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I'm sure this is not the right place to post this, but can't find one that seems more suitable. I beg your indulgence Last March, for my birthday, I received a Tuffpak gun case. It has been praised by many here. When I opened it, It reeked to high heaven of an acrid chemical odor. The lady I contacted at Tuffpak said that was normal and it would go away with time. I have left it open to the air ever since, sprayed Scentblocker, Put in baking soda boxes. It still reeks. I'm leaving for a deer hunt in 6 weeks and would love to use it, but fear the smell will attach itself to my clothing and ruin my hunt. Yes, I could pack my camo in a different bag, but a major selling point for tuffpak is that it is an airline safe guncase that holds a lot more stuff than, say, a Pelican. I think I could pack everything I need to take on the hunt in this one case. Do any of you have a similar experience? Have you found a method to remove the smell? Have you packed clothing in a smelly case and had it turn out OK? Do you think I have a lemon? Thanks for any insight. | ||
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I've got a pretty sensitive nose and never noticed any really objectionable odors in my tuffpak. I'm not trying to be funny, but does anyone else notice it? If so, I'd send it back to tuffpak and ask them to check it out. If not, perhaps your nose is particularly sensitive to that chemical? xxxxxxxxxx When considering US based operations of guides/outfitters, check and see if they are NRA members. If not, why support someone who doesn't support us? Consider spending your money elsewhere. NEVER, EVER book a hunt with BLAIR WORLDWIDE HUNTING or JEFF BLAIR. I have come to understand that in hunting, the goal is not the goal but the process. | |||
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I've noticed the same odor in my TUFFPAK. Bought it in April for a June safari. Will use it again to go to Canada next month. I put my clothes and loose items in "dry packs" so there are no cross-scent contamination issues. Will J. Parks, III | |||
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Put a block of Blue Cheese in it with your stuff and you won't notice the chemical smell any more.... | |||
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Tell TuffPak to send you a knew one...if they say no. we will know more about tuff pack as a company. Mike Legistine actu quod scripsi? Never under estimate the internet community's ability to reply to your post with their personal rant about their tangentially related, single occurrence issue.  What I have learned on AR, since 2001: 1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken. 2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps. 3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges. 4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down. 5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine. 6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle. 7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions. 8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA. 9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not. 10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact. 11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores. 12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence. 13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances. | |||
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I have 3 Tuffpaks. They had "that new" smell when I first got them. I just left them oen for a while. I do not notice it now. However, it is a known fact that certain smells bother some people.... Just ask my wife.  Put some of you clothes in it and close it up for a few days, and see if you can smell it on your clothes.... THEN see if other people can smell it. I would not worry about the deer, not many of them have smelled a Tuffpak.  Sorry, could not resist. DOUBLE RIFLE SHOOTERS SOCIETY | |||
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I let mine air out in the garage and have not noticed any strong odor since then. ____________________________________________ "Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life." Terry Pratchett. | |||
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might suggest putting some dry leaves, pinecones, a little dirt, etc in it for a while. Maybe some hay or something. many pack there hunting clothes in similar things in the off season to keep an outdoorsy smell. Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum | |||
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If you decide you don't want this particular case, contact me. I sold one earlier this year in an act of stupidity and now find I could use it again. | |||
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Leave it outside in the sun with the top off for a week or so......this got rid of most of the rancid nasty smell in mine. | |||
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go to your local remodeling store and buy some aromatic cedar closet lining and put that in yer tuff pac fer awhile ****************************************************************** SI VIS PACEM PARA BELLUM *********** | |||
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The odor you smell is referred to as 'off-gassing' it is fairly common in injection molded plastic parts, and it varies depending on several factors, mainly the batch of plastic pellets that was used to create the specific plastic molded part that is the offending item. Heat is the best resource to help speed the off-gassing and help the odor emination be completed/minimized. I would place it in the hottest DRY environment I could, if you know it's not going to rain stick it on your deck, or keep it in a hot garage for a while--it can take several weeks or longer for the smell to disappate though, sorry to say. Other scent producing items may cover the aroma, but it is still there, and yes, the odor is from a gas, which damn well can impart odor to your clothes and other items. If you don't have enough time to de-smell it, but really want to use it, pack your clothes in ziplock or vacuum sealed bags for your trips. Good Luck! | |||
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The smell from the Tuffpack is normal, from what I have seen. Mine still smells a bit several years later. It was exremely objectionable for the first few months. By the time I carried sweaty, wet clothes back and forth to Alaska a few times, I was no longer sure it was just the plastic smell! In truth, if I keep it closed, it still stinks pretty baqd when I open it. I try to remember to leave teh lid off unless in actual use. Good Luck, Bill | |||
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Fish30114: The odor you smell is referred to as 'off-gassing' it is fairly common in injection molded plastic parts, and it varies depending on several factors, mainly the batch of plastic pellets that was used to create the specific plastic molded part that is the offending item. QUOTE] Otherwise known as that "new Car Smell!" | |||
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I bought one this year same deal, smelled bad. Left the top off of it in my shop and the smell went away in a month or so. DIE WITH MEMORIES NOT DREAMS | |||
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Where open air fails, open air and unrestricted sunlight may prove effective. a BOX of baking soda will absorb many odors, but dumping the baking soda into the container may prove more effective. Failing all that use Oxyclean Most people don't understand what oxyclean is, it's sodium carbonate, in a word "Washing Soda" but not "simply" sodium carbonate. It's sodium carbonate where Hydrogen Peroxide is substituted for water of crystalization Oxygen is great at eliminating smells. It's why movie theaters used to employ ozone generators (ozone isn't stable and reverts to O2 releasing an oxygen which destroys smells) sodium carbonate also absorbs CO2 and becomes sodium Cabonate (baking soda) over time. AD If I provoke you into thinking then I've done my good deed for the day! Those who manage to provoke themselves into other activities have only themselves to blame. *We Band of 45-70er's* 35 year Life Member of the NRA NRA Life Member since 1984 | |||
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Thank you for all the comments. Feel better to know I'm not alone with this problem. I will try to accelerate the "off-gassing" try a few of the chemical ideas and use sealed bags. I am again amazed at the wide range of technical/practical knowledge found on AR. | |||
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Left mine outside in the sun smell went away pretty quick if i remember right. | |||
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Stalk up-wind! If the deer can smell you - they can smell you. Rgds Ian Just taking my rifle for a walk!........ | |||
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Very true. Hunting 101 - Keep the wind in your face. Personally I do not buy into the "scent masking" industry. The cynic in me says that a deer can smell a man wearing a charcol suit covered in deer piss just as well as it can smell a man in freshly laundered clothes smoking a cigar. FWIW I had the same smell in my Tuffpak. I rather like it! I left it with the lid off and the smell soon went. ------------------------------ Richard VENARI LAVARE LUDERE RIDERE OCCEST VIVERE | |||
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