Preparing For Hunting Starts at Home
The hunting season has ended and it’s time to collect piles of camouflage and blaze orange laying on the floor and behind the seat of your truck. You’ve listen to complaints from your spouse all season-long, and finally — you decided it’s time to pick up your gear! Sound familiar? This scene is repeated daily in many hunting households.
Hunting apparel is an investment
Before you purchase your next jacket, I want to share with you simple advice that will keep your investment long-lasting and in great shape.
Pick Up Your Clothes, Not Unwanted Scents
If you want your clothing to stay in great shape and avoid spooking that big buck, my advice to you is:
- “Send your spouse flowers” and
- “Pick up your clothes each time you return from the field.”
By hanging your clothes in a closet, you keep them from attracting unwanted smells; like the dog — that feels, “The next best thing to hunting pheasants is laying curled-up in his masters jacket.“
Not just a fashion-statement.
A wrinkled jacket, laying on the floor, not only looks terrible but will wear out faster than a jacket organized neatly on a hanger. Each crease you create stretches the fibers and weakens the threads. If they lay creased for a long period of time, wear spots can form. Also, by eliminating exposure to ultra-violet rays you reduce the effects of fading.
Hey, this isn’t difficult! It’s simply the best way to increase the life of your clothing and reduce wear on your relationships.
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I store my hunting clothes in plastic totes and I always sprinkle some baking soda in the tote when they get stowed away. I think this helps reduce the musty smell that clothes get after being in storage.