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Title: Is it worth it?
Post by: shootumindaface on March 28, 2011, 01:25:56 PM
I am sitting here looking at a giant heap of turkey hunting clothes for the trip and debating whether I am even gonna wash them LOL

I have a pair of Cargo Khakis that are completely bloodstained and they arent getting washed.. But the rest of it Hmmm
Title: Re: Is it worth it?
Post by: LX_Trkyhntr on March 28, 2011, 01:27:19 PM
For me it would depend on how they smell!!! :TooFunny: :TooFunny: :TooFunny: :TooFunny:

No smell = clean
Bad smell = dirty.  Wash immediately!! :you_rock:
Title: Re: Is it worth it?
Post by: jakesdad on March 28, 2011, 01:31:36 PM
hang em outside and let em air out......................good to go! ;D
Title: Re: Is it worth it?
Post by: sugarray on March 28, 2011, 01:32:48 PM
Where are you going?  I say wash it ALL.  Nothing like fresh clothes at 4 AM.  Or febreeze and then let hang outside.
Title: Re: Is it worth it?
Post by: njdevilsb on March 28, 2011, 01:49:50 PM
Better wash it in unscented soap and spray down.  You don't want those birds to smell you.

On a serious note, I would wash them.  Right after our season closes is when our stuff gets washed, so I don't have to worry about problems like yours once the season rolls around. 
Title: Re: Is it worth it?
Post by: shootumindaface on March 28, 2011, 01:55:31 PM
I chose no wash.. If I made it through 45 days of our season last year wearing one pair of Cabelas moisture wicking socks I can make it two weeks with clothes that i am unsure if I washed when I put up last year.
Title: Re: Is it worth it?
Post by: FireDoc on March 28, 2011, 02:04:22 PM
You might want to ask your travel partner for some input on this, and then go with her decision!  :icon_thumright:
Title: Re: Is it worth it?
Post by: doepee on March 28, 2011, 02:05:51 PM
Wheeeeww :TooFunny: :TooFunny:
Title: Re: Is it worth it?
Post by: PANYHunter on March 28, 2011, 02:06:16 PM
That's one way to conserve water.  
Title: Re: Is it worth it?
Post by: archery1 on March 28, 2011, 02:11:17 PM
THEY SAY IF A TURKEY COULD SMELL WE MIGHT NEVER KILL ONE??????
WASH THEM YOU NEVER NO WHAT GOT INTO THEM AND NOTHING LIKE FRESH CLOTHES TO START OUT THE MORNING!!!!!!
Title: Re: Is it worth it?
Post by: shootumindaface on March 28, 2011, 02:16:46 PM
Quote from: FireDoc on March 28, 2011, 02:04:22 PM
You might want to ask your travel partner for some input on this, and then go with her decision!  :icon_thumright:
LOL

Its real scary I normally pack the day before, I am extremely ambitious I guess this year..

Scary thing is, I am finding every thing.. Even things I had no clue where there were, are magically appearing.  :help:
Title: Re: Is it worth it?
Post by: keyser12ga on March 28, 2011, 02:17:44 PM
Dang, 45 days in the same pair of socks?   Umm....that's nasty, ha.

My favorite socks are Covert Thread Sands socks and I'm confident they could get the job done and keep down the odor for maybe a week before I ruined my boots, ha.
Title: Re: Is it worth it?
Post by: shootumindaface on March 28, 2011, 02:25:55 PM
Quote from: keyser12ga on March 28, 2011, 02:17:44 PM
Dang, 45 days in the same pair of socks?   Umm....that's nasty, ha.

My favorite socks are Covert Thread Sands socks and I'm confident they could get the job done and keep down the odor for maybe a week before I ruined my boots, ha.
It was pretty close.. Sometimes in the afternoon I would set up against a tree and blind call.. I would take off my boots and they would attract flies :-\
Title: Re: Is it worth it?
Post by: LX_Trkyhntr on March 28, 2011, 03:21:21 PM
I can't go with the dirty socks bro!  :TooFunny: I have to have a clean pair of socks and underwear EVERY day!!!
Title: Re: Is it worth it?
Post by: Reloader on March 28, 2011, 03:35:49 PM
Quote from: LX_Trkyhntr on March 28, 2011, 03:21:21 PM
I can't go with the dirty socks bro!  :TooFunny: I have to have a clean pair of socks and underwear EVERY day!!!

