Brand of laundry det?

[Split Brow]

What brand of laundry detergent is used? atsko, dead down wind. hunters specialty. Just wanting to hear some reviews?

 

[TN Whitetail Freak]

I just switch doing all laundry in baking soda borax and a little scent away body wash and shampoo

 

[dmonty]

Arm and hammer without dyrs and scents

 

[KPH]

You mean you wash your hunting cloths.

 

[catman529]

Currently Charlie's Soap, not the cheapest but simple and scent free.

 

[bowriter]

Tide Free-as good as any product out there and half the price. Any use of a baking soda or Borax additive is counter productive but I have neither the time nor desire to explain why. I will say, baking soda absorbs odor, it does not destroy it.

Also, whenever washing camo, if you want to lengthen the life of the pattern, turn it inside out before washing.

The key is I the drying, not the washing.

 

[Bone Collector]

Baking soda

 

[ADR]

Atsko

 

[Tennessee Lead]

I make my own.
Baking soda, 20 mule team borax and washing soda. Mix in equal parts. Makes a lot.

 

[redblood]

I think my wife uses tide

 

[TN Whitetail Freak]

That would be the point in baking soda it not only is scent free it absorbs any odor you put off....if baking soda absorbs your human odor then thats less human odor deer come across

 

[bowriter]

That would be the point in baking soda it not only is scent free it absorbs any odor you put off....if baking soda absorbs your human odor then thats less human odor deer come across

yep...and reckon where those little particles of baking soda that are full of human odor go as you go walking through the woods? If you have access to a good human trailing dog, you can do a little experiment that will have you putting the baking soda back in the fridge pretty quickly. Remember, you can only get so clean. And again, it is not the washing that is the key, it is the drying that removes most of the odor.

 

[MUP]

You mean you wash your hunting cloths.

I was about to type that! :grin:

I've used Scent a Way for as long as I can remember, with good results, and always dry outside on a line, or wherever.

 

[in the dog house]

I have been using Dead down wind for the last 4 years and drying outside with good results.

 

[cecil30-30]

We use gain.. not sure which flowery scent she buys.

 

[shoningram]

I have used Scent Away but I usually just wash them in hot water and air dry.

 

[TheLBLman]

Tide Free-as good as any product out there and half the price.

ALL "Free & Clear" seems just as good to me, and about half the price of Tide Free.

 

[Andy S.]

The cheapest "Free and Clear" at the store at the time.

 

[WRbowhunter]

I use All free and clear too.

 

[redblood]

serious question- do you really think it makes a difference. They are still going to smell you if the wind is wrong and they probably wont smell you either way if the wind is right. I used to do all that stuff- laundry det, soap, shampoo, scent away spray etc and still got winded. I can get winded now for a whole lot cheaper lol

 

[TLRanger]

I use Woolite (sp) for dark clothes. Unscented and supposed to keep darks from fading therefore, it should help keep camo from fading. I don't use any of the cover scent products.

 

[BSK]

I think any of the scent-reducing soaps would be fine. Personally, I use Scent-Away, but I don't think they have any magic formula others don't have.

 

[JeepKuntry]

I use All Free & Clear or a sports wash in the camping section at Walmart.

 

[doubledownranch]

I use the scent free baking soda stuff, I also think its more gentle on clothes and they don't fade as bad....

 

[cecil30-30]

serious question- do you really think it makes a difference. They are still going to smell you if the wind is wrong and they probably wont smell you either way if the wind is right. I used to do all that stuff- laundry det, soap, shampoo, scent away spray etc and still got winded. I can get winded now for a whole lot cheaper lol

I feel the same way. If they are down wind they are going to smell you. No scent free laundry detergent is gonna stop it. Just hunt the wind and forget about it.

 

[BHC]

I use scent away.. I have best results paying as much attention to my scent as possible, and hunting the best stand for the the conditions. I do not play the wind. I am conscious of it tho. I see more deer this way and really don't get busted much.. Maybe 1-2 times a yr.. By smell that is, a couple more may spot me.. I've gone back and forth on this for yrs, and this gives me best results... Shot a 130" buck at 20 yrds last yr directly down wind... Nothin works everytime tho.,

 

[muddyboots]

I use dead down wind. Then Hang them outside and then put in a rubbermaid.

 

[BSK]

serious question- do you really think it makes a difference. They are still going to smell you if the wind is wrong and they probably wont smell you either way if the wind is right. I used to do all that stuff- laundry det, soap, shampoo, scent away spray etc and still got winded. I can get winded now for a whole lot cheaper lol

Yes, I absolutely do. However, where someone hunts makes a big difference too. In some situations, you can simply hunt the wind and forget about scent-reduction. But in other situations, especially hilly hardwoods, deer can be moving on one of many different routes and with the addition of constantly changing thermals, there is no such thing as "downwind." In that situation, extreme care in scent-reduction can fool deer into thinking a hunter is farther away than they really are.

Deer don't react violently to any amount of human scent. They react violently to a lot of human scent, which means the human is close. If they catch just a tiny whiff of human scent, they may simply go on high alert but continue on their route. And this is what I've experienced when taking scent control to extremes. Yes, deer do still smell me when the get downwind, but they do not bolt. They go on high alert and either slowly back out of the situation, or VERY slowly continue on the route they were already traveling. Both of these situations may still offer a shooting opportunity. A bolting deer does not.

 

[Split Brow]

DO YOU NEED SOMETHNG EXTRA TO TAKE OUT THE UV BRIGHTNERS IN CLOTHING. OR DOES THE WASH TAKE THEM OUT?

 

[BMan]

SportWash. Scent-free, UV brightener free, and does the best job taking out blood for any of the detergents I've tried.