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I see they make some synthetic underwear and thermal clothing that has anti bacterial properties. Sounds like it might be a nice option for a back pack hunt where clothes changes are minimal to none. Any of you had the opportunity to use this type of clothing on extended hunts? If so, how did it work for ya? Worth the extra $$$$?
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Personally I dont believe in the stuff, I have read about the silver in the thread and other things. Your gonna sweat and nothing is gonna get the growth of bacteria from you but soap. baby wipes are the bomb, no water hand sanitizers work. And they have anti bacterial spray for private areas now(get it at a medical supply store). Dont waste your time and money. How can something in a solid state form woven into material kill something that lives in a warm wet environment, thats getting wet from sweat.JMHO
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Merino wool works awesome preventing smell from sweating. I have worn a single pair of merino wool socks backpacking and put on over 45 miles in 3 days, with rain, and they came out not too bad. Feet were comfortable, and socks weren't nearly as stinky as i thought they would be.
We do have some clothes with silver woven into them that I was skeptical about, but they are actually impressive as antibacterial cleaners. Wouldn't pay the premium on clothes though. Just my $.02
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I'll second NormanDale. Last years elk hunt had one guy in UnderArmour, one in X-scent silver, one in cotton, and me in merino. As we were packing up to leave we laughed our butts off doing a "sniff check" of our clothes. My merino wasn't bad and the others were downright nasty! Spend the money on merino.
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Seems like one of the scent killer spray companies makes a dry packet[dead downwind?] type anti-bac that you can mix with any water. Safe for skin and clothing might help a bit , but not sure I would spend big bucks on clothes that make you not smell? Unscented baby wipes are great for cleaning up when you can't shower.
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I prefer merino wool but have had good results with the silver lined under garments. Spend a few days in the back country mountains wearing different types of under garments and your nose will tell you there is a difference.
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Besides natural great performance over wools entire life, synthetic material, IIRC, has to be treated with a chemical treatment to attain anti-bacterial qualities. Not a fan of more chemicals against the skin myself. And it must eventually wear out of the synthetic material after enough washings or gets absorbed into your skin. I don't see any way they can permanently bond the treatment to syn material over the life of the garment.
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