billygoat Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 Just wondering how anal I am... At the end of the season I am very diligent about washing my clothes and then storing them in 12 gallon zip lock bags, I also generally put a scent wafer in the bag and place the bags into totes.... Is this over kill. Do any of you do the same or do you hang em up in the closet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straight Shooter Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 Re: Caring for clothes in the off season? Nope, it's not. I do the same thing except for the plastic bags. I get the snap lid tote-tainers, wash my clothes with scent-free detergant, dry with earth scent sheets, and store with earth scent wafers and left over dryer sheets. I love the smell of dirt! LOL What's that moto? You can never do a enough to fool a deers nose! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrud Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 Re: Caring for clothes in the off season? I wash them in Scent-A-Way detergent, dry them with Scent-A-Way Dryer Sheets and then store them in different Rubbermaid Totes (one for pants, one for coats, one for insulated, one for my hats, gloves, etc., one the backpacks and turkey vests and one for blaze orange. I have three smaller ones that I store my gear (calls, stuff like that) in (I put all that stuff in ziplock bags) and one last big one for traveling. When I put camo in there a day or two before the hunt, then I pop some fresh earth scent wafers in that one. Works great for me! So when you walk upstairs by my room, you are greeted by seven 25 gallon Rubbermain totes (including the one for traveling) and three 18 gallon Rubbermaid totes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 Re: Caring for clothes in the off season? I WASH MINE WITH SPORT WASH AND KEEP THEM IN THE RUBBERMAID TOTES WITH SCENT WAFERS,TOO.I HAVE ONE FOR INSULATED CLOTHES AND ONE FOR NON INSULATED CLOTHES. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanH Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 Re: Caring for clothes in the off season? I think we all do the same thing! I wash them, and store them in my rubbermaid containers! Works well! The next fall i open it up and WOW! Smells like earth scent! Gotta love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidd Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 Re: Caring for clothes in the off season? same hear and i also store my tote outside in my barn and i keep it up in the rafters so nobody will open the lid good tymes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdvantageTimberLou Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 Re: Caring for clothes in the off season? Rubbermaid totes with H.S. Scents earth wafers tossed in. From my backpack to boots, everything hunting related gets stored in a tote. At the end of season before the tote gets put away, I do an inventory check, remove all batteries from radios and flashlights, check the caps on scents, and make a list of what to get for next season. Lou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimT Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 Re: Caring for clothes in the off season? I wash mine in scent free detergent, air dry them outside, and store them in plastic totes with with earth scent dryer sheets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NY911Bowhunter Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 Re: Caring for clothes in the off season? Ditto ATL - in every aspect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 Re: Caring for clothes in the off season? Same here..got to love those plastic tote's...ans scent waffers.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 Re: Caring for clothes in the off season? Same here. They're all washed and put away either in my cedar cabinet at the hunting camp or in zip loc bags at home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTbowman Posted December 16, 2004 Report Share Posted December 16, 2004 Re: Caring for clothes in the off season? Not over kill but I do not do this. I re-hang mine outside for a long while in hopes they get rained on and air dryed. (Sometimes I need a dryer since it gets freezing here...) I then just throw them all in a big tote, no scent added at all. I use some of the heavier clothing during ice fishing, and plowing the driveway on the ATV since they are the only true cold weather gear I own. Come late summer they go back outside and I let mother nature clean and dry them. I am not worried about mud or blood stains since it can only add to the camo... LOL But then again I never noticed any that stay on the clothing now that I think about it. I NEVER put them in the washer any longer and very rarely in the dryer. Those 2 machines will break down colors and fabric faster then anything... Thats a fact! JMO but my hunting clothing is scent free and clean by the time my bow season comes. Thats good enough for me... I then use Carbon Blast and UV killer periodically throughout the 3 seasons... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted December 17, 2004 Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 Re: Caring for clothes in the off season? My hunting clothes stay in plastic totes with cedar limbs in the bottom of the totes. That is where I put them after wearing them and when storing them. Keeps em smelling pretty woodsy year round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted December 17, 2004 Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 Re: Caring for clothes in the off season? I guess I'm a little more lax then that. I usually just hang mine in the closet. I drag them back out a couple of weeks before season, wash them in a scent free soap, and then hang them for a couple of weeks (outside). I have deer walk right under me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayzorp Posted December 17, 2004 Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 Re: Caring for clothes in the off season? [ QUOTE ] I wash them in Scent-A-Way detergent, dry them with Scent-A-Way Dryer Sheets and then store them in different Rubbermaid Totes (one for pants, one for coats, one for insulated, one for my hats, gloves, etc., one the backpacks and turkey vests and one for blaze orange....! [/ QUOTE ] Same exact thing here,, come early fall, I gather some trimmings from a pine tree, stick them in a mesh bag and throw it into the tote sort of like a booster,, works great,, Keey my stuff in garage,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted December 17, 2004 Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 Re: Caring for clothes in the off season? I don't buy that expensive scent-away detergent. I just wash all my hunting cloths in a cup of Baking-Soda and put them in a scent free Recycling Garbage bag and tie it up for the season. Sometimes I'll throw in a few branches off my ceder trees (if I think of it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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