scent control on budget
07-18-2005, 03:07 PM
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Milford, Delaware
Posts: 1,919
scent control on budget
if you were in the market for scent control but were on a tight budget what kind would you buy?I am torn between ab-scent,x-scent,base slayers etc. whats your opinions on this matter?
07-18-2005, 03:41 PM
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Albany, NY
Posts: 4,679
RE: scent control on budget
I would buy a scent lok coverall on ebay for $90. That's what I did. The link to the guy that I got mine from is in the reviews section. You will pay this much $$$ for the other stuff you mentioned for the most part.
http://forum.hunting.net/asppg/tm.asp?m=1123789
http://forum.hunting.net/asppg/tm.asp?m=1123789
07-18-2005, 04:03 PM
#4
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 801
RE: scent control on budget
Excellent question, for scent control on a budget this is what I'd do.
[ul][*]Invest in scent free/reducing soaps, shampoos and detergents ($25)[*]Purchase over sized ziplock bags for storage ($5)[*]Knee high Rubber boots ($39)[*]Baking Soda ($2)[*]Scent KillerSpray of some type($4)[/ul]
Seriously, that's all you'll need. Save the money on the scent loc stuff and wash your hunting clothes in scent eliminating soap, air dry out side away from the house, and then store in ziplock bags. Shower the night before and the morning of your hunt in scent eliminating sprays, the 2 showers is to help remove the pit-stick and normal shampoo and soap smells. Dress in layers, all of which should be clean and sealed and put on in the woods, even if it means changing out of the clothes you drove to your spot in hopping around on 1 foot away from your truck. Under dress for the walk in, keep your outer layer in bags to be put on at stand. Spray liberaly both inner and outer layers with scent elimination sprays. Wear a hat, it helps. Use the Baking Soda in an old eye dropper bottle to watch wind direction and place the pack you carried in on your back and was in your truck in a plastic bag as you gotta know that stinks. You should have washed all of your gear and stored that as well, including your bow. You'll be as good as any guy in scent loc if you follow this routine. Just try not to sweat to much getting to stand, slow down and under dress if you have to. One of the things I have learned about scent control from some fun stuff I have used my bird dog in lieu of a trained deer is that tight woven outer garments completely scent free can work just as well as any carbon suit. I firmly believe that no matter what you wear, the bellows action that is created from breathing pumps air from within your garment outside of it creating scent. Controlling the scent created within that space between your inner layer and outer layer is in my opinion the secret of good scent control.
[ul][*]Invest in scent free/reducing soaps, shampoos and detergents ($25)[*]Purchase over sized ziplock bags for storage ($5)[*]Knee high Rubber boots ($39)[*]Baking Soda ($2)[*]Scent KillerSpray of some type($4)[/ul]
Seriously, that's all you'll need. Save the money on the scent loc stuff and wash your hunting clothes in scent eliminating soap, air dry out side away from the house, and then store in ziplock bags. Shower the night before and the morning of your hunt in scent eliminating sprays, the 2 showers is to help remove the pit-stick and normal shampoo and soap smells. Dress in layers, all of which should be clean and sealed and put on in the woods, even if it means changing out of the clothes you drove to your spot in hopping around on 1 foot away from your truck. Under dress for the walk in, keep your outer layer in bags to be put on at stand. Spray liberaly both inner and outer layers with scent elimination sprays. Wear a hat, it helps. Use the Baking Soda in an old eye dropper bottle to watch wind direction and place the pack you carried in on your back and was in your truck in a plastic bag as you gotta know that stinks. You should have washed all of your gear and stored that as well, including your bow. You'll be as good as any guy in scent loc if you follow this routine. Just try not to sweat to much getting to stand, slow down and under dress if you have to. One of the things I have learned about scent control from some fun stuff I have used my bird dog in lieu of a trained deer is that tight woven outer garments completely scent free can work just as well as any carbon suit. I firmly believe that no matter what you wear, the bellows action that is created from breathing pumps air from within your garment outside of it creating scent. Controlling the scent created within that space between your inner layer and outer layer is in my opinion the secret of good scent control.
07-18-2005, 04:28 PM
#6
Join Date: Mar 2004
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RE: scent control on budget
Well, that depends on how much scent control you want. But I think if it were me, I would buy Bass Pro's Endura Skin, which is antimicrobial, and extremely breatheable, shower soap, laundry soap, and anti-deodorant.
$60 for Enduraskin
$05 for shower soap at wally world
$08 for laundry soap at wally world
$60 for Enduraskin
$05 for shower soap at wally world
$08 for laundry soap at wally world
07-18-2005, 04:32 PM
#7
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: auburn new york USA
Posts: 2,050
RE: scent control on budget
buy a tshirt from cabelas or something and they wil send you there bargain cave newpapeer some cheap stuff in there or it might be online im not sure if its the sme stuff though
07-18-2005, 04:41 PM
#8
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Lehigh County PA USA
Posts: 12,157
RE: scent control on budget
I bought a set of undergarments from Cabelas. I will have to check the specific model but it has deoderant built into the garment and lasts for the life of the garment. The "silk weight" version of it is extremely light and can be worn both in the early and middle seasons. I am heading there shortly so I will see if I can find it again.
I honestly believe it works because I had deer quite close to me last season and was never scented....and alot of bucks at that.
I honestly believe it works because I had deer quite close to me last season and was never scented....and alot of bucks at that.
07-18-2005, 07:21 PM
#10
Dominant Buck
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Ramsey , Indiana
Posts: 22,545
RE: scent control on budget
Of the choices listed I use Ab-Scent , which I got from the same place I got these:
http://www.sportsmansguide.com/cb/cb.asp?a=44574
Woodland MOPP Suit
The MOPPs usually retail here for about $15 all year round. When they first arrive I soak them gently in dechlorinated water and scent free detergent to kill the factory smell and then hang to dry outside . Then they go into a scent safe bag until needed . I usually wear mine for a week or two with a light outside cover scent like dirt discs or Deer Dander and then discard .
The Ab-Scent I bought here was a much lighter garment set in Superflauge™ for bow season , and it appeared to help a little . Deer occasionally seemed to scent me , but it was like they thought that I was far off and not a threat . They weren't very expensive , about $40 for the top and britches .
http://www.sportsmansguide.com/cb/cb.asp?a=44574
Woodland MOPP Suit
The MOPPs usually retail here for about $15 all year round. When they first arrive I soak them gently in dechlorinated water and scent free detergent to kill the factory smell and then hang to dry outside . Then they go into a scent safe bag until needed . I usually wear mine for a week or two with a light outside cover scent like dirt discs or Deer Dander and then discard .
The Ab-Scent I bought here was a much lighter garment set in Superflauge™ for bow season , and it appeared to help a little . Deer occasionally seemed to scent me , but it was like they thought that I was far off and not a threat . They weren't very expensive , about $40 for the top and britches .