People who continually slam others just because they "think" they are smarter refuse to acknowledge the FACTS that: 1) the great majority of the ones WHO'VE ACTUALLY USED THE PRODUCT are 100% satisfied with its performace, 2) the great majority of the ones WHO'VE ACTUALLY USED THE PRODUCT do not think of it as some magic clothing that will prevent any detection from a deer's nose, 3) the great majority of the ones WHO'VE ACTUALLY USED THE PRODUCT use it in conjunction with other scent suppressing methods, 4) the great majority of the ones WHO'VE ACTUALLY USED THE PRODUCT have had numerous field experiences with and without using the clothing and are able to assimilate and educated guess as to its level of effectiveness, 5) the great majority of the ones WHO'VE ACTUALLY USED THE PRODUCT do not consider carbon clothing a necessity to hunt, only their personal preference, 6) 100% of the technical data used by those denegrating the clothing is data pertaining to industrial use of carbon, not data substantiating evidence that some "regeneration" is possible, 7) the fact of carbons absorbtion property is not in question.
To call people on TV "sell-outs" because they promote a product that has a satisfied users is ludicrous. Maybe they have ACTUALLY USED THE PRODUCT and don't see it as a sell-out at all. I doubt too many people here can say they've done as much as Tom Miranda.
Play the wind? That would be great if I was stalking. Sitting in a stand I've had in place for months doesn't give much a choice. I try to set up multiple stands so I have a choice depending on wind but that doesn't always pan out. Here's a quote:

" I have said it many times before - and I will say it again. I do not believe a hunter can cover his human scent 100-percent. If the wind blows directly from you to a whitetail, mulie, elk or moose, the sharp-nosed animal will smell something suspicious. This is especially true if you are hunting on foot, perspiring and giving off more than average amounts of human body odor. However, in most cases, your scent can be managed around a tree stand or ground blind to allow effective bowhunting."

and


"Perhaps the most exciting scientific scent innovation in recent years is the development of effective scent-blocking clothes. These garments incorporate activated carbon fibers to absorb human scent before it can exit the fabric.

Original Scent-Lok, Scent-Blocker and other makers' clothes are selling like hotcakes because they really work. Such duds are now available in lighter, thinner fabrics than ever before, and feature popular camo patterns. Typically popular fabrics are the ScentBlocker 3D Leafylite and ScentBlocker Ultralite, both from Robinson Labs. My own Super Slam Scent-Blocker Suit from Cabela's is also extremely popular with bowhunters.

Such a garment, when worn from head to toe can reduce the outflow of human scent molecules dramatically. I've tested scent-blocking garments around hundreds of deer, and these genuinely make a difference.

Whitetails in urban, suburban, and farmland areas are accustomed to smelling low-level human odor all the time. The deer that walks downwind from your ScentBlocker Suit probably can't tell for sure if someone walked past hours ago, if human scent is wafting from a distant house or car, or if a scent-blocked hunter is hovering nearby like a hawk after a meadow mouse. Regardless of what deer think, they seem less concerned about archers wearing high-tech carbon suits.

Modern scent strategies alone cannot make up for poor bowhunting habits. But when you combine scent management with good camouflage, deep knowledge of animal habits, and straight shooting, you will probably bring home the venison!"

Care to guess. That's from the ol' sell-out himself, Chuck Adams.

I, as well as several others I know who have used carbon clothing, have had nothing but positive experiences with it and will continue using it as part of our scent control. I will also say I have never paid a guide to set me up in a stand so I can shoot a deer.

< Message edited by aeroslinger -- 3/14/2007 8:42:17 PM >