Just to clarify, I spray it with an ODORLESS scent remover and the pine needle thing was just in the begining when it's new. I know what he was talking about with that strange "new" smell the garments have. After a couple of times wearing it that will go away. Also, when you reactivate the garment, you need to be careful about what was in the dryer just before you. I wet a handful of clean rags and run them before I put my clothes in. My wife prefers this over the time I put an old sock filled with leaves in the dryer!