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Equipment & Gear => All Other Gear => Topic started by: huntergreg on January 20, 2013, 09:39:02 PM

Title: anyone have any problem with under armour smelling?
Post by: huntergreg on January 20, 2013, 09:39:02 PM: I have some under Armour cold gear that I wear in the late season. When it is all washed and I put it on for the first time it doesn't smell. Then when I start hiking and start to sweat a little it really smells like BO really bad. I was wondering if anyone has this problem with UA? I dont have any other problem with any other clothing i am wearing except the UA. :dunno: Hope its not just me :chuckle:
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Post by: benbo30 on January 20, 2013, 09:43:08 PM: maybe deodorant would help :tup: :chuckle: :chuckle:
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Post by: ellensburgpo on January 20, 2013, 09:44:52 PM: Most synthetics are like that. That's why so many people use wool base layers. You can get synthetics to smell good but then you have scent issues for hunting. Get wool.
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Post by: ellensburgpo on January 20, 2013, 09:45:12 PM: Quote from: benbo30 on January 20, 2013, 09:43:08 PM
maybe deodorant would help :tup: :chuckle: :chuckle:

Or that :chuckle:
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Post by: MrsTurkeyFeather on January 20, 2013, 09:45:43 PM: Hubby and I both have UA cold gear and sorry....no problems here...that is really odd though :dunno: ...do you wash it in reg detergent or hunting/scent free detergent?
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Post by: kentrek on January 20, 2013, 09:47:04 PM: yes..

go to the high end clothing, honestly gone 40 + plus days with out washing my sitka core zip an was just fine ..also used scent killer
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Post by: JLS on January 20, 2013, 09:50:02 PM: Try washing it in hot water with vinegar, no detergent. Then wash again. It doesn' t completely fix it, but makes it better.
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Post by: turkeyfeather on January 20, 2013, 09:54:06 PM: Quote from: huntergreg on January 20, 2013, 09:39:02 PM
I have some under Armour cold gear that I wear in the late season. When it is all washed and I put it on for the first time it doesn't smell. Then when I start hiking and start to sweat a little it really smells like BO really bad. I was wondering if anyone has this problem with UA? I dont have any other problem with any other clothing i am wearing except the UA. :dunno: Hope its not just me :chuckle:
That easiest fix for this problem is to quit hiking. Hunt from the road like everyone else. :chuckle:
Title: Re: anyone have any problem with under armour smelling?
Post by: huntergreg on January 20, 2013, 09:55:03 PM: Quote from: kentrek on January 20, 2013, 09:47:04 PM
yes..

go to the high end clothing, honestly gone 40 + plus days with out washing my sitka core zip an was just fine ..also used scent killer

Quote from: MrsTurkeyFeather on January 20, 2013, 09:45:43 PM
Hubby and I both have UA cold gear and sorry....no problems here...that is really odd though :dunno: ...do you wash it in reg detergent or hunting/scent free detergent?

Just got some sitka. Dont like the UA very much. I wear the 1/4 zip UA shirt this last late season for the first time. It would be fine for the first day or so then start smelling. I washed it in regular detergent. If I wash it then wear it when I am not hiking up and down hills sweating it donesnt have any smell. When I sweat in it the first time after washing it has a smell to it. None of my other clothing smells like it. :dunno:
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Post by: uplandhunter870 on January 20, 2013, 09:56:56 PM: same issue here. i have a few UA cold gear compression shirts and every one of them smells fine out of the wash but once i even so much as think about sweating they start to become fragrant. i have one that i use explicitly for a base layer for playing hockey theres no getting that thing to smell right even out of the wash it smells like hockey, if youve never been around hockey gear let me tell you its it's own species of stink.

sorry i couldnt offer up a solution but its not a unique to you problem
Title: Re: anyone have any problem with under armour smelling?
Post by: turkeyfeather on January 20, 2013, 09:58:43 PM: In all honesty I usually don't wear mine when I'm hiking it's just to warm. I usually put it on when I get to my stand and don't have any problems then.
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Post by: Kola16 on January 20, 2013, 10:01:38 PM: Personally, I like the heat gear even in the cold. I keeps you dry no matter how much you sweat. Never had a problem with it smelling after washing it either :dunno: :chuckle:
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Post by: Austrian Hunter on January 20, 2013, 10:03:52 PM: I have UA base layers for years with no problem. This year I switched all my camo to UA and was pleased with the results, the only complaint I have it was not warm enough in the tree stand in December. But besides that I love it! It performed very well in Sep on my elk hunt with the warm weather gear!
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Post by: huntnnw on January 20, 2013, 10:20:51 PM: SAME problem here...reason I havent bought anymore and use merino wool now
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Post by: jrebel on January 20, 2013, 10:27:30 PM: Never have had that problem. :dunno:
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Post by: jackelope on January 20, 2013, 10:37:00 PM: Greg--get a core long sleeve for under your traverse and you'll be good to go.
Title: anyone have any problem with under armour smelling?
Post by: The Weazle on January 20, 2013, 11:49:00 PM: Put the stinky clothes in the washing machine. Add two tablespoons of liquid dawn dish soap, use the soak cycle. Then wash like regular with your regular detergent or scent free. Do this every two or three washes and they won't stink. Learned this from using cloth diapers on my kids.
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Post by: dewandgin on January 21, 2013, 10:44:35 AM: I wear UA almost everyday and used to run into this but found out a couple things that made it much better/almost none. 1. wash in powdered detergent with no fabric softener. 2. dry with no other clothes and no dryer sheets or anything else. UA has to breathe to work correctly and if you use fabric softener of anytype it will not work correctly and liquid detergent has something in it so it clogs the pores also. Don't ask me what but I talked to two different UA reps and both said this is the most common mistake with their clothes. HTH
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Post by: steeleywhopper on January 21, 2013, 10:52:55 AM: No issues with my UA, but since I've started trying merino wool I'm making the switch. Merino wool just seems to wick the moisture much better than UA.
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Post by: MtnMuley on January 21, 2013, 11:04:12 AM: I've had this problem with UA a bunch, and refuse to wear it when I will be moving much. For fishing situations, it's alright. Synthetics always smell worse that wools. :twocents:
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Post by: pope on January 21, 2013, 11:06:02 AM: Certain synthetics used in base layers absorb oil and associated odors and you can't really wash it out (even though it may smell fresh out of the wash, just add moisture and heat and it will smell ripe). One material in particular, polypropylene, is used in cleaning up ocean oil spills because of its absorbing properties.
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Post by: mfswallace on January 21, 2013, 11:17:35 AM: kinda off topic but everytime I smell my truck seat it smells like $h!+ ????

