Zacharie Vomit Car

The Setup:

I was taking my boys on an all day car ride through the badlands of Alberta. Much geocaching and hunting of dinosaurs was planned.

After only 30 minutes on the road, my youngest coughed and handed me the iPad from the backseat. (I believe in iPads, not minivans with built in DVD players). It looked like snot, smelled like vomit, and my fears were realized as I turned around to hand him back his cleaned device. A worried little munchkin was letting his breakfast fly all over the back seat.

I pulled over, stripped him, tossed him back in the carseat to take back home. The car was a little rank, and so instead of a day chasing treasure, I packed my oldest back in the car for a visit to the detailer to clean out the smell. About 3 minutes away from the autoshop, my son burped from the backseat and said “Daddy, I just puked a bit in my mouth, but it’s okay. I swallowed it.” I honestly didn’t think anything of it, until 2 blocks later when he was letting it go in waves while I was stuck at a red light.

How do you get the smell of vomit out of your car? Let’s run you down all the things I’ve been doing for the past week.

The Solutions:

Blanket
First things first, always have a blanket or some other protection under the car seats in the back seat.

Detailing
The detailers did an amazing job, my car looked almost brand new after they had gone after it. Sure, it was $320, but it was clean, and I didn’t have to do it.

Windows Down
Drive around with the windows down. It will help air things out, and you need to air things out.

Vinegar
My wife left a cup of vinegar in the cup holder overnight. An open bowl of vinegar is a common household remedy for stinky kitchen smells, but it didn’t really work in the car.

Febreze
My wife must have dumped an entire bottle of it on my back seats.

Dryer Sheets
I have 3 dryer sheets stuffed in head rests and everywhere in my back seat right now.

Odor Bomb
I have yet to try this one, but the odor bomb was a popular suggestion from various online sites.

Give Up
When I first posted my problem to twitter, one of the first responses I got was “get a new car.” Okay, it was bad, but the list of things has either worked, or I’m numb to the smell. Regardless, I can’t afford $20k on a new ride.

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