Tanning with "The Orange Bottle" Tanning Solution Part 1

[@bengreen4583]

Your supposed to used non iodized salt, the iodine can damage the hair follicles. Just a tip

[@charlesmurray1220]

Was about to say. And the directions specifically say "non-iodized" salt. This is the third vid I've watched and still not happy with what I'm seeing / hearing.

[@Blakeknight10-78]

I’ve always used just cattle feed salt and it works fine. Really cheap too! It’s like $7 for 50lbs

[@wolfie1703]

Iodized salt will do the job though so if you're in a pinch it will probably be fine

[@bengreen4583]

@@wolfie1703 it will cause hair slippage

[@Blakeknight10-78]

@@bengreen4583 it’s never happened to me. I wonder why other people have problems with it.

[@timminstraprs2169]

My buddy smokey does a lot of tanning. He is supposed to be doing a tanning course here in Timmins if your interested, I'm going to see if I can video it.

[@minktrappingpaddy]

Man that would be great

[@AdamCraigOutdoors]

yes, please keep me in the loop. Be nice to learn from someone that knows what the heck they are doing. lol

[@timminstraprs2169]

It's supposed to be in February or March.

[@marshallwhite2619]

Brass wire brushes work good to if you'd rather not soak em in water, just don't dig to much with em

[@GoldCountryTrapping]

I have tanned a few things but always with the Rittles tanning kits. I haven’t tried the orange bottle stuff yet. I’m interested to see how you make out.

[@AdamCraigOutdoors]

i am going to send in a few items this year to FHA to have them send it out for tanning. Want to keep a few animals that are damaged and have them for wall hangers around my place. Did you find the Rittles did a good job?

[@paparomesoutdoors711]

Nice video man, I bought that stuff 12 bottles last season did 12 furs last year and they came out great the only thing the Iodized salt is a no no from what I read and I think on the box says that I believe they said it causes fur slippage perhaps in time, not really sure why but This year I will be doing a lot of fur with the rest of that order and using water softener salt you can get a 50 lb bag for like 7 bucks. Thanks for this video always great to see fur being utilized.

[@AdamCraigOutdoors]

how did you find the furs turned out? Where they really stiff? Did you have to break them like crazy?? Thanks for watching.

[@paparomesoutdoors711]

@@AdamCraigOutdoors Yea so they cured really well, but stiff as can be. I honestly had so many and filming, I just left them half broke, because i was using them as wall hangers in my garage. If you break them fully they will be great nothing pulled either.

[@kiefergarrett6315]

I don't know why salt causes fur slippage but it does I ruined a nice squirrel hide that way

[@Rurexer]

The way the salt fell on the hide was so satisfying

[@AdamCraigOutdoors]

lol

[@timminstraprs2169]

I love having a beaver to keep me warm on a cold winters night. On a totally unrelated subject my three kids are doin good. 😜👍✌️

[@GoldCountryTrapping]

TimminsTrapR a wood stove is cheaper. LOL

[@AdamCraigOutdoors]

who doesn't love a good beaver!!

[@christopherdoney5232]

A warm sift beaver is always great 👍

[@minktrappingpaddy]

Glad you put this up. I have the same tanning solution but ye to try it. Lookin forward o part two

[@AdamCraigOutdoors]

It will be out next Sunday!!

[@RiverbendlongbowsOutdoors]

Right on Adam I've got a hide in the freezer I need to tan yet. I'll use alum and pickling salt on that. Looking forward to results 👍

[@AdamCraigOutdoors]

i plan to try other methods overs time. You will see my opinion next sunday. lol

[@GoldCountryTrapping]

Riverbendlongbows Outdoors I have done a couple deer hides with alum and it worked good but it’s not a waterproof tan. Can’t get the hides wet after.

[@RiverbendlongbowsOutdoors]

@@GoldCountryTrapping yep👍 I was going to cover that if I ever get a video done about it. Usually smoke hides afterwards old school 😊

[@mskiUSMC]

HA! You are me! I’m starting out trying to learn some tricks and tips. Good luck to ya der bud.

[@AdamCraigOutdoors]

Thanks! You too!

[@urgamecshk]

When do I flesh the hides?

[@markb.1259]

Thanks for your video! Why did you use iodized salt if you're not supposed to? Non-iodized not available I guess?

[@AdamCraigOutdoors]

i couldn't find non iodized salt in bulk.

[@wallaceviviansadventures2095]

thanks for the video i an looking into tanning a few mink and weasels.look forward to see part 2. take care

[@AdamCraigOutdoors]

hey no problem Wallace.

[@thisguy6525]

Yo Dawg! We heard you like salt.....

[@levonsstuff]

the iodized salt makes the hair fall out

[@brandonduckworth154]

Ever tried borax? I usually use it for rabbit or squirrel and don’t have that problem

[@joshuaparrett1705]

No it doesnt, it just stains it. You can use iodized if yiu dont care about the color.

[@Trystiansky]

Hey Adam, we did this with a black bear hide up in Galena, Alaska. We must have used a few kilos of salt to cure it. First time, pretty much fked it up. We should have stared with something smaller. lol.

[@AdamCraigOutdoors]

now that is a real bummer. I would love to learn from someone who has tanned lots of furs with different techniques.

[@garywhelton9304]

Great video . Why do you not just rub the salt from the first salting in and save 1 box of salt ? Just curious .

[@AdamCraigOutdoors]

you could reuse the salt as long as it is dry salt. You want the salt to pull the moisture out, so any wet or damp salt has done it's job and is not good for the tanning.

