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Scent free saddle

huntin_addict said:
I have hunting clothes that literally have blood from 5 years ago on them. I get out of work and truck my butt to the woods, I don't have time to stop and get a shower, coat myself in saran wrap for the ride to the spot, decontaminate, get dressed, spray down (I seriously can't believe people fall for that stuff), walk in and get a little sweaty sometimes, and then pretend that if a deer walks downwind they aren't going to smell me. I'm with you, pay close attention to the wind for the day. Also still killing stuff.
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Me too. Fred Bear killed stuff......wind in his favor. All that stuff may or may not work but.....wind in my favor always works......always.
 
I use Atsko sport wash on my jiu jitsu gi, and it is the only thing that gets the funk out and doesnt leave a perfume. I was practicing a lot last summer, and my saddle ended up smelling like my gi, which is to say like a dirty, sweaty locker room. My rope had gotten wet and not properly dried, and it too had a smell, but moldy. I made a solution in my slop sink of 1/4 cap full and water and let my saddle and lineman soak for a bit. They say it cleans off residue from dryer sheets and other detergents and helps the performance of technical fabrics. All I know is that it gets the fabric scent free with vegetable enzymes. It works for me.

Im not crazy into scent control, and play the wind, but removing strong scent from gear and clothing is a no brainer for me. My saddle was smelling so bad last August I could smell it in the hallway outside of the room I had it in. I started dipping and rinsing it every or every other use while I was dripping sweat practicing and in early season.
 
Man you guys have some sweaty butts lol. I smelled my saddles today just to check on them and they dont have any kind of odor
 
Im a sweaty pig in anything above 80. I had a lot of anxiety when I first started climbing, and it made me sweat worse than normal.
 
Quick question. I know ozone can degrade some materials. I've had elastic degrade from using it. Is there any concern with utilizing ozone on materials that have a significant safety component associated with it, such as ropes and belts on a saddle? I know elastic is a far cry from a static climbing line, but a free radical such as ozone is not something you typically subject safety equipment to.
 
Earlybird31 said:
Quick question. I know ozone can degrade some materials. I've had elastic degrade from using it. Is there any concern with utilizing ozone on materials that have a significant safety component associated with it, such as ropes and belts on a saddle? I know elastic is a far cry from a static climbing line, but a free radical such as ozone is not something you typically subject safety equipment to.
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Ive been treating gear with O3 for almost 10 years. Rubber and elastic are the only things I've ever seen degrade, and even at that, its been fairly minimal.
I treat with O3 and then air-out the gear. I do not leave gear stored in an environment of O3 for extended periods of time.
I figure once the O3 does its job after a short treatment, then there is no reason to store gear in O3.

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Allegheny Tom said:
Ive been treating gear with O3 for almost 10 years. Rubber and elastic are the only things I've ever seen degrade, and even at that, its been fairly minimal.
I treat with O3 and then air-out the gear. I do not leave gear stored in an environment of O3 for extended periods of time.
I figure once the O3 does its job after a short treatment, then there is no reason to store gear in O3.

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Same here.
 
Just wondering if this should be in the scent control thread.
 
At the end of hunt I toss mine in a bucket with baking soda and water, let it soak for an hour and stir it a few times, rinse in clean water, hang outside to dry. I run 3 saddles and just keep rotating them.
 
I only wash mine when it tries to get away after I poke it with a stick... In all actuality I only wash it when I can no longer take the funk. At which time it goes in a tub and is hand washed with All Free and Clear and air dried on the clothes line.
 
I hunt remote away from home much of the bow season. People generally think I'm crazy but I find that I'm generally more likely to get winded on day 1 after a shower than on day 3. I really believe the deer identify the fragarances of our soaps, shampoos and laundry products with us more than our natural scents anymore. I try not to expose my gear to the washing machine unless it is absolutely necessary and then I try to leave it out and air out if I do have to wash it.
 
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