Bloody Pack

[oakdeiros80]

When I packed out my first buck (youngish blacktail), I got a lot of blood on my Exo 3500 and it smelled pretty bad, as expected. I eventually cleaned it by soaking in baking soda and water and that worked fine. This year, when packing out a fairly old Roosevelt cow elk, the pack got super bloody. I've since let it dry and have used the pack a few times without cleaning it and it really doesn't smell bad with all that dried blood on it. Have you guys found a lot of variability in the stench of blood from different animals? Are elk less smelly than deer, or is it totally random? Maybe I'm just accustomed to the smell now. I'll still probably clean it at some point.

 

[ckleeves]

I don’t really think blood by its self smells any different from different critters, I think it’s usually the conditions your in. If it’s wet and the pack doesn’t dry quickly and is left damp at all they get stinky quick. If conditions are dry and you dry the blood out quick there usually isn’t much smell at all.

Now some bears can have a powerful odor to them. Same with mountain lions and coyotes, but we’re talking pelts/hair not just blood.


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[mtmuley]

Wolves smell real bad. mtmuley

 

[dirtclod Az.]

When the pack gets wet again, and everytime after the stench will get worse.Baking soda wash a couple of times has worked for me.

 

[oakdeiros80]

When the pack gets wet again, and everytime after the stench will get worse.Baking soda wash a couple of times has worked for me.

Yeah, that makes sense.


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[OG DramaLlama]

When I get back from hunt I spray the blood areas generously with hydrogen peroxide. Let sit for a couple minutes and then hand wash. Depending on the amount of blood/smell I have had to repeat process a couple times.


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[EastMT]

I put one away after an old rutty caribou pack out. Left it for the winter. By spring it was really bad. Put a gallon of vinegar in a big Rubbermaid container and filled with water. Sat a brick on top and let it sit for a couple days. Rinse, soak in fresh water, smells just fine now.


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[ElkNut1]

If I have fresh blood on pack I'll wipe off with a wet paper towel & that's about it. Outside of pack generally has soaked in blood but no big deal. My Exo pack is 4 years old with lots of elk quarters through it, I don't notice any real smell from it or anyother pack I've owned.

ElkNut/Paul

 

[CorbLand]

Hydrogen peroxide for me. Pack, clothes and game bags. Then I take them to a car wash and pressure wash them. Cleans them up pretty good.

Anyone have an idea of how to get thermals from smelling like mcasshole? Mine got covered in sweat and elk blood this year, they stink.

 

[SLDMTN]

So far the only smell I really had to try to get out of my pack was from a wolf. Without question, that was the worst smelling animal I've ever come across.

Bears haven't really stunk my pack up that bad but I had to throw away a couple game bags from a bear three years ago. I tried everything and could not get the smell out of them.

Moose/caribou/sheep/goat haven't been bad smelling, each have their own unique scent for sure.

 

[BobbyMac]

Take a tote and fill with warm water and a generous amount of oxyclean....stains and smells gone...YMMV

 

[rileybassman]

Hydrogen peroxide is your friend!

 

[Rob Patuto]

Doesn't smell bad until its on your back and you start sweating..........sweet MOMMA! It will make a blowfly puke!

 

[BeaverHunter]

I don't believe in washing my packs, I don't want to wash the good luck away. Plus its easier to find if I set it down and can't find it. I can always find it by smell. Smelliest pack this side of Hell.

 

[YBPS]

Put an Ibex in your pack and it will never be the same....

 

[Onajoyride338]

I just used dawn dish soap on my DT1. It's mainly a meat pack so I'm not worried about smells.

 

[N2TRKYS]

I've never gotten my pack and stopped getting my turkey vest bloody. I put it in a black trash bag. I've never had an issue doing this.

 

[cnelk]

I unload my pack, fill the bath tub with hot water and some gentle soap and and let it soak. Rinse and hang up

 

[Deere83]

As above, the hot water and bathtub method works for me, I’m always amazed how dirty the water is.