweaty climbing shoes, but found that it really just made the problem worse. You know that scent that's half sweaty feet, half wet dog? Well, after using this product, I'm certainly familiar with it.I diluted the product and doused my (washable, non-leather) climbing shoes pretty heavily, then left them in my garage to dry. When I checked on them and found them surprisingly funkier than they'd originally been, I sprayed them down again and left them in the sun to dry, hoping the UV would help to shrink the stink. Unfortunately, this was not the case, so I gave up on treating my climbing shoes with this product and instead used some in the washer when cleaning some backpacking gear. In this case, I felt like the product was successful at reducing/removing odors from synthetic materials (though these materials were never too stinky in the first place).I do think this product works, it just doesn't seem to work well on certain materials (namely rubber and nylon). If your goal is to de-stink some running clothes or camping gear that can run through the washer, I think you'll be satisfied. If you want to remove the funk from gear that can't be machine washed, you may be disappointed, as I was.

I've had my wetsuit for 2.5 years and take it out into the ocean at least once a week. I use this maybe every 3 weeks. After all this time my wetsuit can still live in my car most of the time, because there's no smell to it whatsoever- great price for such a fantastic product!

Had a musty smell on my tent to which this product got rid of immediately after its use.

Esto no son enzimas y bacterias, esto es magia del mismísimo gandalf. Es increíble que este liquido elimine cualquier olor a la velocidad a la que lo hace. Lo dicho magia, vudú o algo parecido.

Nutze das Mittel gegen den Geruch nach meinen Tauchurlauben. Wirkt gut und schnell und ist auch einfach in der Anwendung.

I cannot believe how well this product works. I left my boots in my car trunk after a long tromp in the snow so they were wet and they stayed wet for an entire week until I went to use them again. They smelled atrocious! I bought this product in hopes that it would take the edge off the smell, and it completely eliminated the smell. I was skeptical that such a tiny amount of product in a huge vat of water would work, but it's a miracle. NO SMELL whatsoever now. Very impressed and extremely happy with this purchase!