Slip and then some

Right. That also answered one of my other questions as to why salt that long. It makes me nervous leaving capes out for very long, even when Im salting them. Id rather salt them for a few hours and put in the pickle. They can stay there for a vey long time with no issues. I like to salt overnight if the temp is cool enough. If its warm, I salt for a few hours, then pickle.

Can I ask how you hung them for the 4 days?

 

Not necessary to salt for 4 days but I've certainly let hides salted and dried for longer than that...as long as the hair side is dry, no problems.

 

I've gone from animal to caped to pickle in the same day through to salt dried for 8 months prior to pickle, the salted time doesn't matter provided the process is correct, as stated a few times before step 1 salt, step 2 rehydrate, no salt, no acid,no stop rot, just some GOOD antimicrbial agent, step 3 pickle, minimum of 500% hide weight, preferably 700% , 10 lbs hide = 70 lbs water, Ph 1.6~ 2.2 , antimicrobial added, salinity approx 40% , then tan, basify ,drain, rinse, oil & tumble.this is for aluminum chloride tans, I don't degrease deer with the exception of early pre rut animals, these are treated as per goats, a quick degrease after shaving before returning to the pickke for another day or so to drop the Ph again. Personally I wouldn't use warm water to rehydrate, cold only for me.