RE: scent control?
Ihave aSupprescent, Scent Blocker, and Scent Lok Dakota suit.I use this mostly for earlyseason hunts.I don't have any for thevery cold weather.
Most importantly,as mostmentioned above, play the wind and use scent control for washing your clothes and body before heading into the woods.
Itry to get as much advantage over the deer as possible. I have been winded usingcarboncamo so it is not bulletproof. Does it help, sure...how much, probably less than 5%.
One thing is for sure, it's not cheap. I have never paid retail for any of mycarbon camo. I pickedthe Supprescentsuit up whena store was liquidating and going out of business and the ScentBocker and Scent Lok up out of season at a significant discount.
I don't know if things haveimproved, but most manufactures only recommend washinga total of 20 times. After that itis just another camo suit. So you definately have to takeextra steps after you get out of the woods to get the suits offand protected in order to cut down on washing and prolong its life. I usually get the clothes off right when I get back to the truck/cabin and put the suit in huge ziploc bags.