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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Topic Author's Original Post - Apr 4, 2013 - 11:52pm PT
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Doohhh???
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Sell it on EBay as "slightly-shunked" & buy a new one.
The alternative is washing it in the bathtub, with the slighly skunky odors forever drifting out in warmer conditions.
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 5, 2013 - 12:04am PT
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I was thinking I should trade it for a fixed pad from rmnp.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oh, that's heavy, man. Like was it the whole pad or just like the living room, or what?
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Tomato juice buddy, tomato juice.
Bathe it in the stuff. Brand new
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Ricky D
Trad climber
Sierra Westside
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Buy a Subaru, grow a thin goatee and start wearing a beanie.
Your new friends will think your pad smells like weed.
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Leggs
Sport climber
Home away from Home
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Buy a Subaru, grow a thin goatee and start wearing a beanie.
Your new friends will think your pad smells like weed.
Hahahahahahahaa!!!!!
~former Subaru owner/beanie cap wear-er
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Ben Harland
Gym climber
Kenora, ON
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Hey Big Mike, I've known people to use tomato juice on their skunked dogs and also people who just use soapy water. Both seem to work. Is tomato juice better? If it's the acid in tomatoes, could you use vinegar instead?
I'm just curious.
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zBrown
Ice climber
chingadero de chula vista
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my dog got "skunked", nothing mentioned here worked.
you'll have to either wash your pad repeatedly or get a new dog.
Thanks in advance.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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It was an Old wives tale i heard. Figured it was worth a shot. ;) good on ya for the real answer
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Raafie
Big Wall climber
Portland, OR
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Dumpster
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Baggins
Boulder climber
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Strong oxidizing agent is required. H2O2 will do best. Bleach is very good too, but might ruin your pad!
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gonzo chemist
climber
Fort Collins, CO
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^^^Bingo!
you need to oxidize those thiols...
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RyanD
climber
Squamish
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Lets have a story here? How did this happen?
In the meantime avoid sit-starts.
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Spider Savage
Mountain climber
The shaggy fringe of Los Angeles
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Return it at REI.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Ya! Story story story! ;)
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Bloody Hell! It's Bloody Marys for the Duration now! LOL
Sorry that you have to deal with this brother.
I had to drive a skunked german shepherd home from a hike in my parent's car on Saint Patrick's Day long ago. Finished up in the bar...
The smell did go away by and by but a spray-on remedy has to exist by now.
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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I know a thing or maybe two about skunks, from direct experience. I know the range of their spray, the pattern ( about 5" @ arm-length ), and even the look in a skunk's eyes at the exact moment he cuts loose ( Yes, you can see the skunk's face and its ass at the same time when it's spraying you, because the skunk curls into a "U" shape when it sprays so it can see its target and therefore "aim" better )
If a skunk sprayed inside your place, first thing I'd wonder is what the hell you were up to, to make that happen.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Did you send the problem? Or did you get skunked on that too?
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hossjulia
Trad climber
Where the Hoback and the mighty Snake River meet
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baking soda and hydrogen peroxide. Took *most* of the smell off my dog. Also bleached his coat a little bit red (he was mostly black). Dog groomer covered up the rest of the funk with emu oil for his wrecked coat and doggie cologne. He smelled like a french gigolo for a few days.
But a bouldering pad? I dunno. Try degreaser first, like 409. There is also that formula for getting pet stains & smells out of carpet. Miracle something. (Help me out peeps, white bottle with red print.)
But in the end, you will probably, toss it and buy a new one.
And of course, Yer Gunna Die! or at least break an ankle if you keep that pad thing up.
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nature
climber
Boulder, CO
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"pad" can mean so many things these days....
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otisdog
Big Wall climber
Sierra Madre & McGee Creek, Ca.
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There is a product called "Natures Miracle" that consists of enzymes that does a good job of neutralizing the skunk smell. Available in pet stores. Similar product called skunk off.
