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Hi G2,
Great video. A couple of things I thought of only because of things said in the video.

Ozone isn’t made from nothing. There needs to be a source of O2 for the machine to make O3. Placing the machine in a container like that will limit the machines ability.

The other thing I was wondering was about moisture. O3 doesn’t work well in damp conditions. Make sure the items are dry first.

Lastly, I know you’re in a warm climate. Generally, the warmer it is the shorter the O3 lifespan will be and thus it will be less effective. Try for room temp if you can. So, in the evening out of the sun, with the lid cracked. The O3 is heavier than air and will continue to settle in the box so having the lid cracked won’t be an odour concern until after you’ve turned the machine off.

Lastly and most importantly, the O3 smell will linger on your clothes for some time and that is safe. However, sticking your head in a box of O3 gas is not. The gas is not good for your eyes, lungs, throat, nose. Be careful.

If you use it in your home and can smell it being produced, it’s too much for people, pets and plants.




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@fawnzy thanks for that info! All very good. I will adjust my use of O3 accordingly!

Mind if I put that in the comment section on my video? I think that's good info for viewers.
 
I have the hr200 by ozonics. It's not the latest and greatest but if you put it in a tote like that and stuck your head in it you would have came out coughing. Even when it's attached to the tree and the wind shifts and blows it into my face I can feel it tickle my throat and nose. I am kind of neutral on whether or not I like it. When I can smell something I know the deer can. It may be something I use more when it's too hot for scentlok.
 
I was extremely unhappy with the performance of the Whitetail'R. I have 2 models, the battery powered one and a bigger one, and although I could smell ozone being created I felt it did nothing to get rid of any smells. I don't think it was generating enough ozone. I purchased this one on amazon, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K70QDJA/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&psc=1, and I have it running into an airtight tub. It will only run for 20 minutes at a time, but if I put it on the continuous setting it will run for 20 minutes every hour. I feel like it is really working.

So far I have not noticed any damage on equipment but I know it can happen.
That's the one I use. I did have a Log6 for several years, but it finally wore out last year. The Log6 was decent but I like the one I have now much better. The only downside is the hose nipple. The hose doesn't stay on it very well so I need to be careful when I reposition the generator. It's a minor annoyance.
I run the ozone into garbage bags instead of totes. I do use a tote for treating boots, though. I also treat the cab of my truck. Ozone does eliminate odors.
I especially like it for treating the inside (and outside) of my rubber boots. Since I've been doing that, I never get ground scent busted by deer. Crossing deer trails is no longer an issue for me.
 
That's the one I use. I did have a Log6 for several years, but it finally wore out last year. The Log6 was decent but I like the one I have now much better. The only downside is the hose nipple. The hose doesn't stay on it very well so I need to be careful when I reposition the generator. It's a minor annoyance.
I run the ozone into garbage bags instead of totes. I do use a tote for treating boots, though. I also treat the cab of my truck. Ozone does eliminate odors.
I especially like it for treating the inside (and outside) of my rubber boots. Since I've been doing that, I never get ground scent busted by deer. Crossing deer trails is no longer an issue for me.
Any trouble with your rubber boots? I have destroyed a few pairs so I stopped using it on them. I put my boots on a boot dryer after every hunt and I'll pour activated carbon granules in them occasionally as need instead.
 
Any trouble with your rubber boots? I have destroyed a few pairs so I stopped using it on them. I put my boots on a boot dryer after every hunt and I'll pour activated carbon granules in them occasionally as need instead.
I do think ozone takes some of the life out of rubber boots. I get about 2 or 3 years out of a pair. I'm willing to consider that being the price to do business.
I am a believer in activated carbon powder in boots, but it's pretty messy. Having to wash my feet yet another time each day just makes my issue with splitting and cracking heels even worse.

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You should only wash your clothing if its noticeably dirty. Stick to the dryer otherwise.
I've always wondered what happens in the dryer when the human odor (that was bound to the carbon) gets released. Wouldn't it just contaminate the clothes?

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I do think ozone takes some of the life out of rubber boots. I get about 2 or 3 years out of a pair. I'm willing to consider that being the price to do business.
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If I got that long I would feel the same as you. I destroyed boots over the course of 1 season by running them either before or after a hunt so I moved on.
 
I've always wondered what happens in the dryer when the human odor (that was bound to the carbon) gets released. Wouldn't it just contaminate the clothes?

