Not sure I can help much as I'm not a burner (is that the right expression?) yet. But, have you tried dishsoap for cleaning your hands and clothes. It works really well in getting out oil on clothes, so maybe it will work for the smell. Also, maybe try storing your stuff with a bunch of baking soda boxes or loose baking soda.

Good luck.

Not that I'm really an expert on this either, but what time of "kero/fuel" are you using?

White gas has very little odor. I've also used airplane grade kero, and the smell isn't too strong with it either. My (un-educated) guess would be that the kero you are using is mixed with some type of addititive, since it's really hard to find pure kero, and that it what you are smelling.

I've always taken a shower and run the clothes thru the laundry and that has always taken the smell off.

And, once again I'm not an expert on this, but I don't think you should be storing fuel in a plastic container. I've always used a paint can (also from Home Depot or Lowes)

Hopefully, someone with more knowledge will come along and be able to answer your concerns....

The problem is that Kerosene doesn't evaporate, like white gas does. Many performers I know use white gas due to the fact that it will evaporate out what doesn't burn. And when you burn Kerosene in a wick, it heats up all that material which makes it out gas for a while.. Try letting your wicks get as cool as possible before you bag them, and you might try going to the store and finding a tupperware container that will seal air tight. With Kerosene, about all you can hope for is to contain it and it's vapors.

Dawn actually acts on the molecule in oils and petro based chemicals. so you can use it to help remove all traces of spent fuel. Our noses are so sensitive that we can detect odors down to a few parts per billion for some odors. SO even the smallest amount of Kerosene will leave an odor.

Yeah, just my $0.02, to add to the general consensus, White gas and pure versions of Kero (Like synthetic Crystal K) have fewer molecules in the Benzene family (carcinogenic) and tend to have the thiols removed as well. This makes them less smelly to begin with and less musky afterwards. However, that doesn't help you Now.

So, get and extension cord and a space heater or hair dryer on a sunny day and run it out to your car. Step 1) remove everything from the area you store your wicks normally, place the space heater there and let it run on high. This will help evaporate any excess fuel that might have dripped into your trunk/backseat/etc. 2) take off all transport bags, wick covers, plastic bags, etc and set your wicks out in full sunlight. This will also help them evaporate, though a good white gas burn will do the job in 3 minutes. 3) wash anything that's come in contact with the wicks, toss the plastic.

Your biggest source of smell will come from the dip cans and retail containers. Dip cans should never have fuel in them, except to dip. Use funnels to return fuel to retail containers. With a soft, disposable cloth wipe down the retail container before putting it back in your car. Best thing would be to store the fuel, dip can and funnel in large ziplock bags once all the fuel transfer has completed.

I <3 drywall mud buckets! The five gallon sized ones, although difficult to open they are air tight and big enough to stash gallon size fuel cans and (cool) wicks/torches.

Side note/safety tip: Fuel often times drips down the sides of containers from pouring it and this makes the container very susceptible to ignition from out of control wicks, obviously fuel should be kept as far from performers as possible but keeping your fuel in a second sealed container (like a mud bucket) gives you an extra barrier to help prevent catastrophe.

Use Klean Burn. Lowest fumes and a suprisingly long burn.