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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As mentioned baking soda and hydrogen peroxide with a little dish soap, recipes linked above. And use it right after you mix it. The chemical reaction breaks down lots of smelly organic compounds. Should get rid of 90% of the smell. Dry it out it in the sun the rays will also break down smells.
If that doesn't work try some of the commercial pet products, but I'm sure they are more expensive.
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 5, 2013 - 12:22pm PT
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I was showing a new friend my special place when it just happened the pad absorbed most of the nastiness, but before that it was oh so good. Will post pictures later.
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TwistedCrank
climber
Dingleberry Gulch, Ideeho
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Skunks smell? Huh? That's weird.
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gonzo chemist
climber
Fort Collins, CO
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Hossjulia wrote:
"But a bouldering pad? I dunno. Try degreaser first, like 409."
That won't do jack sh#t. The smelly component of the several molecules that make up skunk odor is called a "thiol." Its basically a sulfur atom with other stuff covalently bonded to it. The only way to really neutralize the smell is to oxidize the thiol up to a sulfinic acid. This has the added benefit of being mildly water-soluble in pH>7 aqueous solutions.
Also, leaving it out in the sun to dry is a good idea. Take advantage of that photo-initiated radical oxidation pathway.
You might also be able to "Febreeze" it. The patented cyclodextrin molecules in Febreeze will trap the odor molecules. But you're still in the unenviable position of having to wash it all off though.
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Got skunked once. My friend and I were sleeping under the stars. We wake up to hear something rustling in the bushes just in front of us. Friend decides to hit it with a headlamp. Fortunately the bag took the worst of it.
By the way, it looks like the topo now has spell check...
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Matt's
climber
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listen to the chemist (i.e. the guy using scientific principles to come up with an answer)
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mechrist
Gym climber
South of Heaven
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Nah, science can't be trusted, nor can google. Just listen to Ron.
Ron, what do your brothers say about getting the skunk smell out?
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 5, 2013 - 09:46pm PT
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Some of the goods we were on before the traumatic ending.Tried to find some pictures of the location of the stinking, but could only find climbing shots. Oh well our stuff including Jack's brand new pack seem to not smell any more today, but my buddies dog got it real good. He was put in the garage and the garage even stunk today. Thank god for my pad or I may have been sleeping in the garage last night as well.
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dave729
Trad climber
Western America
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Abandon the pad! Do not touch it. Stay upwind of it as you run away. Do not put it in your car!
For skunked animals you need to go full Andromeda Strain on them. Suit up hazmat style with bottled air or your wife will make you sleep outside with
the dog after any cleaning attempts.
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 5, 2014 - 06:41pm PT
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Here is to sh#t starts.
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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujò de la Playa
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What did you do to provoke the skunk?
I had a little family living under the house for a while and they never skunked anybody including "Big Mike" my very large cat, who used to play cat and skunk with them frequently.
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 5, 2014 - 07:19pm PT
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Got the FA on his project
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, mike m...
hope you can salvage...
wow, say, and great climbing pics of the 'BEFORE' the skunk rain, hit...
edit: was there any in the forcast? ;)
in THESE cases, 'drought is good' :)
say, jim brennen, as to your post and pic:
They're definitely laughing !
SO cute!!! (well, from a distance)...
say, hossjulia...
fun dog-gigolo share, :))
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jstan
climber
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He smelled like a french gigolo for a few days. Hossjulia
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Studly
Trad climber
WA
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Put the pad in your garage or shed for a few months and just let it air out. The smell will go away with a little time.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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I love skunks, at least the ones around here. We've all embraced the wisdom of Rodney
King - we all get along. I firmly believe they spray each other more than us humanoids,
unless you make a rash move. I've had nice talks with them at a distance of less than 8'.
We just go our separate ways.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Mike, I was shocked when you said your PAD was skunked. If you had said your saddle, or the seat of your pickup I would have understood. You're are correspondent from the real West...you have an image to uphold!
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