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Washing saddle

Slowclimb53

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I bought a Latitude Method from someone and the saddle is in in good condition with the exception of it smells like cigarettes. Is there a preferred way to wash these saddles thanks.
 
I don’t know if ozone affects saddles but with anything safety related I avoid ozone; I use it on other stuff. With my saddle gear I either soak and slosh around in unscented laundry detergent water, or soak / spray down with laundry detergent & water in a spray bottle, then either hose or rain rinse, then sun dry. You don’t want to leave stuff out in the sun long term, but a sunny breezy afternoon doesn’t hurt anything.
 
For backpacks , saddles, ropes: I soak and manually wash in a cooler with unscented detergent, rinse & usually then repeat with a baking soda bath

Another quick option is a mesh garment bag and I throw it in our front load washing machine with unscented detergent


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I have bought so many used packs and gear being so claimed only used once or twice last season and then throw it in a tub with a scoop of Borax and watch the water turn dark brown that its amazing. Borax takes out some nasty stuff and leaves no smell behind. I usually hand agitate and let soak for few hours and dump water an repeat and then rinse and hang dry outside.

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Take a five gallon bucket with clean water and Atsko's detergent for hunting clothes and rinse it and let it air dry. Just like packs or whatever. I rarely do it though but the nylon smell does seem to fill my container I keep in my truck with my gear.
 
I use atsko sport wash and either a 5 gallon bucket washed by hand and rinsed or put it in a mesh bag and gentle cycle in the washing machine. Let it air dry out of the sun.
 
For the scent aspect you could throw baking soda in a bucket and soak over night. This should knock it down to almost nothing, but if it's still there, dry it and repeat an over night soak.....
The best method I found to launder is to use a clean five gallon bucket, lukewarm water, borax, and maybe if it's real bad a little unscented oxyclean. Drop it in let it sit for a few minutes (10ish) and then agitate it a little with you hand. Hang in sun to dry.
 
I put mine in a laundry bag I got at Walmart, think pillow case with draw string but a little thicker, and wash it in the washer. Hang dry. I used to put a sock over the buckles and use a rubber band to hold them on while washing. But I think the bag is easier .


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I'd advice washing your saddle the way climbing companies recommend you wash their climbing harnesses and climbing ropes:

1. very mild soap (like small amount of Dawn dish soap) or better yet a rope specific soap (PMI sells)
2. hand wash in luke warm water
3. rinse well
4. do not hang to dry because the wet items stretch, instead lay on a towel and flip regularly, run a fan to speed it up

I won't use hunter soaps because they have secret sauce enzymes and some even go bad and start to smell....if washing your saddle in rope soap makes a buck smell you 6 months later during season....then you probably weren't going to get that deer anyways and he probably didn't smell your saddle

here's what I use

 
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You should wash your saddle the way climbing companies recommend you wash their climbing harnesses and climbing ropes:

1. very mild soap (like small amount of Dawn dish soap) or better yet a rope specific soap (PMI sells)
2. hand wash in luke warm water
3. rinse well
4. do not hang to dry because the wet items stretch, instead lay on a towel and flip regularly, run a fan to speed it up

I won't use hunter soaps because they have secret sauce enzymes and some even go bad and start to smell....if washing your saddle in rope soap makes a buck smell you 6 months later during season....then you weren't going to get that deer anyways and he probably didn't smell your saddle

Ill chime in on #4. I don’t like sun drying any of my hunting stuff. But I run a fan in my basement garage 24/7. I hang mine in front of the fan anytime I got it wet, ropes too.
 
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