Moisture and Odor Begone! Stuffitts to the Rescue!

The other day, I got an email from a sales rep about a new product great for athletes. Emily, the manager at our local running store (Off'n Running Sports) had told her about the blog and suggested that I might like to know about their product—Stuffitts Shoe Savers. The email was brief, but basically it said they wanted to send me a pair of Stuffitts to try out. Basically, Stuffitts help keep your shoes moisture and odor free. Well, if you've been reading the blog for a while, then you know that I'm a regular waterworks when I run and I'm usually drenched afterward, especially during the summer months. So, I quickly responded, "Yes! Send them on!"

When I received the package and opened it, I was greeted with the pleasant aroma of cedar. Yep, basically stuffitts are foot-shaped sacks filled with cedar chips. It's a simple principle, but man do they work! The sacks are constructed of a technical fabric that allows the moisture from the shoes to pass through and be absorbed by the red cedar chips.

It's February and I wanted to test the Stuffitts at their max, but I knew I wasn't going to get them as wet as I would have during a summer run....until I remembered the snow and slush outside. So, I got in a run and got my feet good and wet. After my run, I rinsed off the dirt (which got my shoes even wetter). Now typically when my shoes get wet like that, I take the laces out, pull the tongue back and set them turned over atop a heat vent and know they won't be ready to wear for at least a day.

This time, instead of pulling my shoes apart and using the heat-vent method, I slipped in the Stuffitts. The research on the Stuffitts' website says that about 60% of the moisture will be absorbed in about an hour. So, I checked after an hour and while I can't be scientifically positive that 60% of the moisture was gone, I can report that I was amazed at how dry they were! My run was about 7:00AM and they were already pretty dry by 9:00AM! By the time I went to bed, they were dry! Plus they smelled good!

Wondering what to do when the cedar looses it absorbency? I was too. You can order replacement bags of the cedar chips. The chips are nicely enclosed in sacks that you slip into the zippered technical fabric enclosures. So, there's never any messy cedar chip debris to deal with. If you use the Stuffitts on a regular basis, it's recommended that you replace the cedar bags every 6 months.

How much does all of this cost? The initial purchase of a pair of Stuffitts is $24.95. About what you'd pay for a pair of athletic shoe insoles. A pair of replacement bags is $9.95. Not too bad, especially if it'll extend the life of your shoes!

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To find out even more about how Stuffitts work, check out this video clip below from Daily Grommet.



Note: Although, Stuffitts contacted me and sent me a free pair of Stuffitts to try out, I was not paid to do a review nor was I encouraged to write a positive review. My review is strictly a report on my experience using Stuffitts Shoe Savers.