Getting rid of the new blind smell

[matt068]

Now I love the smell of a new truck but my blind not so much, I purchased a blind its been sitting outside in back yd for about 1 week as I walk by it while flinging arrows it still has that new blind smell> What do you guys use to alleviate this scent any and all help much appreciated Matt

[ACutting]

Not sure on that one. I've had mine for 2 years spray it down with Scent Eliminator every time I go out. Left it outside for a couple weeks and it still smells like new minus the slight deer pee smell where I accidently dripped some on it.

[critterkiller88]

scent eliminator would be a start, maybe some type of cover scent? thats what id try

[matt068]

should have mentioned i did spray it down I guess i'll just get it out early enough that they get used to it

[UPHunter08]

Bury it in a pile of damp leaves for a few days. That's what I do with any new item I use for hunting (camo, climber, etc). That seems to remove artificial smells faster than just airing it out. The other thing you can do is set it up down wind of a camp fire (or just burn some brush). Cloth and plastic seem to absorb smoke like a sponge for some reason. Deer don't seem to be alarmed by the smell of wood smoke.

[dmax4me]

I've heard mixing baking soda with water and spraying it on helps. I just usally leave it set up outside for a month and let mother nature with the rain take care of it.

[jermelott]

same advice here!!

[Alex G.]

Wow.... how in the heck could I have NOT thought about this! I really need to get mine out of the bag.........

[wis_rifle_hunter]

i usually spray it down with some sort of scent killer and then a cover scent. then i let it sit outside for about a month

[blackhawk_archery]

I use acorn spray and make a pine scent spray,I cut the branches off a pine tree and boil them and dump the water in a spray bottle works out pretty good for me,my blind is in the woods right now I put mine out a month before season starts.