rusty72 Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 (edited) hello i am looking to get some new scent control clothing and was wondering. is this silver lined scent control better than the carbon? i have had 2 carbon suits and they were great for a while but as we all know it wears out, loses it scent control ability does the silver lined clothing last longer and control scent better? Edited September 17, 2012 by rusty72 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoythunter88 Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 I cant say for sure but from what i understand the silver last longer but dosnt work as well as carbon clothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 I never really bought into the carbon clothes. I'm not saying that carbon doesn't work, but I from what I've read it will not re-charge in a dryer. On top of that it's overpriced. I haven't studied up on silver that much, but it seems to be cheaper, and doesn't need re-charged, so I would give it a shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 Honestly I think they both work well. I've worn both and many times i do at the same time. Couldn't tell you which works better, but regardless you'll still get busted if you're not playing the wind. They just buy you a little extra time I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 Could be wrong here, but think you are looking at two entirely different types of scent control here. Carbon clothes are intended/marketed to help contain scent or odors, while silver and other antimicrobials are intended to eliminate body odors by killing bacteria. With that said I think that silver lined or antimicrobial clothing might be a better investment for deer hunting because they kill odors before they can escape. Carbon stuff may work somewhat, but are not completely effective. Perfect example I have a couple pairs of scentlok socks and also have scentlok snake boots. I can wear the socks once and if it is too warm and I sweat my boots will pick up the odors from the socks, if the socks were effective at controlling the scent as advertised my boots would never pick up the odor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 William I don't think the Scent Lok socks use the carbon technology. I believe they use the antimicrobial technology. The newer style black liners do too. The old style liners used carbon technology like the camo clothing. I prefer the old style. If I sweat, I can smell myself through those newer stretch style black liners after I take off the outer wear. For that reason, I now consider them light weight layering and won't buy any of those anymore. My old style liners (tan with carbon fiber on the inside) work a LOT better...like the clothing. Obviously, if it's cool enough I like to double up to increase the odds of absorbing scent. I honestly don't know much about the silver stuff at all except it uses animicrobial technology. I'm not big on that technology. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 Talking about the old green and red lettered scentlok liner socks Al. Best of my recollection they were sold as being the same technology as used in the other scentlok clothes lines. Ideally you could layer with an antimicrobial or silver layer first and then with carbon stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 Talking about the old green and red lettered scentlok liner socks Al. Best of my recollection they were sold as being the same technology as used in the other scentlok clothes lines. Ideally you could layer with an antimicrobial or silver layer first and then with carbon stuff. Yep...same socks I'm talking about too William...got some too. All I can say...if it's a stretch type fabric, it's not the same technology as the clothing or the old style liners. That goes for the socks and those stretch style black liners. I'll need to do some research on the silver stuff. I know, if I put something with an odor I can easily smell into a container and cover it with either part of my camo jacket or my old style liners I can't smell it. I can with the other stuff. The socks are comfortable light weight socks though. When it comes to my feet, I rely on rubber boots for scent control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 Eat pickled eggs, boiled cabbage and beans. Spray your underwear down thoroughly with the scent suppressant of your choice. Go to the movies and see if anyone notices. I honestly can't say that I'm a believer in either one. They may work somewhat for short periods of time but I really don't buy the "Forget the wind" hype. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 I really don't buy the "Forget the wind" hype. I never did Leo. That junk started being advertized about 10 years after they hit the market & I think it was Scent Blocker's statement. I remember reading the Scent Lok brochure when I bought my 1st stuff a long time ago. It said it can reduce UP TO 90% of your scent profile. How much depends on how you use it. How much scent you're putting out depends on the person and how you prepare yourself to reduce your scent profile before putting it on...showering right before you hunt, etc. If you sweat going to your stand or while you're in it, you're going to stink more than if you didn't. Probably stink ~1000% more than if you didn't sweat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scbasshunter Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 I personally am getting tired of having to wash my hunting clothes every time I hunt. Do you have to wash the scentlok clothing everytime or just throw it in the dryer and go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 I actually use neither and only wash hunting close maybe once during the season. I wash with scentless soap and keep my clothes outside 24/7 during the season. They never come in the house or around air fresheners, etc. I have also made natural scents with dirt, leaves, etc. and then sprayed down. Real earth spray works well as a cover too..... I know the scent clothing is very popular but for me its a waste of money. If it was closer to average camo prices I may be interested but for the $$$ I will not be trying them any time soon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 (edited) I personally am getting tired of having to wash my hunting clothes every time I hunt. Do you have to wash the scentlok clothing everytime or just throw it in the dryer and go? The only time I wash my scent lok is if they get soiled on the outside with something that would concern me about a foreign scent. Other than that I just put mine in a dryer and reactivate it. I don't think I've ever washed my scent lok more than a couple of times during a season. I always wash them right before the opening of a season though. Then they go into a big ziplok bag (5 gallon) and it has plenty of room to spare for the suit, face masks, gloves, and my liners. Then I pack those in a duffle bag. If I'm out of state hunting, I can pack up to 4 sets of scent lok in the duffle bag. There's just limited access to dryers on the road that don't have a perfume scent inside them. At our camp here in MS, I'll just pack 2 sets since I have a dryer handy. The main reasons I pack 2 here is in case one gets soiled & I like to have a light weight scent lok suit and heavy weight suit depending on the temperature range. Edited September 19, 2012 by Rhino Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted September 20, 2012 Report Share Posted September 20, 2012 I have been using the silver technology stuff for a few years now. That along with staying clean and spraying down with scentaway for the outer items helps me. A lot less expensive than the Carbon Clothing whose effectiveness has been much debated. In my mind all of this stuff works as long as everything else is in place. There is no point in any of it if the sling on your bow stinks to high heaven or if your halitosis keeps the dog at bay... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted September 20, 2012 Report Share Posted September 20, 2012 There is no point in any of it if the sling on your bow stinks to high heaven or if your halitosis keeps the dog at bay... Or you pack, HSS, or anything else you take to the stand stinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted September 20, 2012 Report Share Posted September 20, 2012 I personally am getting tired of having to wash my hunting clothes every time I hunt. Do you have to wash the scentlok clothing everytime or just throw it in the dryer and go? it'll give you an approximate time on the tag i believe. for example my scentblocker carbon stuff says to reactivate after every so many hours of use. .....Ideally you could layer with an antimicrobial or silver layer first and then with carbon stuff. this is what i do actually, when i said before that i use both. my gloves and base layer stuff have silver thread or are antimicrobial. this doesn't really kill bacteria so much as prevent it from growing and thus causing odor. then my jacket, pants, and hat have carbon technology that absorbs the little that is there and can get through to my outer layers. i spray down, wash clothes, and use scent free deodorant, soap, shampoo, etc before all that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scbasshunter Posted September 20, 2012 Report Share Posted September 20, 2012 "it'll give you an approximate time on the tag i believe. for example my scentblocker carbon stuff says to reactivate after every so many hours of use." So you don't have to wash or even reactivate everytime? You just get dressed and go hunting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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