Scentlok clothing

[toppredator]

I was just wondering how you guys felt about those activated carbon hunting clothes.  I've used them along with a fairly strict scent control regimine for a couple of years now with so-so results.  I've had deer upwind act calm and deer downwind turn themselves inside out trying to get away(just like when I wore regular hunting clothes).  
I was just curious what kind of results any of you have had or if you beleive using these garments takes anything away from the hunt.  I'm not trying to sway anyones opinion one way or another just wondering how you fellas felt.

[fireball31]

If you google it you will find that they actually lost a lawsuit because the stuff does not do what they advertise.  It is impossible to recharge it without extreme heat that would actually ruin the rest of the fabric.  Basically its a very expensive gimmick, but I have no problem with other people buying it and not paying attention to the wind, maybe they will push the deer to me. LOL.

[VA Bowbender]

Yeah, but if you google Scent Blocker® Robinson Outdoor Products court case you'll find that they won their case. It was found that reactivation could be attained with their products and that the products did eliminate scent emination.
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[McDave]

I got ScentLok jacket and hat from Cabelas on sale a few years ago, not so much for the scent blocking aspects of it, but because it seemed like a good price for what seemed like quality clothes.  My personal observations are that the jacket and hat weigh more than they should for the amount of insulation against the cold provided.  My assumption is that the activated carbon adds weight without adding any insulation.  Maybe it even reduces the effective insulation, I don't know, but I've always had a hard time staying warm in that jacket.

[ChuckC]

this might fit neatly into Asbell's article.  It may work, it may not, but you don't need it.  Learn to use the wind.
ChuckC

[Ravenhood]

What ChuckC said.

[VA Bowbender]

Originally posted by ChuckC:
Learn to use the wind.
ChuckC

How do you do that when hunting urban deer in a subdivision on a 1 acre or less parcel. The deer have a set path of travel from neighbor to neighbor. There might be only one tree to hang a stand in.
Using the wind is not an option.      :confused:  
Some of us have learned to use the wind years upon years ago. Sometimes you need a little more help in your arsenal, even if it is only a little.

[toppredator]

I have to agree with VA Bowbender, sometimes use the wind is not possible.

[Orion]

If deer are living in one-acre suburban back yards, they're used to human scent, and it isn't going to spook them much. Where they going to go without running into more human scent?

[NBK]

The amount of scent coming out of your mouth from breathing makes this a mute point.

Play the wind and I agree with Orion on the small woodlot theory.

[Buckeye Trad Hunter]

Originally posted by NBK:
The amount of scent coming out of your mouth from breathing makes this a mute point.

Play the wind and I agree with Orion on the small woodlot theory.

I'm with these guys.  Scentlock is just an expensive gimick.

[michaelschwister]

I tried one for awhile, after about 5 uses the thing stank like sweat and the only way to get it out was ti wash it like regular clothers,  Military chem suits are the same way.
wool stays scent free and is easy to air out overnight, no laundry, no dryer, no residual smell.
 IMHO it is a mute point as you have to breath anyway.

[calgarychef]

Every year we do this thread and it's always the same!!  I've used military chemical suits with great results. You really have to make it a religion though and I think that the guys who have had poor results with this stuff aren't "going all the way."   That said I'd rather play the wind any day.  Unfortunately here in the foot hills of the Rocky Mountains the wind swirls all the time so scent reduction can pay big dividends.

the chef

[VA Bowbender]

Originally posted by calgarychef:
Every year we do this thread and it's always the same!!  

Yeah you're right. Thre are those that do and those that don't think it's worth using and never the twain will meet.

[stickbowmaniac]

I have a scent lok suit that i bought about 6 years ago.It seems to work good but i still hunt with the wind in my face.  

[Cherokee Scout]

In spite of people's criticism of this product, I believe it has helped me get close to deer. People can rant and rave all they want, but I have never been "busted" since I started wearing carbon type clothing. I use to get busted on a frequent basis, the clothing has helped me stop this.
If you don't like it, do not buy it.

[K2]

I hunt with scentlok clothing.  But I still stay downwind as much as possible. Ken

[Eugene Slagle]

I have the Safari series pants & shirt, Base Slayer,  my rain jacket & pants has it.

Got all of that for Christmas 7 years ago because my wife heard about the stuff & Gander mountain here in town was running a sale.

It's nice camo but that's all I really use it for & the rain jacket & pants really does keep my butt pretty dry & realtively warm down to mid 30's.
Never really fell for the hype of the scent control they said their cloths did & still try to work the wind.

[njloco]

The article on scent-lok is in the August issue of Field & Stream, talk about getting busted.

I have carbon hunting cloths and the way I rejuvenate them and any other hunting garment including my boots is with an ozone generator. I put everything in a plastic bag and and use a rubber band to seal it tight to the machine. It kills everything, and I mean everything, only takes about an hour.

[bowmaster12]

my friend and i had a long talke with a chemist about these carbon suits this is the main point he told us, once the carbon is filled with scent it is locked in heat is the only way to "unlock" it problem is it takes way way more heat than a dryer so much heat the clothes would burn long before the carbon would "let go" of the capture scent.  So after a few usses it just becomes camo clothing