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Title: Wool hat smells.
Post by: Matthew Bolton on October 30, 2011, 10:57:00 AM
I have a Pacific Dorfman wool felt hat that I absolutely love to hunt in. The issue is that it has a specific sour type smell if it gets any type of wet and you can smell it for a day or two afterwards. Is there a way I can get that smell out?
Title: Re: Wool hat smells.
Post by: Jim Wright on October 30, 2011, 11:02:00 AM
cold wash in "woollite" by hand in the sink/lavatory, hang and let dry with no heat.
Title: Re: Wool hat smells.
Post by: toddster on October 30, 2011, 11:10:00 AM
spray it with dead down wind, and good to go
Title: Re: Wool hat smells.
Post by: Matthew Bolton on October 30, 2011, 11:13:00 AM
Well if i put any scent away type spray on it it gets that smell. When i say it cant get wet it CANNOT get wet.
Title: Re: Wool hat smells.
Post by: lpcjon2 on October 30, 2011, 11:18:00 AM
Wash your own hair...LOL most likely it is the sweat on the band, you do need to wash the hat, and spray it with some peroxide/baking soda and water mix. and let it dry.
Title: Re: Wool hat smells.
Post by: Trad-Man on October 30, 2011, 11:41:00 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by Jim Wright:
cold wash in "woollite" by hand in the sink/lavatory, hang and let dry with no heat.
I have a similar thread running concurrant with yours.

http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=109971

Just finished washing mine....Ididn't have woollite so I used my no scent clothes wash.  So far so good!
Title: Re: Wool hat smells.
Post by: Stone Knife on October 30, 2011, 11:45:00 AM
Wool does tend to have an odor when wet, I never let it bother me because I still kill deer in wet weather.
Title: Re: Wool hat smells.
Post by: Matthew Bolton on October 30, 2011, 12:09:00 PM
Ok thanks y'all!
Title: Re: Wool hat smells.
Post by: straitera on October 30, 2011, 03:07:00 PM
This Stetson Open Road is 4-5 decades old & smells like skunk scent, red fox urine, doe pee, & other dead stuff. Just try not to scare your targets.

(http://i.imgur.com/m8X8xl.jpg)
Title: Re: Wool hat smells.
Post by: bayoulongbowman on October 30, 2011, 08:28:00 PM
I have a air purifier, removes all odor in a hour or or less...makes ur sheets smell like they just came of the clothes line outside , ..mark