LMAO

I' m interested in hearing about the different brands also. I' d like to get some eventually as well. Which seem to be the quietest? From what I' ve gathered, they all seem to work fairly well, so to me comfort and quietness would be my deciding factor.

I' ve been using Scent-loc for a couple years now, and deffinately have seen a difference. Check out this months issue of Deer and Deer Hunting Magazine. There is a good article about scent control clothing and scent control sprays, detergents, etc etc.

I thought about getting some until I read this article...


http://www.fastestbows.com/articles/...cent_suits.htm

I`ve used Scent-Blocker Plus and I`ve shot one relaxed deer at 1 yard directly below my stand. I`ve also taken a moose wearing it but the wind was in my favour.

corey006,

I' ve mentioned many times on these forums that I do not believe it to be effective, at least not long term - just like the article says.

I use activated carbon in my business and it must be replaced very frequently (once a week in our application). It also does nothing for any exposed body parts or your breath, which is probably a hundred times more odorous than most people' s bodies.

Wow! Thanks for all the replies.

Corey006, thanks for the link. I' ve wondered about the length of effectiveness of the carbon. I' ve had an aquarium most of my life and use the activated carbon in them but have to change it frequently. Interesting!!!

Wonder if a guy just bought regular camo and used the activated carbon spray each time he went out? That way you' d have a fresh dose of it on wouldn' t you?

Again thanks for your help.

Scent Lock - Carbon clothes - Carbon Blast-carbon this - carbon that

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I' ve used carbon clothing for years , and it does work . Straightarrow is correct about having to replace it , although the carbon in hunting clothing may be processed differently than what he uses at work . I wear surplus US Army chemical protection suits that I get for $15 at Sportsmans Guide when the weather is cold enough . At that price they are pretty much disposable . Besides reducing my scent , they are very toasty since loose carbon is an excellent insulator . You can wear them for days , then give them a soaking in Sportwash to freshen them a bit . Dispose of them after 2 weeks , or donate them to a local clothing bank , poor folks hunt too . They are also carrying Ab-Scent long underwear in their Guide Gear brand for 19.95 per piece , and they even have a balaclava for $9.95 .

Rack , considering your fondness for crosswind approaches to bedding areas it surprises me that you don' t care for them . I know you don' t use cover scents , but your opinion of carbon suits is rather odd . Playing the wind doesn' t always work either , and a carbon or other scent suppression tactic seems like something you would support . PS: my bowhunting cousin will be breaking me in on a 45# recurve so that I can get a feel for it , although I won' t be taking one into the woods until much later . Gotta practice , practice , practice first ! He' s doing this in exchange for trying out my crossbow .

Rcd567
Let me say this......If you' re a serious bowhunter and you' ve spent more than 30 days in a stand in the last two years.....can you honestly say that you have not been busted by a whitetail? I can! I have been using Scentlok and Scentblocker clothing for the last two years and I have not been busted once. I am not gonna sit hear and try to make you believe it all had to do with the suits (it doesn' t). If you are a smart hunter and you use the wind and take care of your gear (washing clothes, using scentfree deodorant, and do not put clothing on until you are hunting) you will be a more successful hunter. I am so confident with my scentlok clothing that I hunted a particular stand last year regardless of what the wind was doing and killed an 8 pointer, killed two does and missed a nice 10 point with ALL of them standing directly down wind (my stand was approx. 18 ft off the ground). The stuff works! It may not keep you 100% scentfree, but it will definetly help even the odds a little in the ole nose category. Remember the old saying " take care of what takes care of you" . This is soo true. A lot of guys I know buy the stuff and wander why it doesn' t work! They also wear it to the breakfast table in the morning, they fill up their gas tanks on the way to their hunting camps, they sit around all night drinking beer and telling stories all night in front of a camp fire! The suits may keep your odor from leaving the inside, but it' s not magical and it will not keep contaminants from smelling on the outside. Buy it and you' ll love it and swear by it!

DaleJ....great post. The nose of a whitetail is THEEEE most intense defense mechanism they have. Again, you need to use the old noodle a little too, like general odor control (gas station, eating, wearing in the truck etc). A tool such as this is much more beneficial that all of the hype you read about getting 2 more feet per second out of the super duper Mathews (or whatever) bow.

I arrowed a nice 10 point last year no more than 8 yards from my tree as the wind was blowing from every direction imaginable.