Guys- Each one of us has their own strategies but after talking with a Scent-Lok employee, I was told NOTto use cover scent whether manmade or natural and when you think about why, it makes sense: The point of Scent-Lok is to absorb and trapodor within the garment. If your spraying down with cover scent, or keeping pine needles with the garment, that scent is absorbed into the garment leaving less room to hold in human odor. I was told to spray down my boots and equipment but to leave the garment as scent free as possible so it would soak up my scent like a sponge. I bowhunted in it for 2 1/2 months and was never smelled once. Ya'll do works for you, but this concept makes sense to me so I'll stick with this method.