Dan,

For our home carpet (and the Vanagon, if needed) we use a product called
"Out" available at Wal Mart.  It works to take out odor well, the pet isn't
even supposed to be able to smell it to go back to it's spot!

Worth a try!

Daryl Densford
Blue '90 GL in NY

>Date:    Fri, 28 Jul 2000 13:11:43 -0700
>From:    Daniel Schmitz <djs@gene.com>
>Subject: Odor removal (A refreshing topic)....

>Since it's Friday, and I am fresh out of important (and unimportant)
>technical topics...

>My '87 Westfalia has had an unpleasant odor in the cab area since I
>purchased it. It smells like (can I say this on the list?) urine, and I
>suspect that an animal of some type must have caused this at some >point in
my camper's past. Anyway, the smell comes from the driver >side footwell
area. I've tried shampooing, which lessened it a bit, but >it's still
unmistakably there, especially when the windows are rolled >up. I suspect
that the insulation pad underneath the carpeting is >holding  the odor in.

>Does anyone have any suggestions for permanently getting rid of >this odor,
short of removing the insulation? If the insulation needs to >go, can I
replace it with something similar?

>Dan