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Quote: Originally posted by Rik Brooks on 04/7/2010

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I had no means of washing the dog properly and was too inhibited to take it in the shower with me which is what I'd do nowadays.

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Some folk on here were horrified when I said I'd done just that!

 

We have a short length of garden hose with a universal fitting, which we use to wash the dogs at a standpipe if they need it.

Odd how waterproof tents retain the smell of urine..

Have you tried actually using fabreeze type products on it, and when packing it away shove some of those moth balls in the bag near the smell..

Hope you find the answer

Quote: Originally posted by Henry007 on 04/7/2010

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Thanks for all the posts! Found the Yanks rec white vinegar for skunk spraying so doused it in a large bottle of and sponged into the material to make sure (as it was just running off) left it to dry for a few hours then hosed it down for 10 mins and when dry the smell was exactly the same with a faint hint of vinegar! Yanks and Go Outdoors rec putting it in the washer - it is / WAS a pop up so removed all the bendy poles shoved it into the washer 30 degree silk wash! and hey presto out came a soapy soppy tent ... needless to say it hadn't rinsed properly even in my 9kg drum ... tried to put the bendy poles in only for the main one to splinter and snap!!! Ahhhh have a soapy soppy tent with a hint of Persil and Fox P****! Will ring outwell and see what they say re new poles but think it was all over on the first night when Fantastic Mr Fox said Hello and Goodbye to our new tent

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Sounds like one for eBay

Belive it or not the ketchup idea does work  i come from a  family that are mad on the dog world. i have a sister as a groomer and my mum is a obediance /problem trainner and they both swear by putting tomtoe sauce on fox poo and wee covered dogs, so it must be worth a try on the tent ...

But if has been left to soak in and  to pass through the rest of the tent then i dont reckon anything will shift the smell ..I use to go to a lot off festivals and nothing i tried ever managed to get rid of the bonfire small even leaving the tent out for a month didnt seem to shift it..

Paul

Don't give up!  Outwell may have a new pole for you, and you might find the washing worked.

I've heard lemon juice brings out fishy smells, so that's worth a try.

Your poor tent!  Keep trying!

FoO

Quote: Originally posted by TraceyD on 04/7/2010

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Quote: Originally posted by Rik Brooks on 04/7/2010

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Some years ago I spent a really wet week in Dorset sharing a small tent with my late lamented golden retriever whose idea of fun was to go in the sea, roll in the mud and any kind of poo available. I'd wake up in the morning with the dog sharing my blanket snuggled up against me.

I had no means of washing the dog properly and was too inhibited to take it in the shower with me which is what I'd do nowadays.

Hi Bev: Hannah did well on her DofE btw.

Take care

R

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Would you really take your dog in the showers?!  I love my dog dearly but I would never do that at a campsite, I'd put him in the bath or shower at home, but surely not at a campsite!

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Yes I would and what's more I'd leave the shower spotlessly clean which is more than a lot of people without dogs bother to do but then I prefer basic camp sites and the showers at the one of which I was thinking are in what's little more than a shed. 

R