How to Wash "Bean" Boots??

Hi all,

My kid showed up with stinky Bean boots this weekend (they smelled A LOT like cat piss) and asked me to fix em.

They are the Gortex/Thinsulate-lined gum rubber type with sewn in liners.

How do you clean and de-louse these puppies? Can you turn the liners inside out and throw the entire boot in the washer?

Help!

cb

Try soaking them in mirazyme. I wouldn't throw then in the washer.

Call Beans customer service. I expect they have someone who can answer and if not they will send you new pair.

peakbagger said:

Call Beans customer service. I expect they have someone who can answer and if not they will send you new pair.

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While I appreciate Bean's policy, why should they send out a new pair? They aren't defective. That's a loss and has to be passed along to someone else to cover.

I worked retail for several years and the amount of returns we were forced to take back to only throw away was staggering. We needed to charge an extra % on every order to cover those costs...then hear from customers that we charged too much.

I could never in good conscience return an item that was not a manufacturer defect.

egilbe said:

Try soaking them in mirazyme. I wouldn't throw then in the washer.

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Mirazyme works pretty darn good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D_UkYKUxG8

a box of baking soda dumped into each shoe (perhaps sprinkle some on the outside) and let sit for a few days, then shake out & try the sniff test

I guess I should have added the wink .

I am not advocating Bean replacing them but expect the question has been asked before of them and usually with Beans they will have someone who knows how to answer it.

peakbagger said:

I guess I should have added the wink .

I am not advocating Bean replacing them but expect the question has been asked before of them and usually with Beans they will have someone who knows how to answer it.

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Agree on your other point

Thanks all. I'll try the suggested Mirazyme soak.

cb