I was talking to some older guys and getting ready to hunt came up. One of the guys said washing your gear and clothes in baking soda would eliminate odors does anyone else know about this?

Yup,

I use Arm and Hammer dye and perfume free or atsko sports wash.

Yes, thats what I use. Plain old Arm & Hammer baking soda.

Yes it will, but I come to find out years ago that it will fade the camo out. So a good thing to do is, use some baking soda with 1/2 of whatever hunting clothes detergent you will use

yep....i actually mix sport wash and baking soda...seems to work. the sport wash is nice because it doesnt have scent or uv brightners or anything..and its CHEAP. wash, line dry if possible, and your good to go!

Thanks for the replys. I thought I had heard that years ago but wasn't sure. Papa

Baking soda is "bicarbonate of soda", and carbon adsorbs odors. I'm too cheap to buy A&M, chemically speaking that 25 cent generic baking soda is the same. I use it both in the wash and the rinse. Yes, it can fade camo, but so does wear and time, I don't worry about it.

just to clarify here do you guys hand wash or use a washing machine???

exactly what I use

Definitly a machine.