DIY Ozone Closet
Nov 24, 2018 17:51:31 GMT -5
Post by Dave W on Nov 24, 2018 17:51:31 GMT -5
On our recent trip to Kansas for a bow hunt, there were no washer or dryer on site. So that meant daily trips to the nearest town laundromat or dirty base layers. Both were unacceptable to me since I wash base layers after every hunt when at home.
After some research on Scentcrusher products and DIY ozone closets I decided to make one. The Scentcrusher tote runs about $200 from a quick internet check. I wanted a tote so I could throw my backpack in as well as clothes. Tote from Walmart, weatherstripping, and a Robolife ozone machine from Amazon and I had less than $90 in it.
I screwed some slats to the interior to hold slats to use as hangers to try and make sure everything got equal exposure. Going to change this out and rig something up so I can use regular clothes hangers in the future.
First test was an old sweaty pair of sneakers. Two 1/2hr sessions and the foul odors were gone. On our first hunt we kayaked in, Chad got some of that black mud on his pants. Anyone who has been around ponds or stagnant pools of water knows how bad that stuff stinks. Washer at the laundromat merely dumbed down the smell, 1/2hr in the scent closet and there was no lingering odor to our noses.
I had several deer get downwind of me, 3 bucks on the last day, none of them acted alarmed or blew. Yes the air currents and updraft could have been the reason why. Still left me impressed.
The ozone leaves a clean fresh odor to the clothes but it didn't appear to alarm any of the deer around me. Caution should be used with exposure to ozone for people and clothes. From my research it is hard on rubber and plastic as well as elastic in suspenders. We only ran 10-30 minute sessions, depending on the amount of clothes, no sign of trouble so far.
After some research on Scentcrusher products and DIY ozone closets I decided to make one. The Scentcrusher tote runs about $200 from a quick internet check. I wanted a tote so I could throw my backpack in as well as clothes. Tote from Walmart, weatherstripping, and a Robolife ozone machine from Amazon and I had less than $90 in it.
I screwed some slats to the interior to hold slats to use as hangers to try and make sure everything got equal exposure. Going to change this out and rig something up so I can use regular clothes hangers in the future.
First test was an old sweaty pair of sneakers. Two 1/2hr sessions and the foul odors were gone. On our first hunt we kayaked in, Chad got some of that black mud on his pants. Anyone who has been around ponds or stagnant pools of water knows how bad that stuff stinks. Washer at the laundromat merely dumbed down the smell, 1/2hr in the scent closet and there was no lingering odor to our noses.
I had several deer get downwind of me, 3 bucks on the last day, none of them acted alarmed or blew. Yes the air currents and updraft could have been the reason why. Still left me impressed.
The ozone leaves a clean fresh odor to the clothes but it didn't appear to alarm any of the deer around me. Caution should be used with exposure to ozone for people and clothes. From my research it is hard on rubber and plastic as well as elastic in suspenders. We only ran 10-30 minute sessions, depending on the amount of clothes, no sign of trouble so far.
