ORIGINAL: archer58
The fact we didn't use it 20 years ago has never been disputed.I've killed deer before I started using SLtoo.
And I got busted too. Not always, but in PA> w/the fickle winds and hills I hunt I had to find a solution or I would have to change stands every 15 min. After only a couple hunts I was convinced it worked. No, it's not 100% but it contains enough scent that a deer will not be alarmed if you are upwind of him.
That's the funny thing about this subject......it's always anecdotal evidence that people fall back on instead of the facts.
The phrases "I believe"......."faith"........"convinced".......an d so on are found quite often in threads like these......instead of factual evidence.
This is a study published in a peer reviewed journal conducted using the scientific method that shows carbon suits did not help contain human scent.
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ws/nwrc/is/02pubs/shiv024.pdf
These are links showing that Intertek (the lab used in the "study" you posted earlier) was fined 9 million dollars for falsifying results.
http://www.mindfully.org/Water/2003/Labs-Fake-Tests22jan03.htm
http://www.mindfully.org/Water/2003/Labs-Fake-Tests22jan03.htm
This is a link to an investigative report including field testing that showed deer scenting someone in carbon clothing at numerous distances.
http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=1442411&version=2&locale= EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.1.1
This is a picture of how much carbon is in a typical hunting suit......forgetting the fact that physics dictate air follows the path of least resistence and won't be forced through fabric before exiting the open arm, neck, and waist........even pretending for a second that all your air is somehow forced through the garment......there is at best 25-30% of surface area covered by carbon. This means that 70-75% of all the air forced through the jacket will not contact any carbon anyways.
I prefer to examine facts instead of going by anecdotal stories and faith.