Man, my holster stinks!!! Odorusly!!!

It could be mold. Growing between layers.

Frebreze or Zorbex

If the leather for the holster came from Mexico, then the tanning solution is once used beer, thats why the bad smell.

If the leather for the holster came from Mexico, then the tanning solution is once used beer, thats why the bad smell.

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Don't forget, ..."once used beer, strained through a horse..."

Could easily be sweat. That looks like an inside waistband holster, and that means it rides directly on or very close to your hide.

Leather does absorb liquid, sweat for instance.

Do you carry in the small of the back/butt crack area?

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Kinda like what Garlic does, and smells, to Dracula?

Kinda will "limit one's dating experiences.." with the smell

Just had too,


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WhoUtink said:

Do you carry in the small of the back/butt crack area?

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That's probably it.

I have a horsehide IWB from Bianchi like that that's almost worn through and it's not at all stinky, or, at least I don't notice it . . .

Talk about a first time for everything.

At first glance, the Febreze suggestion sounds like something worth trying.

Bet it's sweat. Anyone with a leather watchband probably knows the smell. That's why I never buy them anymore. That rough suede is pretty absorbant.

I'd suggest you saddle soap the heck out of it, oil it with Neats Foot oil and then set it in the sun for a few hours. The sun should kill anything that's growing and the saddle soap/oil should deal with any sort of chemical residue left over from the tanning process.

Try putting it in a plastic bag and sticking it in your freezer for 24 hours. I had several friends who played hockey and this was the trick they used to kill the funk in their hockey gloves.

Try putting it in a plastic bag and sticking it in your freezer for 24 hours.

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As a current beer league ice hockey player, I can absolutely guarantee the freezer trick will not work. There is no funk on earth more nasty than leather palmed hockey gloves. I use wader dryers to dry the gloves between games. That keeps the smell down while my gear sits in the garage, but the moment they get worn again the funk is back.

I'd get a new properly treated leather or synthetic holster. I seriously doubt you'll get the funk out.

EDIT....Oh...Febreze? Won't work. You'll end up with a disgusting sweet/putrid smelling thing that's worse than what you started with. Trust me on this.

oder eaters.....and take it on a 3 hour tour

I have never had the problem, sweat or not.

Yup...Mexican tanned leather...

Can he use white vinegar? It's the only thing I've found that gets rid of 'river funk' with paddling/kayaking equipment that sits in a trunk for a week.

Archie said:

Could easily be sweat. That looks like an inside waistband holster, and that means it rides directly on or very close to your hide.

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More than likely. I have a pair of rather good exercise gloves that have begun to stink badly. Can't even stand to get them close to my face. I've taken to using a powder akin to Gold Bond on my hands and the gloves. It's better now.

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You could spray some clorox+water on/in it. That ought to kill odor-causing bacteria. What it'd do to the leather, I couldn't say, though. Works alright for shoes.

Just don't carry it Butt forward.lol

Funny to think that "printing" could be taken to an olfactory level.

"Look, I know he's carrying because I can smell him."