Mildew in tent removal

CA-RJ

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I have a tent that's been in storage for at least 6 months. I broke it out last weekend to clean it up before the wife and I go camping this weekend. She smells mildew inside the tent (though I can't because I have a cold) but can't see any evidence of mildew. She sprayed Fabreeze to see if that would kill the smell, but it has not. Is there anything I can buy to clean the tent/kill the smell?
 

rusty_tlc

Explorer
Musty canvas ranks right up there with Coleman fuel and boiled coffee as one of the classic camping smells.
 

CA-RJ

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Martyn said:
Vinegar usually removes the smell.

Thanks Martyn, I'm going to give the tent a vinegar bath tonight in the bath tub, rinse it out a bunch and set it back up to dry.
 

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