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Local news puts carbon clothing to test.

I have always known that these suits couldn't be reactivated in a household dryer like the company claims. Did you see how little carbon is actually inside the suit where they had torn it open? That little bit of carbon couldn't soak up a mosquito's fart. I have reformed my opinion of this clothing as unable to perform as advertised to being a total scam and a waste of $.
All clothing on your body, whether carbon or not ,helps to hide your body odor. I dress in many thin layers when possible so that there are several layers for the odor to have to go through. The point to be made is that the carbon can't be reactivated in the dryer, the clothing has very little carbon sprinkles in it, and the dogs found a person in a tight wooden box with only a small airhole in it. Not to mention they throw a huge price tag on it because it has a light sprinkling of carbon in it. There are carbon sprays like carbon blast that can be sprayed on your clothes if you think carbon is the answer for a fraction of the cost of these clothes. At least a spray like carbon blast is active once applied.
 
from what the scent lok guy said it sounds like there lying about what they say and the whole story baically says its a waste of money but then i have to think for a min. the buck i shot yesterday while i was wearing my scent blocker suit and with my cover spray on sitting on the ground was at 17 yards down wind of me and he had no idea i was there... i dont care how they work when it comes down to it its a personal choice if people want to pay the money and even if it only helps 1 percent im still going to use it because thats 1 percent i didnt have before
 
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More and more I agree with HCH. I have bought carbon clothing before but wont again. I simply dont think its capable of performing the way they advertise and is overpriced.
Everbody has stories of how their carbon clothing saved a hunt for them, but how do you know what would have happend w/o the carbon clothes? You dont, because every situation is different.
Carbon clothing is a sound idea, but I dont believe the stuff on the market will do the trick. If you really wanted to have effective carbon clothing I think you would need to open up a new sealed military chem suit and pitch it after a week or so. Those suits are activated and have a ton of carbon in them. Actually they are pretty cheap too, but they are messy.
 
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That little bit of carbon couldn't soak up a mosquito's fart.

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If you really wanted to have effective carbon clothing I think you would need to open up a new sealed military chem suit and pitch it after a week or so. Those suits are activated and have a ton of carbon in them. Actually they are pretty cheap too, but they are messy.

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TP. we had training suits in the military but our real ones were sealed until we actually needed them. You are exactly right after a while they lose their effectiveness. And you are also right about messy! Dont use the family washer and dryer to clean them!! Dont ask me why I know.
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Ive always doubted the effectiveness of carbon garmets but I wouldnt say they are a waste of money. I think that they are some of best quality clothing made for bowhunters, simply by design, fit, silence and comfort. IMO
 
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That little bit of carbon couldn't soak up a mosquito's fart.

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If you really wanted to have effective carbon clothing I think you would need to open up a new sealed military chem suit and pitch it after a week or so. Those suits are activated and have a ton of carbon in them. Actually they are pretty cheap too, but they are messy.

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TP. we had training suits in the military but our real ones were sealed until we actually needed them. You are exactly right after a while they lose their effectiveness. And you are also right about messy! Dont use the family washer and dryer to clean them!! Dont ask me why I know.
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That's no joke...you'll come out a different color after you put one of those new suits on...I hated those things. What a mess!
 
I have always been skeptical of carbon suits too. I figure it is pretty cheap just to wash my clothes in scent killer detergent, use scent killer soap in the shower, and then spray down with scent killer. That seems to work very well. I can honestly say that I have had bucks and does downwind of me that are in view, mind you, on a regular basis, and and they rarely scent me.

But the news report had this news lady doing the story and the test. Yes she was wearing the carbon suit, and yes she sprayed down with scent killer, but she never said anything about a scent killer shower... I think that is most important! I mean, this is a news lady who probably put a half a gallon of perfume on before heading to work, or shampoo that probably called that dog right to her.

I have never been sold on carbon suits, and I still am not, but I do think this news report lacks credibility.
 
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Ditto, great on burrs and stick'ms too.
 
Shot both my bucks downwind this year.

I also do not wear a carbon suit.

Bottomline is sometimes they smell you and sometimes they don't whether you have a 400 dollar scent lock suit or a $25 dollar Wal Mart Special.
 
I think the key is just scent free detergent, soap and maybe some spray. I had 12 deer around me over two days last weekend - most circled down wind, and all were within 20 yards. Not one noticed I was there. A 4 pt buck even bedded down for about 15 min 30 yards from me. All without carbon clothes.
 
I think I'll give my two cents here. I've used it succesfully for the last 4 years and have been quite happy with the results. One of the big two happens to be one of our main sponsors, but I was purchasing their product for years before that happened. It sure is nice to get something you believe in or would purchase regardless of whether they sponsor us or not.

Do I think it's a cureall? No I don't. I do feel it's part of the puzzle though. I still wash all my clothes, towels and everything else I might touch with unscented soap. I wear those scent free clothes to my area and then undress and dress in fresh scent free clothing. I use Ghost on all my under garments and boots and also spray my face and any body parts that are exposed. For me it works and I'll continue to use it. I must not be the only one who thinks it works, they sell about 10 million dollars worth of it every year!

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Chris, I think it is the ghost myself. I use the stuff with no carbon clothing and deer just don't smell me. I also never give them a chance though, by setting my stand downwind of travel routes and always being AT LEAST 25' or more up.
 
Good post! I've hunted the past two weeks...like always, no scentloc, no sprays etc....just clean "open air" kept clothes.

I've had deer literally within feet of me, to 60 yards downwind on a daily baisis and not one deer winded me...because it has been bone dry!

I hunted with hounds for years so I know a little about scenting ability and this past week it would've taken a awful good hound to run anything but a smokin hot track.

When it's wet and the air is full of hunidity...deer will bust me a mile away.

Try your scentlocs and anything else you want...but prove it out when conditions are ripe.
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Of course anything that will help is a great thing but I personally don't believe in it...partially because ones breath is one of the worst culprits and I'n not wrapping myself head to toe like a mummy
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Hunt the wind...always
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Carbon clothing is indeed a terrible waste of money. But then, if you have plenty of money to waste, what does it matter?

Even scentlok users mind the wind if they have an ounce of grey matter upstairs
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I'll be in the market next year for new cammos. I will spend my money on wind proof stuff rather than carbon clothing. I've worn a scent lock under suit, not cammo but a set of pants and shirt that you wear under your camo, for three years. I'm sure what little carbon was in them is gone. I haven't put them in the dryer to "reactivte" them in the past two years. I just hang them outside with the rest of my clothes and spary 'em down with gohst. I have been pretty succesfull in scent control. I belive it is probably more due to layers than carbon. I will probably still wear 'em after I get new cammo because its all between my ears.

Oh yeah, the place I buy my cammo from doesn't offer carbon anyway. And don't forget to do a full 'Bonker too.

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I agree with Chris. Some of the areas that I hunt, deer are all directions from my stand. Just hunt the wind has got me busted many times. The only addition I added to my scent control regimen is a scentlok liner and a scentblocker jacket and pants.
Very seldom am I noticed (unless I move at the wrong time which apparently I have a nack for).
 
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