[@rachelclark6953]

Would this work for tanning a badger hide?

[@AdamCraigOutdoors]

Never done a badger, but i don't see why it wouldn't work.

[@osseo9947]

Looking forward to see the results.

[@AdamCraigOutdoors]

Thanks Osseo!!

[@TCFr97]

And do you see any difference in quality when you use non-iodized vs iodized salt?

[@AdamCraigOutdoors]

i did not. So i'm not sure what the big deal is. One of the views said that the fur may slip (fall out) later on. I'm not too worried since i made the beaver into a rug for my kids. Thanks for coming over from Beards channel.

[@koanashi_05]

I thought warming up the hides makes the hair fall out, or is it different from doing other animals?

[@AdamCraigOutdoors]

warming is ok, getting them hot is not the best.

[@koanashi_05]

@@AdamCraigOutdoors that was super helpful and informative. Thanks man

[@hunt_trap_fish]

$75 to $100 for hooped beaver? Holy CANOLLI we'd KILL for prices like that now!

[@gregnetto9904]

Prices are doing well

[@hunt_trap_fish]

@@gregnetto9904 they’re doing better for sure. I’m only in my 4th season

[@MuskratOutdoors]

I made some beaver mittens for a guy years ago. I think I got $100 for them.....I have a hard time selling them for that little too. I think I'm going to have mine tanned, or try to do it myself. I haven't had very good luck in the past tanning hides. I haven't used the orange bottle stuff though. If yours come out good I'll give it a try! Good video.

[@AdamCraigOutdoors]

were the hides flexable or did you really have to work them suckers??

[@MuskratOutdoors]

​ Adam Craig Outdoors I've tried alum, brain tanning, and chrome. The best was the chrome tan kit, but none turned out very good. They were stiff and no matter how much I worked them, there were hard spots. A double bit axe stuck in a block of firewood with a dull blade up, was good to work the hide over. Rub it over the dull blade like a shoe shine rag. Mine were deer hides. Beaver has a lot of oil that I have heard keeps the tanning chemicals from absorbing very well. Someone told me to wash them in gasoline first, but I never tried a beaver. Bears are the same way. If yours turned out stiff, they look great hooped on a bent willow as a wall hanging.

[@ianj.perreault5392]

Yeah, I did a few with the orange bottle, but seem to work better on thin skin animals, such as fox, fisher, marten, lynx, etc. My beaver turned out stiff but it preserved it and there was no slippage at all, still up on the wall, it’s been 8 years so far, still looks like the day it was finished! Great video!

[@chrispake7127]

I have one I want to do. Why do you put the salt on?

[@AdamCraigOutdoors]

salt pulls out the moisture and helps kill/stop bacterial from growing. It is very important!

[@CoffeyOutdoors]

ive never tanned anything either

[@AdamCraigOutdoors]

i have wanted to try it for a few years and finally got off my butt. lol

[@mindydosztan139]

The slat being iodized makes the hair slip and fall out is what I hear 👂

[@AdamCraigOutdoors]

no issues so far. That doesn't mean you heard wrong though....

[@ianj.perreault5392]

Yep, totally untrue, I did all my fur bearing animals with the table salt and no slippage at all!

[@toddbobb5101]

Is iodized salt okay or does unionized work better

[@AdamCraigOutdoors]

i used both and didn't see any difference. Now i'm not a professional so take it for what it's worth!

[@toddbobb5101]

Thank you so much! One last question~ do I have to stretch the hide when I ten it or is that optional as well?

[@rubensanchez8118]

Todd Bobb Hey there Todd, from what I’ve learned so far (pretty new to tanning hides myself) stretching the hide is for two reasons. After you dry it, the leather typically shrinks and stays hard. You can stretch it and work it until you’ve gotten it as flexible as you want it to be and you can also stretch it to make it more true to actual size. Apart from that, I’m pretty sure you can just tan it and leave it how it is if you don’t care that it’s hard or a little smaller.

[@AMpufnstuf]

@@AdamCraigOutdoors I appreciate you posting this, there's a thousand videos and a hundred articles online warning about blue pelts from iodide, so out of curiosity I tried it and it came out the exact same as non-iodized. They cost the same too, so you might as well buy the cheapest fine grain salt without iodide. But if you're in a pinch or out of time, it's nice to let people know that their iodized salt is still probably 99.9% salt and will have the same result.

[@mzeeraza3516]

Nice idea to tan👍🏾

[@AdamCraigOutdoors]

Thanks Raza. Cold down there??

[@TCFr97]

Hi Adam, got here from The Bearded Woodsman's channel. Could you do videos about how you skin animals you've hunted? Foxes etc.

[@AdamCraigOutdoors]

i try to stay away from those types of video's. YT hates blood and guts. I think Chris has another channel that shows all the dirty stuff if you are interested. Maybe Chris and I can work together and i can do some skinning and put it up on that channel. Most animals are skinned out the same.

[@TCFr97]

I understand. It'd be cool if you could do that, maybe a fox or something. Looking forward to future videos in my subscription feed.

[@MysteriousOutdoors]

No need to waste that much salt....lol.

[@preservedwordofyahuah4821]

Oh no he used iodized salt which is a big No-No you must use non iodized salt

[@AdamCraigOutdoors]

No issues, but not making anything other than a few rugs.

[@acteon-nature-wildlife4507]

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[@Insert-name-here00]

How about some more experience before doing a tutorial.