Thread: Caring for hunting clothing

What do people use for cleaning their hunting clothes to minimize scent?

I see a few scent reducing products out there but do any of them work and and keep your cloths clean?

F

I have used all sorts and keen to see what other do

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Just keep the wind in your face....

That said I wash all my clothes with unscented ecostore laundry liquid. Bush hunting last week I bumped into 3 separate deer that were walking along the game trail I'd stalked along less than 2 hours earlier.... make of it what you will.

whatever you use,hang the plurry stuff inside out on the line....you dont pay good coin for camo pattern just to let sunlight fade it faster than needed.

I just do a cold wash without any laundry liquid or powder.

if I remember they get extra rinse cycle before Mrs hangs them out...but I usually forget and it doesnt seem to matter...using big bulk bag stuff from the warehouse...couldnt see point in buying 1kg boxes of same stuff for much higher per kg price so bought 15/20kg bag of it.

Hand wash in a baking soda dense warm bath. Rinse cycle on washer. Store away from any other items that may smell "pretty".

Also, wind in face.

I just use that ecostore stuff from supermarket

Same here with the Ecowash type stuff

It doesn't have colour brighteners added from what I know so it's the same as the sportwash stuff

Also dry it inside too

I've been told to use baking soda also but haven't tried it as yet. No uv signature or pretty smell to spook animals.

Originally Posted by Ftx325

I've been told to use baking soda also but haven't tried it as yet. No uv signature or pretty smell to spook animals.

They will smell our smelly arse before our fancy washing powder if you hunt with the wind behind you anyways. I wouldn't worry about ya smell, for me it was/is the UV brightners im worried about while Bush hunting

Hamish

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Originally Posted by HNTMAD

They will smell our smelly arse before our fancy washing powder if you hunt with the wind behind you anyways. I wouldn't worry about ya smell, for me it was/is the UV brightners im worried about while Bush hunting

Hamish

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My thinking also. That said I have banned the family from using deodorant or other smellies , especially the boy as he uses half a bloody can at a time and even I can smell him coming from a mile away regardless of wind direction....

Originally Posted by Ftx325

My thinking also. That said I have banned the family from using deodorant or other smellies , especially the boy as he uses half a bloody can at a time and even I can smell him coming from a mile away regardless of wind direction....

Oh that is gold.....I do put a link of roll on under the pits if I know its gunna be a hot one....hate the smell of myself lol

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I always use Baking Soda. Tried all the other stuff and B Soda is best. Seven bucks for 1.5 Kg bag. Wash my regular socks and other wool clothing with it too. Some times an item might get wet on a trip and not be dried for days, ending up a bit 'musty' smelling even after washing and drying on the line. That can happen no matter what it is washed with. In that situation I go old school and put the item in a big pot of water and give it a boil, that fixes any smell.

oh man can I relate to that comment.....lynx shower they call it.....