I have febreezed the heck out of them, and left them in the sun for at least 12 hours, and its 95% gone on the outside, but inside is much harder to get rid of the smell. Its the worst too, because everything you put it, starts to get the smell a little. I even tried the newspaper trick for a week! Ah well, using them whenever I go out on a hike, or travelling will help even more. There is a difference just from a few hikes so far. Thanks for the nice comments as well guys!As far as getting that nasty smell out of the MK VII's, you can try a variety of ways, a lot of people say washing the bag works great, I used febreeze on mine and left it outside for a while, like days on end. Put it out in the sun. I think washing it is probably what I should have done.
Whipwarrier, glad you like your stuff. Wade really does have the best straps and belts out there.
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But honestly, I hate when I am not waiting on some gear of some sort. 
