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Pant cuffs, In or Out?

NebraskaWhitetail

NebraskaWhitetail

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Ok, this may be a stupid questions, but here goes:

Just got a new pair of 18" LaCrosse Burly ATS boots for deer season. If I'm wearing them with Scent-Lok pants, is it best from a scent control standpoint not to tuck the pants cuffs into the boots, but to pull them down over the outside of the boots? Or is it not that big of a deal?
 
easy answer. i just saw this one on the dream season awhile back. over the boots. if the pantlegs are tucked in, the boots will be belching out scent with every step. with the pants over the boots, the scent is contained within the suit.

of course, that is if you believe in this whole scent-loc deal
 
According to Scott Schultz, (head of Scent Blocker) on the new Drury show "Dream Season" tucking your pants legs inside of your boots allows a chimney effect of scent coming up along the inside of your boots OUTSIDE of your carbon lined pants. Only by leaving the pants out over the tops of the boots can they most effectively contain any odors escaping from within the boots.

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So what happens when you got to unzip your pants to pee
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must be a burst of scent
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the only reason I tuck my pants in is the fact I dont like them getting wet in the morning dew, and I hate when you are walking across a muddy field and it just coats your 50 dollar pants in mud which results in a muddy vehicle later on in the day
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The clothing manufacturer was recommending that the cuffs go outside the boots, too. I was just confused because I've seen a number of folks on TV, videos, and in field photos with their pant legs tucked in their boots.
 
I tuck my pant legs into my boots. The material from my overalls makes the top of my boot tight thus elimating any chimney effect for scent to escape. I got other "chimney effect" issues to worry about - lol - if you know what I mean. (No onions or beans the night before)
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I was an "inie" but now I'm an "outie." It's more comfortable for me not to cram my pants in my boots. I got some of those elastic tick and chigger gaitors from Wal-Mart and I slip those over my cuffs around my boots. They work very well to keep your pants from getting wet and muddy and they remove any remaining worry about scent escaping from your pant cuffs.

So there's one more vote for pants out.
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It is 6 0f one, a half dozen of the other. I keep my pants tucked in when I am wearing rubber boots. I also use the strap and buckles provided on new boots to tighten the tops of the boots so I have little if any of the "chimney" effect going on while sitting.
 
RA, are the gaiters you use quiet? would they work well to keep junk out of my boots? i'm an "innie"
 
Use a little raccoon cover, watch your wind and take all the charcoal in those suits and grill a burger. That's about what they are worth.
 
KSQ2, Yes, they're quiet. They are a camo'd elastic I would guess poly cotton blend. And they do keep junk out of your boots whether or not you're an "inie" or an "outie." They're only about $8.00 a pair and worth the money IMO.
 
I also tuck my pants in but I do pull them out a little so the pants don't get bunched up inside and some of the pant leg covers the top of the boot. Don't think I've ever had any scent problem doing this.
 
I think the reason you see the pants tucked into boots on the videos is the advertising agreements between the boot makers and the videographers. Kinda hard to advertise boots covered by a pants leg.

I don't tuck, I'm an outie.

The 'Bonker
 
I'll throw you a curveball.

The source of most human scent that deer smell is the sloughing off of skin cells which goes on throughout our life.

Pants in or out?

Think about it.
 
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