How to Wash Hunting Clothes and Gear
By KUIU Staff
If you’re looking for the best ways to clean, treat, and restore the performance on your technical hunting gear and apparel, this overview highlights the Grangers product care line-up. Not only does routine maintenance and proper product care help your clothes last longer, but it also ensures you stay dry, comfortable, and odor free in the toughest hunting conditions.
Through testing and evaluating all viable product care solutions, we’ve partnered with Grangers because they outperformed the rest. Their products clean, treat, and restore your gear to a like-new condition, ensuring a long lifespan on your investments.
Table of Contents
Waterproof Rain Gear and Outer Layer Hunting Clothes
Synthetic Base Layer and Fleece Mid-Layer Hunting Clothes
Merino Wool Hunting Clothes
Down and Synthetic Insulated Hunting Clothes and Sleeping Bags
How to Wash and Treat Waterproof Rain Gear and Outer Layer Hunting Clothes
WASHING:
Regularly laundering and treating your rain gear and outer layers is vital for peak performance. Clean and freshly treated outer layers will bead water, resist saturation, breathe well, and keep you dry. Grangers Wash + Repel Clothing 2in1 effectively cleans inside-and-out and treats waterproof membranes so they remain breathable. This wash also features an added solution to improve water resistance.
Do not use ordinary washing detergents, they contain UV brighteners, softeners, and fragrances that can clog the microporous waterproof membrane. For specific washing instructions, always reference the product care label.
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DURABLE WATER REPELLENT (DWR) TREATMENT:
This step is often overlooked but is vital to waterproof and water-resistant performance. Left untreated, the face fabric will wet out, retain water, and restrict breathability. Once breathability is restricted, your sweat cannot pass through the membrane and wet-out from the inside may occur.
With any waterproof/breathable rain gear, if it does not bead water like a fresh-waxed auto finish, it needs to be treated with DWR. Water-resistant treatments also help fabrics dry quicker if they become saturated.
APPLICATION:
Straight out of the wash while the garment is still damp, place on a hanger or lay out flat and spray with Performance Repel Plus Spray. Allow to air-dry naturally or follow your care label’s drying instructions.
STORAGE:
It’s best to store your clothing on a hanger or folded in a tote or drawer.
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How to Wash Synthetic Base Layer and Fleece Mid-Layer Hunting Clothes
WASHING:
Synthetic base- and mid-layer garments like our Peloton, Gila, StrongFleece, Tiburon, Kenai line-ups don’t require gentle loving care. Wash them with Performance Wash and they’ll continue to perform. The Grangers Performance Wash is our most versatile solution. It works well for all synthetic fabrics, including waterproof rain gear, though it does not contain any added water repellency.
For specific washing instructions, always reference the care label. Don’t use ordinary detergents with UV brighteners, softeners, and fragrances.
STORAGE:
It’s best to store your clothing on a hanger or folded in a tote or drawer.
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WASHING:
Only wash your merino garments gentle, use Merino Wash, and lay flat to dry.
STORAGE:
It’s best to store your merino garments folded in a tote or drawer with cedar balls to eliminate moth damage. If unexpected holes show up in your merino base layers, moths may have caused it.
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How to wash Down and Synthetic Insulated Hunting Clothes and Sleeping Bags
WASHING:
If your Quixdown insulated products become soiled and need a full wash cycle, always reference the care label, and use Down Wash + Repel Down 2in1, it’s the ticket for cleaning KUIU Super Down products. It’s designed to gently clean all natural and synthetic down-filled items without damaging or inhibiting their insulating or hydrophobic properties. Do not use ordinary washing detergent on down products.
NOTE: Washing machines with a center agitator can cause excessive clumping, a washing machine without a center agitator is recommended.
TREATMENT:
Apply Performance Repel Plus Spray Durable Water Repellent (DWR) treatment to outer face fabric.
STORAGE:
It’s best to hang your down apparel in a dry place. Do not stow down products compressed or in a stuff sack.
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How to keep your hunting gear scent and odor free
Whether you’re between outings or taming gear that’s not easily laundered, Odor Eliminator quickly eliminates scent and odors that linger. It’s ideal for eliminating odor in hunting boots, gloves, packs, and other hunting gear.
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