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Scent Blocker or Scent Lok?

I am replying to the Under Armor question.

I tried the cold gear while hunting in Colorado this September. You get to sweating climbing up several thousand feet in the mountains and the temps at the start of the climb was usually between 25 and 30 degrees. By 10:00 in the morning it was 50 to 60 degrees.

The stuff wicks moisture from your body and keeps you both warm and cool.

It just plain works and is worth every penny as someone else said!!!
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Oh, I really like the stuff!
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As far as the carbon suits, I wear the stuff, can't hurt...does it help???

If you say that you don't ever get winded, that is because you never saw the deer that winded you!
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I also had a young 6 pt. in close last friday. He was sniffing the trunk of the tree I was in! I was watching him between my knees through the floor of my climber and was wearing no scent blocker and was smoking a cig.
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I also had a young 6 pt. in close last friday. He was sniffing the trunk of the tree I was in! I was watching him between my knees through the floor of my climber and was wearing no scent blocker and was smoking a cig.
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You were smoking a cig while you were on stand??
 
I've used underarmor and I've used wal-mart's starter. I couldn't tell a difference both kept me warm and comfortable both hunting and skiing... save your $$$!
 
I think this is going to be a ongoing debate for a long time to come. With that said, I have a stand that I can only hunt with the wind blowing directly out of the west. I was in it a couple days ago and the wind made a major change. I was worried. A little while latter a couple of does came in and walked right into the wind. They never knew I was there. And usally I'd be busted in a second. And have been in the past. That stands a hard hunt, But is usally good for a doe harvest. As long as there cooperative. I think my Scent-lok saved me that time. Just my opinion.
 
Here's a way you can test it take a strong scent and put it underneath the scent-lock and smell the difference. It doesn't eliminate scent it masks your scent so it's not as strong. You still have to do your scent free ritual. I personally feel it's giving me just enough time to make the shot on some Mature bucks. If your smart and shop the off season you can buy the stuff cheap, I bought the Dream Season suit at the classic for under 200.00.

I wear Military Under Armor and second that they make great products. I also like the Mossy Oak APX line same stuff the cold version comes lined.
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I gave in and bought the dream season suit last year (although I paid alot more than $200) and I feel it's given me an extra layer of protection. Especially in a swirling wind I think it gives me just that extra amount of time with a mature deer like stated above. To each his own - this topic will be debated until the next "gotta have this" product hits the shelf. As everyone has said, regardless of what you wear, the wind is always the biggest factor.
 
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Yeah, I know it's ridiculous, but I'm a 2 pack a day smoker and I occasionally give in to the urges. I know it has got to be having an effect on the number of deer I see, but until I kick the nasty things, thats just the way it is.

Unbelievably, tonight on stand it happened again. I had been sitting 2 hours, and I couldn't take it anymore. I had me a smoke. No sooner than I put it out, I had 3 does come in about 60 yards straight down wind. 2 minutes later a 130 class 8 pt. followed. He chased them around for 20 minutes before heading to me on a string. Walked pass me at 10 yards. Never scented me. I don't understand it, but I have had several deer within 20 yards and have not been winded yet. I am becoming a believer in Dead Down Wind.
 
Forget the dead down wind, I'm thinking the cigs are covering your scent. Fire has been a part of nature for all of time. I don't think it is a huge alarm factor for deer and might be masking some of the human odor. That said, with all of the medical evidence about smoking cigs, I won't start smoking them even if they are the best cover scent ever developed.
 
Like stated this is a debate that no one can prove as deer can't talk. I liken this carbon suit wear to deer whistles; if you don't hit a deer with deer whistles on your vehicle you are a believer and if you hit a deer with whistles on than you are not a believer. A deer whistle in order to work has to be super clean with no insects or road grime in it. Same as a carbon suit; it has to be ractivated suppossedly by higher heat than any of our dryers can get. Also if these scentlock clothings work why would you what something that is absorbing odor, this is just concentrating your scent in one place and if it did actually lock your scent into the clothing there would be a lot of odor build up. Most of our human odor is coming from our mouths anyway. I use the wind when I hunt,wash my clothes in baking soda, spray my clothes with scent elimianter,keep my body as scent free as possible by using hunter's specialty soaps,and chew gum to hide human breath odor. I see tons of deer and I have seen some huge monsters that never seen or smelled me.
I don't have deer whistles on my vehicles and I don't wear carbon suits; but the manufacturers of both of these products are laughing all the way to the bank because no one can disprove their product as deer CAN'T TALK!!! HCH
 
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but the manufacturers of both of these products are laughing all the way to the bank because no one can disprove their product as deer CAN'T TALK!!!

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Kinda what I was thinking.
 
Before you spend a dime on anything "Activated carbon" you should read this: http://www.trmichels.com/

Scroll all the way down until you come to a very well-researched article. Others have written things along the same lines but in my opinion TR has done the most thoroughly.
 
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Well i know when i fart in my scent blocker suit i have never smelled it. And i know some of them were very strong, because they burned. 100% the truth.

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Well there you go...if that doesn't prove their claim then I don't know what does!!
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