The body does not transmit UV rays, especially if you are pasty white - you naturally glow in the dark.
UV brighteners are throughout the laundry detergent industry. Every time you wash clothing is just about any laundry detergent , UV brighteners are added to keep the cloth from fading.
The product UV-Killer does a pretty good job to eliminate reflecting UV. The trick is not to throw your hunting clothes in the wash again with regular laundry detergent.
The body does not transmit UV rays, especially if you are pasty white - you naturally glow in the dark.
UV brighteners are throughout the laundry detergent industry. Every time you wash clothing is just about any laundry detergent , UV brighteners are added to keep the cloth from fading.
The product UV-Killer does a pretty good job to eliminate reflecting UV. The trick is not to throw your hunting clothes in the wash again with regular laundry detergent.
I think that's what I heard on a commercial. Thay say that deer can see UV rays.
So what good is camo if deer can see UV rays or whatever?
I wash my hunting clothes with baking soda. It kills odors and does not have UV brightners.
Years ago I figured out a good way to check camo clothes to see if they have issues with UV glow. I noticed on some of my trail cam pics that some clothes looked all washed out, and mostly one solid shade. I noticed it mostly in my rain gear, but it was eye opening. Put them out and take a few pics of them during dalylight, and dusk, when the camera is in nighttime mode. You can really see how some clothes blend in, and others stand out horribly.
Anyone one else work on issues with this? I bought a pair of Flecktarn fatigues for hunting and just started hunting Friday and deer are just picking my out of the stand at 50 yards. No movement and they turn and look right at me. These things must really be glowing to them. I tried last night with a cheap trail camera I have here and everything whited out. But as Bullfrog stated its IR not UV. I have never been spotted like this before, so something is keying the deer to look at me in the stand. The only thing new is my flecktarn clothes and a camelback backpack and I will check both later. The old clothes are getting worn today.
I ordered a black light off amazon to test all my clothes now. I have never been spotted like this before. These are supposed to be lightly used fatigues so I am assuming they are either made with UV brighteners or washed in them before I got them. I'll post pics later on if the UV light works.
Anyone every treat UV without the spray on UV killer?
Are they scenting you and then looking your way? If actual surplus, unless they’ve been cleaned in a UV brightener, they should be low UV. Generally BDU/ACUs American and similar at least Western (and probably some Eastern ones too) generally use low IR and UV signiture dyes as they recognize they need to be cognizant of IR and UV cameras, not just MkI eyeball.