Good question Bowfanatic. As with any product the manufacturer will tout theirs as the best. I guess its just which if any suit an individual wants to try.

From Scentlok's website:
With normal use, it is designed to last 3-5 years before the adsorptive power diminishes to the point of not being effective. There are some hunters still using our first suits from six years ago with excellent results. While you will probably only need to activate your Scent-Lok every 2-3 weeks when it is new, you will find that you will need to activate more often as time and use increases. Eventually, you will have to activate the suit every few times you use it. This lifespan is only an indication that the overall capacity of the suit to adsorb odors is diminishing and the charcoal “fills up” more quickly. However, the suit will still work well when it is fully activated.

From Gore-tex's website:
The activated carbon in WINDSTOPPER® SUPPRESCENT® fabric is held securely in place by the WINDSTOPPER® membrane, so your garment will retain its scent suppressing qualities through anything you and the great outdoors can throw at it. Even your washing machine won't change the way WINDSTOPPER® SUPPRESCENT® fabric stops your scent from escaping.

Even with machine washing and drying, the odor-controlling capacity of your GORE-TEX® SUPPRESCENT® outerwear remains effective. Neither laundering nor tough field use will cause the carbon to wash out or fall out.


















Edited by - Cougar Mag on 01/04/2003 00:29:37