Waxing your gear

[kytrkyhntr]

Has anyone waxed their cotton garments like jackets and hats and vests to provide a more durable heavy feel and some form of water resistance to them? I wear a waxed cotton cap 90 percent of the time in everyday life and it's really comfortable and nice to me. I think I will wax a camo hat for upcoming turkey season along with possibly a jacket or shirt. Anyone tried this with any positive or negative results?

[Mbhyman88]

I have re waxed my Filson and Barbour jackets before along with a McAllister hat, nothing to it.  The only down side I can see is that it would make garments less breathable and would cause you to sweat more in hot weather.  I prefer the "Barbour Wax Thornproof Dressing" over the Filson Oil Finish Wax.  Plenty of videos on Youtube with how tos.  A hair blow dyer makes it easy to smooth the wax out and get it into seams.

[ScottTaulbee]

I have several Filson and Barbour waxed jackets and hats I hunt it and prefer them over "rain gear". They work great but are hot.


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[Tom Threetoes]

I used to wear a Barbour jacket when we were racing dirt bikes and after one hot and tough race when I loosened the sleeves about a 1/2 a cup of sweat ran out each sleeve! That was 50 plus years and several pounds ago.

[Greg Massey]

No can't say that I've ever waxed my gear or cotton clothing. But I do the usual yearly spring spraying of Sawyers Permethrin tick spray on my clothing.  If it's light rain / i usually will use rain wear or just wait for the rain to subside.  Sometimes that day is what it is a washout ...

[captpete]

I have never done this nor thought of it. I could see it being useful with pants for walking through wet knee high grass/CRP/hayfield.

[Notsoyoungturk]

I have also re-waxed garments.  Works well for moisture but as stated before, it does not breathe well.

[10th Legionaire]

Yep, I rewax my Filson work jacket every other year or so. My hunting jacket and tin cloth pants every 3-4 years as needed.

[Greg Massey]

Another question ? What are y'all using to wax your clothing?

[Sir-diealot]

Never heard of it to be honest.

[Paulmyr]

I lost my Filson packer hat last year. I been using the the Filson oil wax to put on a regular cotton hat I have. Seems to be working pretty good. Rub the wax on and let it sit in sun for a awhile or hit it with a hair dryer to get the wax to melt into the cloth. 1

[10th Legionaire]

Another question ? What are y'all using to wax your clothing?

The Filson wax. I tried to attach a picture but the file is larger than allowed and I'm not smart enough to resize it on the iPad since the latest software update.

Just put the can of wax in the sun to soften up first. Then use a hair dryer to help work the wax into the cloth & seams

[Number17]

Snowseal wax is much cheaper and made with bee's wax. No animal oils.
Heat the fabric with a dryer or heat gun and rub the wax on. Wax is good for sturdy hats, heavy coats and brush pants....it will add stiffness and weight to your garments.
None of my turkey hunting gear falls into that category so I would never wax any of it

[kytrkyhntr]

I have a cotton jacket I'd like to wax to provide some water resistance. I also have a cotton hunting hat I'd like to wax to match the waxed cotton hat I wear day to day. The main item I'd like to wax is the hat to make it more like my daily hat. Trying otter wax out, should be delivered today. Will update

[Greg Massey]

I wonder if waxing could interfere with the spraying of your clothing for ticks etc