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No. The scent has a relatively low affinity for most fibers in comparison to activated carbon. The combination of elevated temperature and forced air cleans the clothes. It is a simple thermal desorption, not a reactivation. The original absorptive capacity of the garment in its new condition isn't restored. Some things simply can't be removed with a dryer. Some additional removal can be done with laundry or ozone/water but the garment will eventually be fouled with molecules that can't be thermally desorbed or washed out. This is why companies like Scent Lok recommend replacing garments with time.

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I've always wondered what happens in the dryer when the human odor (that was bound to the carbon) gets released. Wouldn't it just contaminate the clothes?

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It gets vented outside through your dryer vent.


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It gets vented outside through your dryer vent.


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Duh...I realize that. But doesn't the dryer air contain human scent molecules and skin cells? If so, (and I believe it does) how does that odor magically get released from the carbon and find it's way out the dryer vent without leaving microscopic odor residue on the fabric? Deer detect us on the molecular level. I have no doubts that carbon works as advertised. But I don't believe the care instructions are correct. Our garments are exposed to more odors than the ones that the carbon absorbs. We leave skin oil where we touch the outside. Our skin cells contaminate both the inside and outside of the garment. Surely the carbon doesn't absorb skin cells. Deer detect the odors from the complex bacteria that we produce. Some of those bacteria odors can be absorbed when passing through the carbon. Some can't. Just the fact we breathe on clothes or touch them leaves odor. How many of us wear gloves the entire time we handle our clothes? Few of us go that far. A lot of our odors are not passing thru the carbon layer and they accumulate each time we wear it. How can the dryer alone remove those odors? I don't believe that dryer cycle alone eliminates those other residual odors that deer detect.. I DO believe ozone can reduce but not eliminate those residual odors.. I also believe that ozone, as of now, is as effective as any technology to reduce those odors that carbon cannot.
Now...old school?? I also belive smoke also destroys odor bacteria. Hey, smoke destroys the bacteria that spoils meat, so why wouldn't it destroy odor bacteria as well? I'm not talking smoke as a cover scent. I have zero faith in cover scent. I DO have faith in odor reduction thru bacteria reduction.
Ozone reduces odor...scientific fact.

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It's all scent reduction, neither activated carbon nor ozone can produce total scent elimination. What you're explaining is, in my opinion, why a lot of people don't go all in on scent elimination and just "play the wind". It's a lot of work.
 
It's all scent reduction, neither activated carbon nor ozone can produce total scent elimination. What you're explaining is, in my opinion, why a lot of people don't go all in on scent elimination and just "play the wind". It's a lot of work.
I always try to word my posts as odor "reduction" and not odor "elimination". Humans really have no idea how low of an odor level deer or dogs, can detect, so why make assumptions? And we don't know what goes thru the brains of these critters when they do detect very low levels of odor. They are thinking beings that make decisions. They may react to an odor today that they accepted yesterday. We simply don't really know what makes the minds of deer tick.

Throw into the mix all the environmental fluctuations and it gets even harder to predict a deer's response to odor. Humidity, ground moisture and air current play a big role in the strength and persistence of odors. Odors will dissipate much faster on dry breezy days than they will on damp days. Just observe how much better dogs work on damp days as opposed to dry days.

And the "just play the wind" argument is pretty naive. I'm not saying to ignore wind, but wind patterns can get so complex at times that it's almost impossible to predict what it's going to do. And as good as we can sometimes be at reading the wind, sure as crap it'll will let us down when we least need it to.

So I do it all. I pay strict attention to personal hygiene. I also use carbon clothing and I treat clothing, my gear, and my vehicle with ozone.
I'm very careful about not touching foliage and stuff near my stands or along my route to the stand.
I pay close attention to wind predictions and compare those predictions to the actual surface winds thru the use of milkweed floaters. I've learned that even though the meteorologist's prediction of wind direction doesn't always match the actual surface wind where my stand is, those predictions are valuable in understanding how surface winds should behave. For example, in some areas of my woods, a West wind weather system actually creates a very predictable surface wind from the East...180 degrees opposite of the winds aloft.

Whether it's odor reduction, stand selection, weather watching, etc, I love the strategy of trying to fool deer. It's all as much a part of the hunt as anything.
Some guys may consider this stuff too much work but I think of it as all part of the hunt. When I have deer cross my entrance trail and show no signs of alarm or when they get along the edges of my scent cone and wind busts are minimized to the point where they become only slightly aware of a human instead blowing out of there, I realize I can never go back to the days of careless odor practices.
 
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