Flip-flop stink management

[Mrs Roo]

Mrs 'Uber-chic' Roo recommends socks designed for the job



Do people really wear these?
Come forth and share your flip flop and sock wearing experiences, tips and recommendations.

[Hicks]

Do people really wear these?

I've seen people in Japan wearing REGULAR socks with the flip-flops.

It rocked!

[DaveTV]

I rock the flops every where and mine smell like mega ass, here is how I got them less stinky,
1. Put them in a strong pine-sol water mix in a bucket and let them soak.
2. Take them out after like a couple of hours and spread baking soda all over them, make sure to get the strap thats what stinks at lot of the time.
3.Wash the baking soda off in the pine-sol.
4.Let sit in the pine-sol for a while.
5. Hose off and sun dry.

I have several pairs of TEVAS, and when they get the stank, I put them in a bucket with ammonia/strong detergent and maybe some lemon if I have it - marinate for a day or two-- scrub them a bit Then rinse them good in fresh and leave them out in the sun to dry

[Phatstix]

Try that liquid hand sanitizer...it seems to work pretty well.

[The AD]

Mrs 'Uber-chic' Roo recommends socks designed for the job



Do people really wear these?
Come forth and share your flip flop and sock wearing experiences, tips and recommendations.

If they aren't calling these Camel Toes they're really missing out on a great marketing opportunity!

[lemon boy]

Yeah, seconded the fanning sandals, they rule. Unfortunately our motherfucking little dog chewed mine up two weeks ago and the deleted thing about my e-tailer they got a full stock in this week and for the best price on der interwebin

as for stank management: washing your feet is key you dirty fucking hippies.

edit- the even more elusive quad-delete.

[mr_gyptian]

Mrs 'Uber-chic' Roo recommends socks designed for the job



Do people really wear these?
Come forth and share your flip flop and sock wearing experiences, tips and recommendations.

one man has reached the rarified air that lets him get away with this move. His name is Mr. Miyagi.

Oh, and I've recently traded up from Reef to Chaco flips. never going back.

the rainbows are great, but have a sweat management system that would make a NY cabbie jealous.

[snowsprite]

I saw a myth-busters where they tried vodka as a foot de-stinker and the myth was not busted.

So you could try soaking your feet and sandals in vodka. The perk is you can then drink the vodka because it has alcohol and kills the germs anyway, right? Waste not, want not!

Sprite

[The AD]

So you could try soaking your feet and sandals in vodka. The perk is you can then drink the vodka because it has alcohol and kills the germs anyway, right? Waste not, want not!

So that's how you make a dirty martini!

[Stone-Free]

I scrub my feet and it seems to help quite a bit. I cruise Teva's Guides and flip flops, and they "supposedly" have some anti-fungal compound in the rubber that keeps the stink factor down.



For $22 bucks these are good throw-aways too:

[Woolph]

Havaianas.

Simple, comfortable, non-stanking, long lasting rubber. Around a $3/pair in Brasil, should be $10-$20 stateside.

[freshies]

Mick Fanning's Sandal- original one with bottle openers on bottom. Same design as the slap. Go Brazil!

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word, the Fanning Pro Model is the shit. I have the more understated model in brown. The bottle opener on the bottom is the coolest thing ever.

[bad_roo]

I recommend you rent one of these.

[rockon]

my feet stink. i wear hemp rainbow sandals (comfortable and warranty if they break prematurely) ... and use a steel wool brush to strip the grime and stinkiness off the top every once in awhile. ive also found that walking around with sandals on at the beach de-smells. not sure why though.

[cj001f]

The bottle opener on the bottom is the coolest thing ever.

So you can get all the shit you stepped in in your beer?

[lemon boy]

simple solution, don't step in shit.

[SafteySquad]

Havaianas.

Simple, comfortable, non-stanking, long lasting rubber. Around a $3/pair in Brasil, should be $10-$20 stateside.

just bought a pair of these last weekend... sweet

[MarsB]

Three pages and no one has gotten the right answer yet? Shoulda asked over in the paddling forum, we know a bit about stink funk gear!

The answer: 3 parts white vinegar, 1 part water
Soak overnite, let dry.

Oh and I've worn Reefs since the 80's, but Chaco flipflops completely pwn.

[bklyn]

Phish had it right - just wash your feet. Scrub.
Open shoes should not stink like that.

[irul&ublo]

Try scrubbing them with baking soda and leave on for awhile. And wash your feet once in awhile you stinky hippy.

[irul&ublo]

I saw a myth-busters where they tried vodka as a foot de-stinker and the myth was not busted.

So you could try soaking your feet and sandals in vodka. The perk is you can then drink the vodka because it has alcohol and kills the germs anyway, right? Waste not, want not!

Sprite

ummmm...bartender...a shot of the Stoli Toejam please.

[cj001f]

ummmm...bartender...a shot of the Stoli Toejam please.

Leave Sauza out of this

[Keoni]

My feet don't stink, I think it's a result of massive alcohol consumption.

[warthog]

So you can get all the shit you stepped in in your beer?

No no no- you open OTHER people's beers with that side. There are openers on both sides. Honestly, when I am out playing Ultimate, and no one has an opener, the last thing anyone cares about is what I stepped in. It really doesn't touch the bottle, either.

Only downside to them. They don't last as long as the slaps. Something about how they are glued together.

Freshies- had to get the Green ones, they were the first to come out. Not really a "first to have it" type of guy, but when it comes to flip flops, I am a trend setter.

[flatlander#2]

Chaco's are far and away the best flip out there. I recently started wearing some Keens every other day or so. Chaco's are on second summer no stank, Keen's have had two months and can smell them under my desk.