Hunting Vests
Is it safe to wash blaze orange and camo at the same time?
Well I'm going to wash my hunting suits. I was wondering if it is safe to wash a full body realtree camo suit at the same time as a blaze orange hat and a blaze orange vest. Please respond.
Not an easy answer here.
I do all my laundry myself and I also do a lot of hunting in both upland outfits (mostly tan) and complete blaze orange.
The real answer is - it depends on how the clothing was dyed. I've bouth some dark red dress shirts that I washed in cold water (so they would not fade) and looked in at the load and the water looked blood red! Good thing I didn't put anything in with the shirt! I also had a similar experience with a red sweater - the sweater seemed to maintain its color but the water was completely red!
Just to be safe, I would suggest that you wash your hunting outfits in two seperate loads. All new clothes MUST have a tag on it that explains how it should be washed and cared for. I generally like to wash things like you mention in COLD water to keep the colors from bleeding and to also keep the fabric from shrinking.
Cabela's New Way to Hunt Hunting Vests - Cyner-G™
