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i am thinking of washing my hunting clothes in baking soda.has anyone ever heard of this.after they are done they will hang in the back yard for about two weeks.any info on this will help.

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I wash all my hunting clothes in baking soda and touch of Hunters specialties soap combined.. works great ..

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This idea is actually a regular practice among many scent-conscious bowhunters. I did in the past but have since switched to a powdered, commercial scent eliminating product. Not much of a difference though in my opinion except for the price.

;)

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It works as good or better then the higher priced special detergents.A&H also makes a scent free detergent.

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Yes it is regular practice among many of us. I don't see the need to hang them outside for 2 weeks though. Just put them in the dryer and immediately bag them up as soon as they finish. The baking soda embeds in the fibers and will continue to work even while hunting (in my experience.)
I recommended this experiment to anyone last year and I'll do the same again now - put an earth scent dryer sheet in the dryer with your wet "washed in baking soda" hunting clothes. When the dryer cycle is complete, you won't be able to smell the earth scent sheet. Try it.. the baking soda works that good!

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I'm another fan of baking soda. I don't use the dryer though, I hang my clothes outside to dry, making sure my neighbors aren't burning leaves or something..........then they go into a clean garbage bag with some fresh pine needles.

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I have always used baking soda to wash my hunting clothes in.
Best reason? It works! and it don`tcost much;).

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I wash my all of my hunting clothes in baking soda, then air dry them. I then pack each set in a rubbermaid container and cover them with baking soda. Works quite well for me. Last year shot a buck, downwind, from the ground at 7 yards with that program.

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Good idea. Just bought a new 3d leaf suit that you have to handwash. I was wondering what to put on it to take that plastic smell out. Bet that will do the trick.

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I've added baking soda to the wash and rinse for years .
I'm currently using a soloution of BS and water in a Downy Ball , about 1/2 cup in 1/2 cup of water , so I never miss the rinse cycle. Then I add another 1/2 cup of BS to the wash along with some Sport Wash . It's probably the cheapest and most effective way to descent clothing .

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I was thinking about this a couple days ago...do you guys wash them with just baking soda or do you mix with anything else? How much do you use?

Darrell

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I buy so much baking soda throughout the hunting season that I get some pretty odd stares from the check out people and the other customers waiting in line.(I laugh to myself)They must think I have a drug lab or something:D.
The process I use for washing clothes is the normal amount of unscented laundry detergent(ALL free and clear)and 1/2 a box of baking soda.I rotate my clothing and it gets washed after every hunt.We use unscented Laundry detergent all year round.My wife is not allowed to touch my hunting clothing coming out of the dryer.She rolls her eyes at me and says go get your stuff out of the dryer.
Hey if it wasn't for that I would be considered fairly normal.

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YESSIREEBOB

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works great on regular clothing but do not use it on any scent lock clothing they say it screws it up!

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I like to take and old but clean sock and fill it with baking soda. Than tie off the top and use it like a resin bag. Last thing I do before heading to stand is to powder myself with it. Lots of people put a box in their fridge and it absorbs odors like nuts...........dabow

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Another tip I picked up was mixing some baking soda with water to wash up with, especially when camping/hunting. I also take a washclath soaked with the mixture in a ziplock bag out to my stand with me. when I get all sweaty I wipe my face and hair down with it. Its good stuff!

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Ditto to much of the above. I've been using BSoda with HS Scents detergent to wash clothes for years. I wash all my clothes after every trip to the woods, run them through the dryer, and then place them in a plastic tub. Also do something similar showering - shower with a commercial hunter soap, and then do another scrub with BSoda on a washcloth. Also use the H2O2 w/BSoda to brush my teeth. Hard to beat BSoda,I can get it prettycheap at the local food warehouse in 10# containers.
-fsh

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shhhhh...were gonna put some scentlock/spray companies out of bizness