Hello all, I’m new on this sight. So this year i want to control my scent better. I have studied John Eberhart’s scent control for awhile. What I have done in the past worked ok but not all the time. My question is this. I have a lot of wool Wich I like a lot. I would wash it in the summer and dry it on the line and then store in air tight containers. Then in the fall I would hang it in my cedar tree and oak tree and let my outside wood boiler get smoke on them for about a week . Then I would store in air tight container. I want to get some scent loc cloths to use . I am on a limited budget so price is important. Since I have all my wool for cold weather could I use my wool over a warmer weather scent loc suit ? That way I would only have to buy one scent loc suit. I do have rain gear and wind proof under garments as well. Also how do you scent proof a back pac since it can’t be put in a washer. Hand wash and let dry?? Please keep this topic on scent control. Thanks and be blessed
Welcome to the site.
It isn't our clothing that deer smell, it's
our odor on the clothes that the deer smell. If we properly launder our clothes, the will be as odor free as we can get them when they come out of a clean washing machine.
Try to look at odor in terms of
"reduction" rather than
"control". Reduction is a lot more involved than just washing clothes, but it just depends on how far you are willing to take your efforts. There are lots of details to address and even the details have details. Minimize all odors as much as you can. Alarming odors emanate from our bodies, so this all begins with hygiene. Once again...there are dozens of details to personal hygiene. Even showering has a best way of doing it. It's not just a matter of standing in the shower with "hunter's soap". Every little bit helps, but at the same time, don't expect to become odor free...it ain't gonna happen. But reducing odor in each and every place that we can, adds up to fewer and less intense odor busts. It also helps residual odor to dissipate sooner which will further help us to keep stand sites fresh.
For stuff that cannot be laundered regularly, invest in an ozone generator. Pretty much everything we use should be able to be washed, but it's not always feasible to wash certain things on a timely, regular basis. The inside of rubber boots is one example. Yes, you can and should give the inside of boots an occasional, thorough washing, but that's not really practical when we are using them on a daily basis. Treat them with ozone but don't store them in an ozone environment. Treat them, air them out, then store them in the tub.
Ozone is also good for deodorizing the inside of vehicles or other gear that cannot be washed. You can put gear inside your vehicle while you run the ozone in there...kill 2 birds.