Tired of being overwhelmed by the repugnant odor of your sports equipment? Help is on the way! GearClean can clean and sanitize your equipment, leaving it with that “new equipment” smell. Imagine how your clothing would smell if you didn’t wash it for years. Why should you treat your sports equipment any differently?

It’s the bacteria, mold, and fungus growing in and on your equipment that creates the stench that stops you in your tracks when you open your bag or walk into your garage. Those organisms can cause anything from minor skin irritations to life-threatening staph infections. Those same organisms are simultaneously rotting and degrading your valuable equipment.

Hockey and Football Equipment

Because of all the protective equipment worn by athletes, skin infections that can lead to severe complications are especially prevalent in hockey and football—even at the professional level. The Esporta Wash System is endorsed by several professional hockey players, including Joe Thornton of the Boston Bruins and Chuck Kobasew of the Calgary Flames, as well as Dennis Ryan, the head equipment manager for the Minnesota Vikings.

Because of the way the equipment is held in place during the washing process and the detergents are forced through the padding, foam, and leather, it isn’t tumbled, twisted, banged, or mangled. In fact it probably takes more of a beating when it’s being used during a game. GearClean guarantees your equipment will be returned to you in the same condition in which you brought it to us—although you may think it’s better because it’ll be cleaner, brighter, and odor-free!

Equestrian Equipment

It’s very important to routinely wash horse blankets because the ammonias found in urine and manure act like acid on fabric, dramatically reducing its life and strength. Many people also store dirty blankets over the summer when they aren’t needed. Equestrian equipment may be more susceptible to molds and other bacteria than a lot of other sports equipment because, in addition to the normal sweat, the equipment and blankets are often used in inclement weather conditions and stored in barns that tend to be damp—a perfect breeding ground for the bacteria that cause staph infections. Regular cleaning and sanitizing equestrian equipment is important to the health of both the horse and its rider.

A horse blanket is only as good as its ability to repel elements such as rain and snow. Repeated laundering of horse blankets disables the factory-manufactured water repellency. Our optional Dry Barrier Wash provides extra, long-lasting protection against the elements, penetrating deep into the fibers and restoring the repellent characteristics of the blanket.

Other Equipment

Almost any sport has equipment that is susceptible to bacteria, mold, and fungal growth. Baseball and softball gloves, lacrosse pads, motor cross jumpsuits, cleats… all could harbor bacteria causing infection and repugnant odors. GearClean can deodorize and sanitize athletic equipment of any size, shape, or form.