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

Cold wash with normal washing powder to get blood out.

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.

last time washed mine did it while had a few days rain. Washed left on line in rain for 3 days. Then another couple days airing.
Maybe @Bol Tackshin could do a wash a teeshirt test with powder and uv light and then rince it out to see how long it takes to wash out brightners.

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

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

Originally Posted by Lauries Hut

Hey just wondered what everyone uses for washing hunting clothes?

I used to use a liquid soap which apparently had no UV brightners, (which supposedly make your clothes more visible to deer) and it was non scented, which l prefer.
I only used a half cap for a typical load, so it lasted for ever.
Actually not forever, because I’ve run out, and it doesn’t seem to be on the market any more. I don’t want to use our general household detergent which promises the brightest whites.

Interested to hear what you’re using.

Cheers M

ya can buy into the bullshit about supposed detergents advertised as hunting wash and claims of benefits from using them to avoid UV glare etc but at end of day if you fuck up your wind direction or exposé yourself out on a ridge and spook ya deer- then no matter what ya used useless

Here's why I prefer soda ash aka washing soda aka sodium carbonate. Persil bottle showing spills under UV light. Check out those UV reflecting brighteners! Apparently they do reduce the amount of UV that reaches your skin, so they aren't all bad.

Edit... And real men can do laundry... it's the first skill I mastered in the army!

Like others have said, use the detergent the wife uses, don’t have hunting specific clothes, freezer is full

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.

@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.

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

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

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.

Borax