How to activate Carbon clothing?
02-02-2007 | 01:18 PM
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Giant Nontypical
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RE: How to activate Carbon clothing?
ORIGINAL: Arthur P
For one thing, I ain't arguing. All I did was post a link to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers specifications. I reckon they know a helluva lot more about it than a redneck bowhunter like me does. For another thing, my friend, I guess you've got the alternative fuels thing all figured out so YOU can waste time arguing about carbon clothing. Right? 
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Bloody genius’s wasting your lives arguing about carbon clothing when you could be coming up with things like alternate fuels. What a waste.
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02-02-2007 | 01:28 PM
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Boone & Crockett
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RE: How to activate Carbon clothing?
What is it the military is filtering out?
Why do they destroy a garment? Or is it what's inside a garment they are destroying?
02-02-2007 | 01:46 PM
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RE: How to activate Carbon clothing?
ORIGINAL: bigbulls
They stay sealed until it is time to use them. They use them to filter out chemicals from the outside in. If they were worn like regular clothing (hunting clothes) or left outin the airthe carbon would adsorb human "stink" particles and other airborn particlesand after a short time be ineffective against chemicals.
They destroy the garment after it has been usedbecasue reactivating it would destroy it any way becasue of the temperatures needed. Also if they had a bunch of used garments laying around i suspect that it would be very possible a soldier get issued used chemical suits that are pastits useful service life.
What is it the military is filtering out?
Why do they destroy a garment? Or is it what's inside a garment they are destroying?
02-02-2007 | 02:10 PM
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RE: How to activate Carbon clothing?
More on the subject... With the standard disclaimer than I'm simply providing links to information. You interpret it any way you want, believe or disbelieve as you choose.
http://www.scentlok.com
http://www.trmichels.com/ActivatedCarbonScience.htm
http://www.scentlok.com
http://www.trmichels.com/ActivatedCarbonScience.htm
02-02-2007 | 02:22 PM
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RE: How to activate Carbon clothing?
They will filter "stink" just as well as they filter chemicals. Problem is that if they have been used to filter stink they become ineffective at filtering chemicals or any other kind of contaminate. Just bacause they call it a chemical suit doesn't mean that the carbon only adsorbes hazardous chemicals. The carbon isn't picky. Even if they have been simply left out in the air for days they still get destroyed becasue they can not be reactivated.
Regardless of what they have filtered, once the carbon reaches its adsorbtion capasitythey are ineffective until they have been reactivated and that requires 1400+ degrees of heat to acomplish which would destroy the entire garment.
Basically there is no way to reactivate activated carbon clothing with out destroying it. Regardles sof what the carbon has adsorbed.
Regardless of what they have filtered, once the carbon reaches its adsorbtion capasitythey are ineffective until they have been reactivated and that requires 1400+ degrees of heat to acomplish which would destroy the entire garment.
Basically there is no way to reactivate activated carbon clothing with out destroying it. Regardles sof what the carbon has adsorbed.
02-02-2007 | 04:16 PM
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RE: How to activate Carbon clothing?
Thank you, any nore doubters?
ORIGINAL: bigbulls
They will filter "stink" just as well as they filter chemicals. Problem is that if they have been used to filter stink they become ineffective at filtering chemicals or any other kind of contaminate. Just bacause they call it a chemical suit doesn't mean that the carbon only adsorbes hazardous chemicals. The carbon isn't picky. Even if they have been simply left out in the air for days they still get destroyed becasue they can not be reactivated.
Regardless of what they have filtered, once the carbon reaches its adsorbtion capasitythey are ineffective until they have been reactivated and that requires 1400+ degrees of heat to acomplish which would destroy the entire garment.
Basically there is no way to reactivate activated carbon clothing with out destroying it. Regardles sof what the carbon has adsorbed.
They will filter "stink" just as well as they filter chemicals. Problem is that if they have been used to filter stink they become ineffective at filtering chemicals or any other kind of contaminate. Just bacause they call it a chemical suit doesn't mean that the carbon only adsorbes hazardous chemicals. The carbon isn't picky. Even if they have been simply left out in the air for days they still get destroyed becasue they can not be reactivated.
Regardless of what they have filtered, once the carbon reaches its adsorbtion capasitythey are ineffective until they have been reactivated and that requires 1400+ degrees of heat to acomplish which would destroy the entire garment.
Basically there is no way to reactivate activated carbon clothing with out destroying it. Regardles sof what the carbon has adsorbed.
02-02-2007 | 05:53 PM
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RE: How to activate Carbon clothing?
ORIGINAL: bigbulls
They will filter "stink" just as well as they filter chemicals. Problem is that if they have been used to filter stink they become ineffective at filtering chemicals or any other kind of contaminate. Just bacause they call it a chemical suit doesn't mean that the carbon only adsorbes hazardous chemicals. The carbon isn't picky. Even if they have been simply left out in the air for days they still get destroyed becasue they can not be reactivated.
Regardless of what they have filtered, once the carbon reaches its adsorbtion capasitythey are ineffective until they have been reactivated and that requires 1400+ degrees of heat to acomplish which would destroy the entire garment.
Basically there is no way to reactivate activated carbon clothing with out destroying it. Regardles sof what the carbon has adsorbed.
They will filter "stink" just as well as they filter chemicals. Problem is that if they have been used to filter stink they become ineffective at filtering chemicals or any other kind of contaminate. Just bacause they call it a chemical suit doesn't mean that the carbon only adsorbes hazardous chemicals. The carbon isn't picky. Even if they have been simply left out in the air for days they still get destroyed becasue they can not be reactivated.
Regardless of what they have filtered, once the carbon reaches its adsorbtion capasitythey are ineffective until they have been reactivated and that requires 1400+ degrees of heat to acomplish which would destroy the entire garment.
Basically there is no way to reactivate activated carbon clothing with out destroying it. Regardles sof what the carbon has adsorbed.
02-02-2007 | 06:04 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: How to activate Carbon clothing?
Gentlemen, this is like Deja Vu all over again. While you cannot fully re-activate your carbon suit in a dryer the process does drive off some of the chemicals (stink) adsorbed onto the carbon. This does not render it 100 0/0 re-activated but it does provide additional adsorbtioin capacity.So it works a little,yor odor nuetralizing sprays work a little, the shower and shampoo work a little, your rubber boots work a little, brushing with baking soda works a little. These all add up to small advantages. I'll continue using these products under my outer camo layer!