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Ozone and Saddles

diywhitetail

diywhitetail

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Wondering what everyone thinks about using ozone on your saddles.

I know that it can be very harmful to materials like nylon and rubber.

I choose not to use ozone on my life saving devices.

What about y’all?


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I have never heard of issues with nylon, only natural rubbers. I kept my kestrel in a closet with ozone all year.
 
One 10 minute hit of ozone in the storage closet is all I do for storage season. 10 minutes, close the door and forget it until just before next season.


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There is a podcast on the diy sportsman podcast with the sportsman’s nation about it. And the expert says nylon is affected. So yo haven’t seen any deterioration on your kestrel?


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I use ozone on all of my hunting gear for over two years now. Have not seen any harm done what so ever.


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The only harm I’ve seen is on my elastics around my waist on base layers. Other than that I love ozone.


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Don't overdue it and you'll be fine. Most nylons contain an antioxidant which provides some resistance to things like UV and ozone. But like sun screen, if you overdue it you're gonna get burned.

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I've never had any issues on my saddles. I'll give them a 20 minute zap periodically throughout the season when I think it is contaminated. I destroyed a few pairs of boots a few years back so I don't put any rubber or neoprene in there.
 
Your best bet to keeping your saddle clean is washing and air dry, preferably outside. Your primary goal is to remove as much foreign odor and skin rafts and it is difficult to beat washing as many scent components are reasonably water soluble and a mild detergent (surfactant) will remove even more.

If you are detail freak, treat it with ozone after the initial wash. This will oxidize any residual odors and make them more water soluble. Repeat wash and air dry.

As for storage, a light ozone treatment now and then is fine to reduce any biological activity. You don't want to damage your equipment. That being said it is difficult to beat a container of activated carbon, preferably coconut based.

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diywhitetail said:
There is a podcast on the diy sportsman podcast with the sportsman’s nation about it. And the expert says nylon is affected. So yo haven’t seen any deterioration on your kestrel?


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I wouldn't trust that guy. His closest peers think he is nuts!

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