wear them until you get that oil off of them i found to just get them muddy and walk through a lot of tall grasses help the best.
lmao I used scent away detergent and a scub brush, then walked some horse trails stepping in every pile I could then wore them while cuttin the grass but they still have a faint odor to them. so I know if i can smell it im screwed . But thanks for the tips
I wouldnt worry about it. I've done everything to try and get that smell off, but, only time will take it off. With all of the trash, condoms, bottles, cans, and what not that are strewn about the timber, I dont think the rubber smell is going to alert any deer out there.
Buy them in the spring and then turkey hunt with them for a season. When the season is over, throw them in a tupperware bin with several handfuls of old leaves and dirt. That will do it every time.
I agree on the "buy 'em in the spring" comment. It seems like any flexible petro-based product (boots, vinyl tarp, even new carpets) just reeks for a while as it off-gasses. I bought some new blind material a couple of weeks ago, washed it and put it outside the day I bought it and it STILL isn't usable. I can smell it just standing near it. I'll try the "bury it in the yard" thing that was suggested though... that just might work!
I am dealing with a similar issue, but with leather boots. I don't use rubber boots as I've never seen them as necessary. Actually, my leather boots are about 2 years old and I made the mistake of storing them in a container over the year. When I opened that container they were in, wow, was that smell strong! I have hunted in them since season opened and haven't had any deer spook, even the ones that have walked across my path in. I don't know, I think its more our obsession with that smell than it is the deers. But for what its worth. I've been hammering mine with baking soda all week and it seems the odor is quite a bit less now.
Hey muzzy here is why i switched to rubber boots if it helps you. I was talked to an old timmer about scent free clothes etc... he said " well you can buy all that crap if you want but if your wearing those boots your leaving your oil and scent all over them over time its just gonna make them worse" so I thought about it for a second and went and bought a pair.
Here is what I tried yesterday I washed them with a degreaser then fast orange. then re washed them with scent soap and sprayed them down and left them in a garbage bag over nite. Ill let you know how it worked out later today I hope.
I've honestly been contemplating buying a pair. The big advantage I see is that they're easier to clean. The leather boots are a pain in that sense. I've heard the trapper argument too, and it makes sense. I guess I've just never personally witnessed a clear cut example of a deer picking up my trail that I know of. On another note, the heavy dousing's of baking soda seem to be working on my boots.
I've personally have had better luck using rubber boots than not using them in regards to the scent stream I leave on the ground to and from stand. I spray mine down with vanishing hunter and I leave mine outside all summer and into the hunting season on my covered porch.
so here are my results. I bought these boots this week and cleaned them the way I said earlier. I went to a public area and sat in a stand 5' off the ground and had 2 spikes walk right past me and never got my wind. I still can't use my bow yet because of my surgery but ill get there soon. So for a cheap pair of ****s sportingoods brand boots im sold. Nice and dry comfortable and very easy to get the mud off.
All of the above. Buy them in the spring and use them. Bury them in the ground. Rub leaves on them. Stomp apples. Walk through cow dung. Leave them outside. Scent away bath. etc.... Time seems to be the common answer though. You could also try to mask it with some fox/coon urine.
It will wear off in time. I've never really worried about it. It doesn't seem to make a difference. I'm quite sure they'll smell it but it hasn't spooked any that I've saw.
I don't use rubber boots.... I've never had issues with any of the boots I've owned. I do however put them back in the box I bought them in much of the time after I hunt. I do currently have a pair that are pretty smelly as they got wet, and didn't get dried out well, but newspaper and baking soda has almost fixed that problem over the last few days. Bad thing is, they are my MOST COMFORTABLE boots, but they are no longer "water-proof" after about 4-5 yrs of use. I may have to go BOOT shopping in the near future. I have another pair just like them that ARE waterproof still, but a man always needs at least 2 good pair of boots.....
