i use my ghillie for hunting i made it with burlap and i dont what to do to get rid of the jute smell
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Re: smelly ghillie
Pig roll in a cow pasture. Seriously though, the more you use it and get it dirty the less jute smell. Mine smells like 10 miles of bad ass.
Pig roll in a cow pasture. Seriously though, the more you use it and get it dirty the less jute smell. Mine smells like 10 miles of bad ass.
Re: smelly ghillie
Smoke it over a smoky fire. Not too close. Pick the wood that matches your area. Pine or oak.
Smoke it over a smoky fire. Not too close. Pick the wood that matches your area. Pine or oak.
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: former naval person</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Smoke it over a smoky fire. Not too close. Pick the wood that matches your area. Pine or oak. </div></div>
+1 smoke from a fire burned with local vegetation is a naturally occuring odor and won't alarm wildlife that detect it. Just don't put it too close to the flame..
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: former naval person</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Smoke it over a smoky fire. Not too close. Pick the wood that matches your area. Pine or oak. </div></div>
+1 smoke from a fire burned with local vegetation is a naturally occuring odor and won't alarm wildlife that detect it. Just don't put it too close to the flame..
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We have a trick up here in Central NY for removing 'human scent' from our hunting clothes.
We gather dry fallen leaves and partially fill cloth sacks with them; then put our hunting clothes in there with them for a couple of weeks before the season opens. Even two or three days will do if you're caught short.
Faggeddabout plastic bags. Give them one sniff and you'll understand why.
Afterward, the hunting ensemble smells like the leaf clutter everywhere on the forest floor.
If you smoke, even days before, your breath conveys enough foreign scent to send them away.
Greg
We have a trick up here in Central NY for removing 'human scent' from our hunting clothes.
We gather dry fallen leaves and partially fill cloth sacks with them; then put our hunting clothes in there with them for a couple of weeks before the season opens. Even two or three days will do if you're caught short.
Faggeddabout plastic bags. Give them one sniff and you'll understand why.
Afterward, the hunting ensemble smells like the leaf clutter everywhere on the forest floor.
If you smoke, even days before, your breath conveys enough foreign scent to send them away.
Greg
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Greg Langelius *</div><div class="ubbcode-body">If you smoke, even days before, your breath conveys enough foreign scent to send them away.
Greg </div></div>
Damn fool, yo breff be hummin'
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Greg Langelius *</div><div class="ubbcode-body">If you smoke, even days before, your breath conveys enough foreign scent to send them away.
Greg </div></div>
Damn fool, yo breff be hummin'
Re: smelly ghillie
funny, before i quit smoking i shot all my dear with a cig in my lips, guess they must have had a cold.
funny, before i quit smoking i shot all my dear with a cig in my lips, guess they must have had a cold.
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Just wearing it a lot outside maybe toss dirt on it a little but just wear it before it will be gone.
Just wearing it a lot outside maybe toss dirt on it a little but just wear it before it will be gone.
Re: smelly ghillie
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Powder Burns</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: former naval person</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Smoke it over a smoky fire. Not too close. Pick the wood that matches your area. Pine or oak. </div></div>
+1 smoke from a fire burned with local vegetation is a naturally occuring odor and won't alarm wildlife that detect it. Just don't put it too close to the flame..</div></div>
+2. Smoke it. With local...keyword local...as in the type in your AO. Even better. Submerge it in some nasty filthy muddy creek or pond. Then dry it over a nice smoky fire. Should do le trick.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Powder Burns</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: former naval person</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Smoke it over a smoky fire. Not too close. Pick the wood that matches your area. Pine or oak. </div></div>
+1 smoke from a fire burned with local vegetation is a naturally occuring odor and won't alarm wildlife that detect it. Just don't put it too close to the flame..</div></div>
+2. Smoke it. With local...keyword local...as in the type in your AO. Even better. Submerge it in some nasty filthy muddy creek or pond. Then dry it over a nice smoky fire. Should do le trick.
Re: smelly ghillie
and smell like hammered pig ass, stale beer, and margaritas...
All we needed was some fajitas to go with...
and smell like hammered pig ass, stale beer, and margaritas...
All we needed was some fajitas to go with...
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Wash in vinegar and then with scent-away laundry detergent, dry with scent away dryer sheet and Boom! smells like EARTH! Enjoy the quick fix....
Wash in vinegar and then with scent-away laundry detergent, dry with scent away dryer sheet and Boom! smells like EARTH! Enjoy the quick fix....
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BigTriathlon</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Wash in vinegar and then with scent-away laundry detergent, dry with scent away dryer sheet and Boom! smells like EARTH! Enjoy the quick fix.... </div></div>
have you ever seen what a dryer will do to a jute/burlap ghillie?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BigTriathlon</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Wash in vinegar and then with scent-away laundry detergent, dry with scent away dryer sheet and Boom! smells like EARTH! Enjoy the quick fix.... </div></div>
have you ever seen what a dryer will do to a jute/burlap ghillie?
