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Author Topic: Carbonated Clothing  (Read 187 times)

Offline Konrad

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Carbonated Clothing
« on: September 11, 2010, 03:17:00 PM »
I read with great interest the well written article “Carbonated Clothing Caught in the Crosshairs” in North American Hunter’s September 2010 issue. NAHC, please keep up the good work.

Living far from Minnesota, I had no idea a law suit had been filed disputing advertising claims made by two clothing manufacturers, one of which advertised the ability to “eliminate” human odor.

Eliminate:
1.   Get rid of something: to put an end to something, usually something undesirable
  They are pledged to eliminate poverty by the end of the century.


It brings to mind two questions:

A: Who really thinks spending a thousand dollars (after underwear, socks, pants, bib over-alls, vest, jacket, hat, face mask, gloves, deodorant, toothpaste, gum and oh yes…spray) on a suit of cloths will let them sneak up to a deer any more than spending a thousand dollars on a suit of cloths will let them sneak up on next year’s super model?

And…

B: What advertising company expects hard-bitten hunters in America to not put their claims to the test (i.e.” Forget the wind, just hunt”), particularly after dropping a few weeks pay on a set of new duds?

Recently, I have been seeing TV hosts sitting around their hunting lodges, frying bacon and drinking coffee (and I surmise smoking cigarettes) in their nice new hunting cloths and they really do give the impression you can cast your cares to the wind (no pun intended) after a quick sprtiz of mystery liquid.

Oh, and by the way…what does “Eliminates 99% of REPLICATED human odor” mean?
They couldn’t find a stinky human?
I’ll volunteer my son for testing.
He needs a job.
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Offline trcytylr

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Re: Carbonated Clothing
« Reply #1 on: September 11, 2010, 05:42:00 PM »
Quote
Originally posted by Konrad:

 any more than spending a thousand dollars on a suit of cloths will let them sneak up on next year’s super model?

And…


They couldn’t find a stinky human?
I’ll volunteer my son for testing.
He needs a job. [/QB]
Now that's funny!   :biglaugh:
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Offline nutmeg

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Re: Carbonated Clothing
« Reply #2 on: September 11, 2010, 06:36:00 PM »
This has been beaten to death. Bottom line..... stay clean, keep your clothes and gear clean and (don't "forget the wind"), pay strict attention to the wind.(nut)
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Offline owlbait

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Re: Carbonated Clothing
« Reply #3 on: September 11, 2010, 08:38:00 PM »
:deadhorse:
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Offline Konrad

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Re: Carbonated Clothing
« Reply #4 on: September 11, 2010, 08:40:00 PM »
Ooo, tough guys, huh?
Levity was the goal.
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Offline owlbait

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Re: Carbonated Clothing
« Reply #5 on: September 11, 2010, 09:26:00 PM »
Levity was acheived!  :bigsmyl:
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Offline Shawn Leonard

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Re: Carbonated Clothing
« Reply #6 on: September 11, 2010, 11:00:00 PM »
I find it funny though, that no one on here has got it right. If the whole case file was read, it was not proven that it did not work. Actually the opposite, Scentblocker was found to work and scent-lok also to some degree. It was the advertising claims that were found to be fraudulent from Scent-Lok, Scentblocker was given the ok. So believe what ya want, just get the facts straight, mine may not be 100% but I am closer than most!(my disclaimer!) LOL!! Shawn
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Offline nutmeg

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Re: Carbonated Clothing
« Reply #7 on: September 11, 2010, 11:56:00 PM »
Shawn, I believe it works to an extent. But no more than what I stated above. Why would I spend a fortune on clothes when I can accomplish the same thing a whole lot cheaper?(nut)
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Offline Bill Carlsen

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Re: Carbonated Clothing
« Reply #8 on: September 12, 2010, 07:52:00 AM »
Shawn is right. Essentially the finding was that the advertising was misleading not that the clothing didn't help eliminate odor. Now they just have to word their ads to reflect that the clothing "helps" control odor but they cannot claim that it eliminates it. However, in my experience the effects of the clothing seems to diminish over time. I don't go out of my way to buy it but if a good deal comes my way I will consider getting it because the clothing is usually very well made, has all the pockets in the right places, etc.
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Offline LCH

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Re: Carbonated Clothing
« Reply #9 on: September 12, 2010, 08:31:00 AM »
I use it it works for me. It does deminish over time. Where I live the wind changes constantly so I have to do everything I can to keep from getting smelled. I have very small places to hunt and don't have the luxury of moving around. Most of my deer come in with the wind in there favor.LCH

Offline VA Bowbender

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Re: Carbonated Clothing
« Reply #10 on: September 12, 2010, 12:33:00 PM »
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Offline Shawn Leonard

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Re: Carbonated Clothing
« Reply #11 on: September 12, 2010, 02:49:00 PM »
I am not saying it works or not just that people have to get their facts straight before they post stuff about it. This is not really beating a dead horse either as this is new info released in the last couple months. Shawn
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