Camo Hunting Clothes

While it’s just not possible to remove or cover your human scent 100%, you can get damn close by using a variety of scent elimination techniques and products.

But you can still end up with smelly hunting clothes if you don’t store them right. Follow the storage directions in the article about how to care for camo clothing, if you want to be sure your camo is always ready to wear hunting.

This article is about what kinds of scent free products that are available. If you’re just looking for the supplies you need, click here to visit the BassPro site.

There are many brands of scent free products designed specifically to help you keep away odors that are unnatural to the habitat where you’ll be hunting your wild game. Some of these are available online, but many are in sporting goods stores and even Wal-mart. I didn’t bother listing all scent elimination products because I wanted to focus on those that were made to be used on your hunting clothes and camo, not the stuff that’s made for your body.

• ScentBlocker Clothes
• Scent-Lok
  • Scent-Lok Premium Clothing Wash
  • Scent-Lok Spray Killer Accessory Wash
  • Scent-Lok Portable Storage Closet
  • Scent-Lok ScenTote Bags
  • Scent-Lok ScenTote Carbon Web Adsorber Kit
  • Scent-Lok ScenTote Scent Eliminating Storage System
  • Scent-Lok ScenTote Wheeled Bag
  • Scent-Lok Storage Duffel
• Scent Killer (Wildlife Research Center Scent Elimination Products)
  • Wildlife Research Center Scent Killer Clothing Wash
  • Wildlife Research Center Scent Killer Autumn Formula H-E Clothing Wash
  • Wildlife Research Center Scent Killer H-E Carbo Wash
  • Wildlife Research Center Scent Killer Autumn Formula Dryer Sheets
  • Wildlife Research Center Super Charged Scent Killer Spray
  • Wildlife Research Center Scent Killer Autumn Formula Spray
  • Wildlife Research Center Scent Killer Bar Soap
  • Wildlife Research Center Scent Killer Field Wipes
• ScentPrevent (Dead Down Wind)
  • Dead Down Wind ScentPrevent e3 Field Spray
  • Dead Down Wind ScentPrevent Field Wash Cloths
  • Dead Down Wind ScentPrevent Carbon Reactivator
  • Dead Down Wind ScentPrevent Powder
  • Dead Down Wind ScentPrevent Pac-It Field Spray
  • Dead Down Wind ScentPrevent e1 Laundry Detergent
  • Dead Down Wind ScentPrevent e1 Dryer Sheets
• Scent-A-Way (Hunter’s Specialties Scent Elimination Products)
  • Hunter’s Specialties Scent-A-Way Powder
  • Hunter’s Specialties Scent-A-Way Field Wipes
  • Hunter’s Specialties Scent-A-Way Earth Plus Detergent
  • Hunter’s Specialties Scent-A-Way Scent Elimination Field Spray
  • Hunter’s Specialties Scent-A-Way Towels
  • Hunter’s Specialties Scent-A-Way Dryer Sheets
  • Hunter’s Specialties Scent-A-Way Laundry Detergent
  • Hunter’s Specialties Scent-A-Way Plus Fresh Earth Scent Field Spray
  • Hunter Specialties Scent-A-Way Scent Elimination System
• Primos Silver XP Scent Elimination Products
  • Primos Silver XP Scent Elimination Earth Blend
  • Primos Silver XP Scent Elimination Field Wipes
  • Primos Silver XP Scent Elimination Dryer Sheets
  • Primos Silver XP Scent Eliminator Spray
  • Primos Silver XP Scent Elimination XL Field Wipes
  • Primos Silver XP Scent Elimination Laundry Detergent
• Sport Wash — A simple scent-removing laundry detergent for hunters. Sport-Wash is the only soap that will rinse thoroughly enough to allow a bonding of U-V-Killer (next item, below).
• — U-V-Killer spray works to eliminate the brighteners from your hunting clothes after washing.
• Granger’s
  • Granger’s Baselayer Wash
• Tinks
  • Tinks Carbon Sack

I know this is a large list, but most of these products work the same. Just find one you like at a hunting supply store like BassPro and USE them. Not using these products is the biggest reason why hunters get spotted (by smell) out in the woods. Your camo can’t stop your scent unless you give it some special care. And don’t forget those damn boots! Spray them with scent killer every time you put ‘em on and your hunting trophy wall will thank you.

By the way, you can get most of these scent elimination products at BassPro or any other store that sells hunting gear. Click here if you want to visit the BassPro site and look for any of these products.

Taking care of your camouflage is important to keeping it “working” like new. Faded patterns are a sign that you’ve worn your camo out and you should replace it. That’s why getting good quality hunting clothes matters. They’ll last longer and they’ll need to be replaced a lot less often.

This article is about taking care of your camo. If you’re just looking for the supplies you need, click here to visit the BassPro site.

Washing camo clothes

Don’t wash your camo hunting clothes in regular household laundry detergent! As I’ve mentioned elsewhere, a lot of big game have eyes that are sensitive to ultraviolet dyes that are used in some regular laundry detergents. This will ruin your camouflage for hunting these kinds of animals (like whitetail deer). Detergents like Primos Silver XP Scent Eliminator Laundry Detergent and others that you can get at stores that sell hunting gear will get rid of odors and do not contain these UV brighteners.

If you have casual camo that you wear when you aren’t hunting and that you throw in the regular wash, then you need to keep it away from your hunting stuff. If you don’t, you’re liable to get the clothes mixed in with your hunting camo and since you don’t have eyes that can see ultraviolet dyes in your clothes like a lot of big game animals do, you’ll never know you’ve screwed up until it’s too late.

Drying camo clothes

You have two options for drying your camo hunting clothes. One involves using the special scent-a-way (or other scent remover) dryer sheets, and the other is to just hang dry your hunting clothes. Outdoors is better. You’ll want to keep them out of the house or you’ll end up with human scent all over them.

Storing camo clothes

The best place to store your camo is in a scent-free bag (garbage bags work well, but you can buy special scent-seal storage bags. Whatever you choose to store your clothes in, you need to be sure that you put in some activated charcoal or other scent absorbing material to absorb any lingering human odors. Before you bag your camo, you should also use a scent-killing spray on the fabric. (I have another article about keeping your camo scent free. Click here for some brands to try.) Just make sure they’re really, really dry, or you might end up with mold or mildew on your clothes.

I get most of my hunting clothes supplies at Bass Pro. Their site is easy to use and they usually have everything I need. Click here to visit the place where I get my camo clothes supplies.