Re: smelly ghillie
throw it in the yard and let it sit there for a week or so. even in the rain etc.
throw it in the yard and let it sit there for a week or so. even in the rain etc.
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i dont think any of my ghillies will ever see the dryer just the thought of that scares the poop out of me. i like the idea of smoke from local vegetation. i thank everyone for your help
i dont think any of my ghillies will ever see the dryer just the thought of that scares the poop out of me. i like the idea of smoke from local vegetation. i thank everyone for your help
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My son decided to throw his ghillie in the dryer after a hunting trip. Lucky for me he was smart enough to put it inside a pillow case. (He's 11 so cut some slack lol), anyways it came out as one big a$$ lint ball. No lie the jute was knotted together like you would not believe, and the lint that would have otherwise been in the tray was balled up around the jute strands. DON'T PUT YOU GHILLIE IN THE DRYER! P.S. The washing machine is probably a bad idea as well.
My son decided to throw his ghillie in the dryer after a hunting trip. Lucky for me he was smart enough to put it inside a pillow case. (He's 11 so cut some slack lol), anyways it came out as one big a$$ lint ball. No lie the jute was knotted together like you would not believe, and the lint that would have otherwise been in the tray was balled up around the jute strands. DON'T PUT YOU GHILLIE IN THE DRYER! P.S. The washing machine is probably a bad idea as well.
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after a low crawl through some dog s#$t and you will appreciate that jute smell<lol
after a low crawl through some dog s#$t and you will appreciate that jute smell<lol
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I would use local vegetion and either place the suit and vegetation in a rubbermaid box OR set it outside for the elements to beat on it for a week or two.
I use fresh pine needles/straw and a rubbermaid box for my hunting gear. I keep my gear stowed until right before the hunt. Works like a charm. Would consider scentaway spray as well as others have mentioned.
I would use local vegetion and either place the suit and vegetation in a rubbermaid box OR set it outside for the elements to beat on it for a week or two.
I use fresh pine needles/straw and a rubbermaid box for my hunting gear. I keep my gear stowed until right before the hunt. Works like a charm. Would consider scentaway spray as well as others have mentioned.
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I hang all my gear in a barn up high that we keep goats in. Being as goats are common around the deer accept them as the norm . B.T.W. ain't no soap going to wash away billy goat and when it gets damp it will gag a maggot.OH well the things we do!!!
Scot
I hang all my gear in a barn up high that we keep goats in. Being as goats are common around the deer accept them as the norm . B.T.W. ain't no soap going to wash away billy goat and when it gets damp it will gag a maggot.OH well the things we do!!!
Scot
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my wife hit a deer last night i think i will roll around in fresh road kill. not only will it smell like 10 years of bad ass it will keep all the neighbors away 2 birds with one smell
my wife hit a deer last night i think i will roll around in fresh road kill. not only will it smell like 10 years of bad ass it will keep all the neighbors away 2 birds with one smell
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oh, and <span style="font-weight: bold">IF</span> you smoke (especially in your ghillie), I highly recommend spraying it down with fire retardant. Triad tactical carries it. Jute burns real well. I remember an incident (I think at Eglin) where a guy got burned real bad when his partner's muzzle flash set his suite on fire.
oh, and <span style="font-weight: bold">IF</span> you smoke (especially in your ghillie), I highly recommend spraying it down with fire retardant. Triad tactical carries it. Jute burns real well. I remember an incident (I think at Eglin) where a guy got burned real bad when his partner's muzzle flash set his suite on fire.
Re: smelly ghillie
leaving it outside for a few weeks does the trip just fine. Just throw some dirt all over it, throw it up in a tree, and leave it there.
Keep it away from your dogs so they don't piss on it
leaving it outside for a few weeks does the trip just fine. Just throw some dirt all over it, throw it up in a tree, and leave it there.
Keep it away from your dogs so they don't piss on it
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The past few years, I've been using a big net bag for sports gear, put the suit inside and fill it with cedar shavings from the pet supply place. But to most of you that would be too simple.
The past few years, I've been using a big net bag for sports gear, put the suit inside and fill it with cedar shavings from the pet supply place. But to most of you that would be too simple.
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agreed victor, i use a mesh sports bag and fill it with dead leaves instead. it lets the ghillie ventilate and dry, if damp, but still surrounds it with natural odors.
agreed victor, i use a mesh sports bag and fill it with dead leaves instead. it lets the ghillie ventilate and dry, if damp, but still surrounds it with natural odors.
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At Benning, with every ghillie suit you make you get a free ghillie wash. Just find a ditch, fill with questionable water, roll around in the swill until disoriented, then head into the woods for low crawls and more rolling. Works like a charm.
At Benning, with every ghillie suit you make you get a free ghillie wash. Just find a ditch, fill with questionable water, roll around in the swill until disoriented, then head into the woods for low crawls and more rolling. Works like a charm.
