Thread: Washing hunting clothes. (Real men can scroll on past)

Wash twice a year,May n October in cold water,no soaps or powders.Hangn em out the cloths line on a breezy warm day,airs them out nicely once a month.

Originally Posted by Rusky

Cold wash with normal washing powder to get blood out.

Cold water soak in bucket gets the blood out,just hand rinse after 20 minuts,blood runs out.

@7mmwsm - When I see a deer flashing a UV light at me, I'll take up a different pastime! I hear you, but if you want to squeeze out every advantage, using washing soda might make a difference, because deer are tuned in to the shorter wavelength end of the spectrum, and the scent in washing products like Fab and Persil is very powerful in terms of what wild animals can smell.

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

I put mine in the magic basket and then they appear in the other magic basket in our spare room.

https://youtu.be/-_kXIGvB1uU
I at least make it easy for the magic basket by throwing on the floor by the chest of draws, then the only have to move 2 feet into the draw.

I wash my synthetic clothing with Sportwash. I just want it to be clean. Don't need fabric softener, colour brightener or fragrance.

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

Dishwashing liquid and hot/warm water

Gets the fat out of your clothes from carrying fatty legs/backsteaks

+1 for the dishwashing liquid. I put a scoop of Baking soda in as well. I have tested the UV brightener effect on farm deer and they see and react to the difference, wild deer - sit in sight of them with no brighteners and then put a UV brightened piece of clothing on and the bastards will see you straight away. UV brighteners are a newish thing that weren't around back when everyone was bushstalking only

I just use a scoop of sodium bicarbonate. Gets rid of the BO pong as well

Originally Posted by gonetropo

lux soap flakes as they are a soap not a detergent. mix them with hot water to dissolved then add to a cold wash

Wow didn't know anyone still did this my Mum in her 80's is the only other person I know who still uses Lux flakes. We use white vinegar instead of fancy fabric softeners

Don't wash clothes, all jackets and trousers turned same colour just different shades of maroon. Perfect when making the weekly pilgrimage to the shops as it parts people like Moses and the Red Sea. Deer actually come to me, none of this walking around looking for them nonsense

It costs a little bit more than standard washing powders but for the amount of times I go hunting it lasts years. No idea if it makes a difference to my hunting success.

Originally Posted by 7mmwsm

I thought eco meant economy, yet you say it costs more.

Haha. No. "Eco" means 'environmentally friendly' which means it costs way more.

Originally Posted by Shearer

Haha. No. "Eco" means 'environmentally friendly' which means it costs way more.

Look at the box, that stuff is for Babies, where's the 'mans' washing powder ?? Real men dont do washing ??

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

Look at the box, that stuff is for Babies, where's the 'mans' washing powder ?? Real men dont do washing ??

You’ve all missed the point.
He’s used it because no animals were harmed with it.

Borax

if you worried about it....when load has spun out...start it back through again WITHOUT powder at all this time...so it will get another total wash and rinse thing going on... personally I dont worry about it...definately hang it inside out on washing line or the sunlight will root that fancy pattern you paid so much for in no time at all.... the inside of my cloths are faded but outside still looks great.