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Old 07-30-2008, 05:37 PM   #1
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i am ordering my camo Friday. i am worried about drying it and it shrinking is there anything i can do to keep it from shrinking i usually hang my clothes up to dry but i am worried about them getting scented.

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Old 07-30-2008, 05:46 PM   #2
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Default RE: camo clothes in the dryer

I always air dry mine outside , any scent it picks up is natural outside smell . I don't like put them in the drier
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ya i thought about that i think when i get them i will try them on make sure they first then wash them with some uv killer and bag them till season opens then rewash them
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I always air dry mine outside , any scent it picks up is natural outside smell . I don't like put them in the drier
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Old 07-30-2008, 06:04 PM   #4
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Default RE: camo clothes in the dryer

When i wash mine i then put them on a drying rack.I,m glad i have 3 sets of hunting clothes that way when one is on the drying rack i can put the other one on .That way i'll always have some ready to go hunting.
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Default RE: camo clothes in the dryer

I dry my camo outside and not in a dryer. Also, a high quality garment tends not to shrink as it doesn't useless expensive fabrics that are used on some products.

Being that my wife uses a dryer sheet in the dryer, I would never use it to dry hunting clothes
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