I hear ya, I don't like crusty socks and drawers at all.  I can get about 2-3 days out of camo, but the undershirt, drawers, and socks gota be changed.

Shootem hunts in yankee land, so maybe there's not much sweating going on? I'd still have to change the drawers, a days worth of turkey hunting snacks can cause some strange odors in that area :D
Title: Re: Is it worth it?
Post by: shootumindaface on March 28, 2011, 03:37:56 PM
Quote from: Reloader on March 28, 2011, 03:35:49 PM
Quote from: LX_Trkyhntr on March 28, 2011, 03:21:21 PM
I can't go with the dirty socks bro!  :TooFunny: I have to have a clean pair of socks and underwear EVERY day!!!

I hear ya, I don't like crusty socks and drawers at all.  I can get about 2-3 days out of camo, but the undershirt, drawers, and socks gota be changed.

Shootem hunts in yankee land, so maybe there's not much sweating going on? I'd still have to change the drawers, a days worth of turkey hunting snacks can cause some strange odors in that area :D
As for drawers Ill be gone two weeks, I packed an extra pair that outta hold :you_rock:
Title: Re: Is it worth it?
Post by: Reloader on March 28, 2011, 03:42:48 PM
Quote from: shootumindaface on March 28, 2011, 03:37:56 PM
Quote from: Reloader on March 28, 2011, 03:35:49 PM
Quote from: LX_Trkyhntr on March 28, 2011, 03:21:21 PM
I can't go with the dirty socks bro!  :TooFunny: I have to have a clean pair of socks and underwear EVERY day!!!

I hear ya, I don't like crusty socks and drawers at all.  I can get about 2-3 days out of camo, but the undershirt, drawers, and socks gota be changed.

Shootem hunts in yankee land, so maybe there's not much sweating going on? I'd still have to change the drawers, a days worth of turkey hunting snacks can cause some strange odors in that area :D
As for drawers Ill be gone two weeks, I packed an extra pair that outta hold :you_rock:

Heck, you could just turn the one pair inside out after week one.
Title: Re: Is it worth it?
Post by: makova on March 28, 2011, 03:43:20 PM
i wash everything every time i hunt!!!!! We have to many deer here, nothing will ruin your day faster then a couple of does snortting at you at first light on opening day.
Title: Re: Is it worth it?
Post by: Flydown on March 28, 2011, 03:50:45 PM
No wash! I change my underwear 2 times in turkey season, Once at the beginning and once at the end. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Is it worth it?
Post by: Hognutz on March 28, 2011, 05:14:28 PM
You guys wear underware?? I'll be darned..
Title: Re: Is it worth it?
Post by: Shotgun on March 28, 2011, 10:55:09 PM
This thread is just wrong.  I can't stand dirty clothes and blood brings up suspicion.
Title: Re: Is it worth it?
Post by: TrophyTracker on March 29, 2011, 12:15:22 AM
I am superstitious about washing my clothes. If I have good luck with a certain set, they don't get washed. I'd hate to wash the luck out of them! :groupwave:

I do have a preseason tradition however, of going to the hometown laundromat and washing everything before the season. I go late at night when it is like a ghost town, and give them all a fresh start while watching Good Times and eating a Subway sandwich  :D
Title: Re: Is it worth it?
Post by: chatterbox on March 29, 2011, 04:56:11 AM
Quote from: shootumindaface on March 28, 2011, 02:25:55 PM
Quote from: keyser12ga on March 28, 2011, 02:17:44 PM
Dang, 45 days in the same pair of socks?   Umm....that's nasty, ha.

My favorite socks are Covert Thread Sands socks and I'm confident they could get the job done and keep down the odor for maybe a week before I ruined my boots, ha.
It was pretty close.. Sometimes in the afternoon I would set up against a tree and blind call.. I would take off my boots and they would attract flies :-\
It coulda been worse Tom. You could've looked up and seen vultures circling!
Title: Re: Is it worth it?
Post by: chatterbox on March 29, 2011, 04:59:18 AM
Quote from: Shotgun on March 28, 2011, 10:55:09 PM
This thread is just wrong.  I can't stand dirty clothes and blood brings up suspicion.
:TooFunny: :TooFunny: :TooFunny: :TooFunny: :TooFunny: