Washing Hunting Clothes

[schur7559]

I just throw a bunch of baking soda in with my clothes, probably a quarter of one of the smaller boxes. I actually thought that would be a more common response on this thread.

 

[Ho5tile1]

I use grangers on all of my tech clothing. It gets expensive washing rain gear merino and down and all the others but it’s worth it when you pay 5-800 for a jacket and the same for bibs and 100 plus on pants and shirts…


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[ScreamingPotato]

Seventh Generation Concentrated Laundry Detergent Liquid Free & Clear Fragrance Free 40 oz https://a.co/d/h9sapam

 

[BBob]

I've used the Atsko Sport Wash for everything for over 30 years. I also use their hair and body soap as a traveling soap and before a hunt and during if truck camping.

 

[Tater86]

Weird. I had bought some All Free and Clear last week to wash my bed sheets in because my dog has been breaking out. But mine doesn't list the fluorescent brightener

Interesting! I'm going to have to check the bottles again when I go back to the store. Thanks for letting me know what yours says.

 

[jjohnsonElknewbie]

I use a free detergent and some unscented dryer sheets. Used to believe the scent control hype years ago and bought scent killer this and that. Switched to normal stuff and my success rate has not been impacted at all. My wallet is a little fatter though...

Been on a couple week long elk hunts in the mountains, and we never washed our clothes the entire time. We had campfire smoke, food, body, and horse odors on us and nobody used scent control products. As mentioned, the wind is your scent control, and it's your #1 priority.

 

[Dos Perros]

The All Free & Clear used to be 'approved' or whatever for US military use, but I don't think it is any longer because of the brighteners. It's kind of in my head and a problem I intend to solve before fall. I know there are UV killers you can buy.

 

[Swamppirate]

Best stuff ever.

 

[WCB]

I use Nixwax for all hunting related stuff...mainly because my "technical" clothing recommends it or it is what was recommended. might as well just do everything in it.

 

[taskswap]

Dead Down Wind detergent and a DDW dryer sheet. I can't say it makes any difference. I mean, they don't have UV brighteners like other products do. But your breath, sweat, and other items are probably 10x stronger after a day outdoors than your pants. IMO if your plan doesn't cover those other things too, you shouldn't worry much about clothes.

 

[TheHammer]

I hand wash all my hunting clothes/gear before and after season, hang dry it and store it appropriately.. like many have mentioned, the scent killer detergents, baking soda, unscented detergents. This n that, have tried several different products. But if you have a base layer you can’t get that stink out of after a 13 day hunt.. I tried this Lysol sanitizer. Seemed to work. 3rd party tested.

 

[Turkeytider]

I always finish my hunting clothes in the dryer with a Febreze. For some reason I haven`t even seen a deer in 10 years. I don`t know why.

 

[Ramblr]

Skip all the detergents and use soap. Only need about a tablespoon and make sure the wash water is warm enough for the soap to dissolve in the machine. I get this stuff from Amazon.

https://www.ingredientsmatterclean.com/products/laundry-soap-powder-fragrance-free

 

[bz_711]

Tide/Gain...whatever the wife has. Elk hunting opened my eyes to the scent game...the wind direction is all that matters.
You definitely don't hurt anything using the scent free stuff or storing clothes...but I wash my camo with my daily clothes and just leave my camo in back of yukon all season.

You can't fool an elk or whitetails nose. I'm even convinced in most whitetail areas that have a lot of human presence...detergent smell is far less alarming to a deer than human BO/odor.

Wind direction!

 

[KurtVH]

What do you guys like to wash your hunting clothes with? Mainly referring to clothing used for whitetail and scent concerns. I have some first lite base layers and some bibs that could use a wash.

Any unscented detergent and then, if at all possible, I line-dry the clothes outside.

 

[JRS3]

I use the All Free & Clear then air dry everything. I try to hang stuff outside when possible but at least let my clothes dry on a folding rack vs machine drying.

 

[Boarmaster]

I’m a whitetail hunter pretty much exclusively. I wash my scentlok duds in the same soap I wash everything else in.
Which generally Liquid Purex Oxi.

 

[cuerro viejo]

Thank you.

I probably should have been a little more clear when I said scent concerns. I didn't mean something to control scent or eliminate it, I just meant something that wasn't scented like normal laundry detergent.

Just pick a Free & Clear, no dyes or fragrance is the big craze now for soccer moms

 

[KenLee]

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This or Arm & Hammer unscented

 

[Yoder]

I wash mine with whatever my wife bought to wash the rest of our clothes, then throw in a fabric softener sheet. A deer can smell what you ate for breakfast three days ago, I really don't think your detergent is going to matter.