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So like an idiot, I shot and carried a big old billy goat. Head's buried, but after 2ish months I can't get the smell of him off my Swazi Thar, or my bino harness. Any suggestions on getting it out? Or do I have to burn it all and start from scratch?
I’d try A Napisan soak in a tub of water, or perhaps a gentler product would be baking soda. I use the latter with water to clean caravan fridge. It’s a known deodorant, so maybe dissolve some and soak your gear before cold machine wash. Just a ‘housebitch’ suggestion.
Haha good luck with that. Ive had to wash my clothes and pack many times to get the buck smell off. The smell even stays in my wooden knife handles. It is a legendary stench.
Some people online suggest using solutions recommended for removing skunk smell, since both skunk and goat smell is strong and oil-based. The ingredient combination I see often are baking soda, hydrogen peroxide, and liquid detergent. Multiple washes/soaks may be necessary https://www.thespruce.com/getting-ri...k-odor-2656337
youve given the swazi an upgrade....... better to smell like a stinky old billy in the bush than smelling like lattes and lynx.....
and you should be able to clear any hut of toffee nose self righteous vegan eco warriors
I remember for Skunks in Alberta a bath in tinned tomatoe juice was the answer. So what ever the chemical is in toms that kills the smell of Skunk might be worth finding out. Skunks are really bad, goat is nothing in comparison
Dry rub it down with baking soda and let it sit for a few days before shaking it out and letting it soak in cold water for another 48hrs and then dry on the line. Works for me with stag smell hahah.
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Bwahahaha. :)
I can't stand that stinky billy goat stench. It takes weeks to wash it of your hands let alone get it out of your clothes. I'd burn them, then burn the burner I burnt them in, then scatter the ashes of everything far, far away.
And people eat those things?!?! Argh.
Thanks team. Scotty you're on to it, but it's starting to make the old garage/workshop a chore to be in. Think we'll have to start with Masperjay's baking soda and then work all the way to staining it with tomato juice.
Mind, surely it'd work like smell camo in the bush.
i wouldn't worry unless you spend most of your time in shopping malls or cafes better to smell like a goat than a human when in the bush..
hang it out in the wind and rain for a week or so,preferably out of direct sunlight as it will fade your fabric.... you may end up removing all your waterproofing trying to cure of smell so may as well go the wash it and retreat it route....
assume your bino harness is nylon weave...soaking it in whatever concoction you want shouldnt harm it...personally I would start with white vinegar...it works with fish better than nearly anything.works on fishy hands too....
That's got to be the ultimate in olfactory camouflage. Americans would pay big money for that!
U have to fuck a nanny simple[emoji2][emoji869]
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is that how you roll in the deep south ?:cave::huh:Quote:
Originally Posted by NRT
Green Party Golriz 'Goat' Ghahraman would welcome the clothes as a gift. Remind her of home.
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Thats a pretty goat you have. How many wives did she set you back?Quote:
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So what you are saying is that the OP needs to litmus test the piss and if acidic ( uric acid ) use soap and if alkaline use vinegar as suggested by MD above)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mauser308
Been through this with skunks as well as other stinky gland animals... the comments on de-skunking are the way to go, with a few additions:
1) Give it a good wash with a degreaser like dish soap, or spot treat with isopropyl alcohol or other good degreasing/aggressive detergent. This' just to give it an initial clean and remove as much oil and dirt as possible so you can focus on the smell.
2) Alternate washing between basic and acidic solutions for several repetitions..... or using oxidizers...
The usual story is that you alternate between acidic and basic washes using something that won't ruin your clothes (strong baking soda and strong vinegar washes). What works better is hydrogen peroxide though... and turns out it's possibly more about using an oxidizer than an acid/base combo, but I've never used them separately so I'm not sure. Be careful with the hydrogen peroxide, you can burn yourself and bleach your clothes, so work up in concentration and thoroughly wash it out and neutralize afterwards. But it does work either way. Also keep in mind you'll be looking for the smell and once you're primed to smell for something it's hard not to notice even incredibly weak smells.
NW New South Wales, 2015, on a station adjacent to Mutawintji NP. We noticed a huge feral goat corral and called in to ask what was going on. Hundreds upon hundreds of goats. The fellas were goat mustering for the live export market, big operation clearing them out of the national park and private land. Sounds like fun, I said, can we join in? Wife looks at me sideways... what did you just say?
That night we stayed in the shearers quarters, long time since there were any shearers in there as they’d given up sheep years ago. Well... the smell. Wife looks at me directly this time, fuck this Dave this is disgusting. The musterers’ clothing, bedding, towels, even the horse tack, their very souls, stank of billy goat. You’d stand next to a guy, and then take two steps back, you couldn’t help it.
But now we were committed.
They say you get used to smells after time, but that rule did not apply. We pushed off three days later. It was an “educational experience”. I paid dearly for that decision, the wife (and kids) never let me forget it.
My problem is getting the smell out of the sheets........... ;) Sheets that I wrap them up when I hang them up of course ;) Seriously though; I find that just running them twice through the heavy duty wash in the machine with fabric whitener does the deed no worries :)
My dad had a fitch farm and it was my job to do the skinning....... Even though you were super careful to cut around the stink glands you inevitably got some on your hands. After skinning 600 of them you couldn't get the smell out for about 10-days. Of course latex gloves weren't as available to the general public compared to now. I tried everything to wash the stink off my hands; pine oil disinfectant and every other substance known to man. But every time you lifted your lunchtime sarnie to your mouth you were met with the overwhelming ferret gland stink.....
