Fabric softener smell hunting clothes

lakesidez · 11-01-2022, 08:48 PM

I've tried washing a camo hunting suit I bought for my son at Goodwill that has a horrible fabric softener smell to it. I've been using the Down Wind brand laundry pods and dryer sheets, but cannot get the smell out, any ideas or advice?

Athey49 · 11-01-2022, 09:48 PM

Throw the hunting clothes up in some branches, leave outside for a couple nights. That's usually what I've done

TheHeel · 11-02-2022, 07:52 AM

Sit around a campfire for an hour or so.

JeremyNick · 11-02-2022, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by lakesidez

I've tried washing a camo hunting suit I bought for my son at Goodwill that has a horrible fabric softener smell to it. I've been using the Down Wind brand laundry pods and dryer sheets, but cannot get the smell out, any ideas or advice?

That’s awful. They are almost unusable until you get that smell out.

Best bet is to either get a scent away spray and liberally cover that in the spray and let air dry or better yet take them out in the woods and roll it around it earth, moss and leaves and let it air dry

I would personally do a combo of both.

iluvfish2 · 11-02-2022, 09:26 AM

As others have stated, if possible hang the clothes outside for a few days. Im not sure I'd use a campfire, but its at least a different scent.

Then take a few of the scent disks and put them in the the clothing in a tub (depending on the area you are hunting, maybe apple, oak, pine, etc). That should help

lakesidez · 11-02-2022, 10:19 AM

Thanks all, I'll give some of your ideas a shot, I can't believe how absorbed into the fabric this "flower fresh" smell is, WOW.

BGT Masters · 11-02-2022, 10:35 AM

Whenever I have a bad stain or an odor I can't get out I use "Fast Orange" hand cleaner. I use the Pumice version over the Smooth. Years back I accidentally washed some of my clothes with something that had diesel fuel on it and nothing got the smell out except the stuff mentioned above. They now make a detergent called Fast Orange X I've never tried it but the hand cleaner version worked for me.

meucci67 · 11-02-2022, 11:23 AM

Have you tried soaking the suit overnight in a water and baking soda mixture? Rinse and then wash. I have heard of adding vinegar to the rinse cycle in the washing machine, but I do not know how to do that.

Michael

dbackschamp2001 · 11-02-2022, 11:50 AM

It's surprising that in this day and age no one has made a fabric softener "for hunters". It could be like urine scented or something.

shanks25 · 11-02-2022, 12:00 PM

Try storing the clothes in a bin / tub with some strong smelling natural vegetation. Something like pine boughs or sagebrush. I live in the West and store my archery hunting clothes in bins with sagebrush branches.

asujbl · 11-02-2022, 01:59 PM

I thought this thread was a joke

Now I get it

I’m outdoorsy

jsatx · 11-02-2022, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by meucci67

Have you tried soaking the suit overnight in a water and baking soda mixture? Rinse and then wash. I have heard of adding vinegar to the rinse cycle in the washing machine, but I do not know how to do that.

Michael

Do this. Might have to repeat a few times. Could also throw a cup of baking soda in when you wash it.

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Originally Posted by dbackschamp2001

It's surprising that in this day and age no one has made a fabric softener "for hunters". It could be like urine scented or something.

Didn't catch this the first time I read the OP either, but I think that is what "Down Wind" is. Hopefully not urine scented though.

jmarascojr · 11-04-2022, 07:47 AM

If you have any friends that play hockey, put it all in their hockey bag for a couple days...

The freshness will be gone in no time...

Boo · 11-04-2022, 07:54 AM

Rent a car from Hertz

hairysasquatch · 11-04-2022, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by jmarascojr

If you have any friends that play hockey, put it all in their hockey bag for a couple days...

The freshness will be gone in no time...

Reminds me of a time when a guy came into the locker room and his cat had peed in his hockey bag. The stench was inconceivable. He thought he could sweat it out. He was redirected to the parking lot to get dressed.

vwnut13 · 11-05-2022, 07:14 PM

Rinse it in some deer piss, that will definitely take away the fabric softener smell.

NotGoSportsBall · 11-05-2022, 08:03 PM

Aren’t those ozone machines at Cabelas supposed to kill all scents? I’ve heard of dudes using them in their hockey gear bags.

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lakesidez Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 6,791	Fabric softener smell hunting clothes I've tried washing a camo hunting suit I bought for my son at Goodwill that has a horrible fabric softener smell to it. I've been using the Down Wind brand laundry pods and dryer sheets, but cannot get the smell out, any ideas or advice? __________________ Twitter @sportscardguys My collection: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAowdx Last edited by lakesidez; 11-01-2022 at 08:53 PM.

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iluvfish2 Moderator Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lansing, Michigan Posts: 26,685 iluvfish2 iluvfish2	As others have stated, if possible hang the clothes outside for a few days. Im not sure I'd use a campfire, but its at least a different scent. Then take a few of the scent disks and put them in the the clothing in a tub (depending on the area you are hunting, maybe apple, oak, pine, etc). That should help __________________ Blowouts Resident Wade Boggs Super Collector

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lakesidez Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 6,791	Thanks all, I'll give some of your ideas a shot, I can't believe how absorbed into the fabric this "flower fresh" smell is, WOW. __________________ Twitter @sportscardguys My collection: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAowdx

11-02-2022, 10:35 AM	#7
BGT Masters Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Wellsville, New York Posts: 10,184	Whenever I have a bad stain or an odor I can't get out I use "Fast Orange" hand cleaner. I use the Pumice version over the Smooth. Years back I accidentally washed some of my clothes with something that had diesel fuel on it and nothing got the smell out except the stuff mentioned above. They now make a detergent called Fast Orange X I've never tried it but the hand cleaner version worked for me.

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meucci67 Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Southwest corner of PA Posts: 1,638	Have you tried soaking the suit overnight in a water and baking soda mixture? Rinse and then wash. I have heard of adding vinegar to the rinse cycle in the washing machine, but I do not know how to do that. Michael __________________ It’s just a hobby to me

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dbackschamp2001 Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,400 parksandreselling Dbackschamp2001	It's surprising that in this day and age no one has made a fabric softener "for hunters". It could be like urine scented or something.

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shanks25 Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 729	Try storing the clothes in a bin / tub with some strong smelling natural vegetation. Something like pine boughs or sagebrush. I live in the West and store my archery hunting clothes in bins with sagebrush branches.

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11-05-2022, 07:14 PM	#16
vwnut13 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Vermont Posts: 6,133	Rinse it in some deer piss, that will definitely take away the fabric softener smell.

11-05-2022, 08:03 PM	#17
NotGoSportsBall Member Join Date: Mar 2022 Posts: 1,205	Aren’t those ozone machines at Cabelas supposed to kill all scents? I’ve heard of dudes using them in their hockey gear bags.