Great tip on keeping kit smelling fresh

I hate it when I take a running t-shirt out of the washing machine & it still has a lingering smell of old sweat, even though it's theoretically clean. Wickable technical fabrics seem to suffer the most from this and I suspect that washing at lower temperatures may not help.

Got an interesting tip from Helena - put the offending item in the deep freeze. The bacteria causing the whiffiness won't like it.

So on Sunday, a loved-but-smelly-despite-having-been-washed t-shirt went in the freezer (dry). Took it out tonight & all lingering smell had gone. Remarkable!

And with an eco(ish) head on, packing stuff into spare freezer space is good for keeping it running efficiently whereas occasional washes at 60 or more are very un-green and bad for kit durability.

Most impressed!