:chuckle: :chuckle:
Title: Re: anyone have any problem with under armour smelling?
Post by: huntergreg on January 21, 2013, 11:18:37 AM: Quote from: mfswallace on January 21, 2013, 11:17:35 AM
kinda off topic but everytime I smell my truck seat it smells like $h!+ ????

:chuckle: :chuckle:

Did you forget to use TP a few times? :chuckle:
Title: Re: anyone have any problem with under armour smelling?
Post by: aaronoto on January 25, 2013, 09:57:44 PM: I have a UA pull over in Max4 that's got a "Scent Control" logo on it and the thing wreaks after one wear. I wear a lot of synthetics and I don't get bad BO when I sweat... but for some reason the UA just smells funky while none of my other synthetics do.
Title: Re: anyone have any problem with under armour smelling?
Post by: huntergreg on January 25, 2013, 10:00:30 PM: Quote from: aaronoto on January 25, 2013, 09:57:44 PM
I have a UA pull over in Max4 that's got a "Scent Control" logo on it and the thing wreaks after one wear. I wear a lot of synthetics and I don't get bad BO when I sweat... but for some reason the UA just smells funky while none of my other synthetics do.

mine also has the scent control logo. I wash it smells fine then after one day even if I dont sweat at all in it it smells. I will never buy another one.
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Post by: stew pidasso on January 26, 2013, 09:25:06 PM: Put it in the washer with 1 cup of dawn dishwashing soap. :chuckle:
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Post by: Alchase on January 28, 2013, 08:17:22 AM: I had the same issue with my Synthetic (Nike Dryfit, Columbia, and Adidas) stinking after wash. We narrowed it down to the detergent pods. Those little self contained detergent packets. Once I went back to liquid detergent, all the smell went away.
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Post by: devon flyfisher on January 28, 2013, 12:28:40 PM: Yep UA stinks, go with merino wool, i use icebreaker.
Cheers
Richard
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Post by: blackveltbowhunter on January 28, 2013, 12:40:04 PM: Have been much happier with merino products.
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Post by: Arnbo on February 01, 2013, 12:58:22 PM: Yep find a good moisture wicking under base as you're base layer and avoid any Cotton. :twocents:
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Post by: Cascade on February 01, 2013, 01:15:15 PM: Quote from: huntnnw on January 20, 2013, 10:20:51 PM
SAME problem here...reason I havent bought anymore and use merino wool now

+1
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Post by: KFhunter on February 01, 2013, 01:30:58 PM: I'm going to wool - even when my UA didn't stink I couldn't stand the feel of it. I get a chilled feeling while wearing it even though I'm warm, it's evaporating moisture like it should but I hate the feeling of it :chuckle:
Title: Re: anyone have any problem with under armour smelling?
Post by: The Weazle on February 02, 2013, 02:59:07 PM: Quote from: pope on January 21, 2013, 11:06:02 AM
Certain synthetics used in base layers absorb oil and associated odors and you can't really wash it out (even though it may smell fresh out of the wash, just add moisture and heat and it will smell ripe). One material in particular, polypropylene, is used in cleaning up ocean oil spills because of its absorbing properties.

This is why two tablespoons of dawn dish soap used on the soak cycle works. It breaks down the oils. Read about "stripping" stinky clothing/cloth diapers.

You dont have to do it every time, about every third or fourth wash.
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Post by: pope on February 02, 2013, 03:17:12 PM: Thanks. I'll try that.
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Post by: blackhorn on April 02, 2013, 10:31:28 AM: Something I noticed with the UA type stuff is that they absorb scents from our washer. We have the side load high efficient washer and noticed that that particular design promotes mold for what ever reason. We use the special cleaner for it to get rid of it , but I can always tell when that washer needs to be cleaned by the smell of my UA shirts. They seem to smell way before the other clothing does.
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Post by: NoImpactNoIdea on April 02, 2013, 02:14:43 PM: I wear black UA under shirts at work everyday and use oxycleen when I was them. Seems to work for me.