ghostjga 0 Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 Since the snows about to start... Time to let the gear wash, tumble and dry... Wondering though... How do you guys wash your stuff?.. Heard that wachine-machines aren't exactly friendly to snowboarding jackets, pants and gloves... Link to post Share on other sites
RockyV 0 Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 with ski gear you need to wear clothes underneath all the time. It may get warm but this stops your ski getting too sweaty, and alows you to ski maybe 5-10 times between washes. the clothes that I wear underneath, I wash every 2 times I go maybe it's also important also to buy darker colours. Whites and creams get dirty quicker but when I do wash them I just throw them in the washing machine with a mild detergant. It is my belief that if you don't overwash them water proofing agents and such are not needed. it doesn't rain all that much in Japan (especially compered to Aus) so I generally stay pretty dry. following the abouve I have skiied in my current gear for over 200 days, and it still keeps me dry, it's getting a little old so I'll probably buy some more this season (that's if I can find something my size 196cm) gloves, too, wear something underneath, even if it's just those cheap white cotton gloves you can get at the 100yen shops. I try and avoid washing my gloves (maybe every 20 times). for some reason my gloves don't last all that long (maybe it's normal) I get about 100days out of gloves in regards to drying, I have never tumble dried my gear, I always just hang them up in a warm room Link to post Share on other sites
sava 0 Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 I wash them in blood. It is relaxing and you get a discount if you buy it in bulk! Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 I wash my jacket once a season. gortex likes to be tumble dried. Link to post Share on other sites
ncorrenti 0 Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 Yeah I can't say I wash my outerwear very often, but when I do I hand wash, mostly because my washing machine likes to mangle anything with zippers/buckles etc. I wash my glove liners/gloves pretty often - I hate stinky gloves. Link to post Share on other sites
intr0 0 Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 chucked mine in the washer yesterday. only reason it got dirty is because i was a pig and spilt food on last season came out as good as new Link to post Share on other sites
marnix 0 Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 I wash it separate from other things and only with Nickwax Link to post Share on other sites
SerreChe 2 Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 wash, what for? Seriously, can't get the ski-lift grease off my ski jacket Otherwise, I had some really old gloves, maybe 15 years (metal buckles were all rusty) and full of holes, and they stank even after I washed them. So after repeated threats of bodily harm by somebody I finally bought a new pair of gloves... Usually ok to wash the inner linings with soft cycle, everything on the outside and supposed to be waterproof, I wash as little as possible. Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 Outerware I wash every now and then, clear the pores in the goretex. you gotta then cool iron the goretex to maintain the optimal water beading properties. Lift grease? how do you get lift grease on a jacket? thats a bizarre one. Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 I have never washed any of my outerwear. I probably should. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 I heard it smelled bad. Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 my new shell stuff from last season doesn't smell yet. But the jacket it replaced... pong. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 Just washed my down jacket - first time!! Was so worried about ****ing up that I did it by hand in the sink. Took lots of rinsing to get all the cleaning solution out. But it worked out nicely. Then waterproofed it with another solution. Hope to use this same jacket for another 6 years Need to wash my ski jacket. Havent washed it in ?? years Wash my base layer stuff after every ski or two and midlayer stuff ummmm, yeah, once in a while. Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 Quote: Originally posted by Yamakashi: Just washed my down jacket - first time!! Was so worried about ****ing up that I did it by hand in the sink. Took lots of rinsing to get all the cleaning solution out. But it worked out nicely. Then waterproofed it with another solution. Hope to use this same jacket for another 6 years How did you break up all the clumps of down? When I washed all my down in a front loading washer it all clumped up. Took about 2 hours in a dryer to dry it out. And I had to put my shoes in there to break up the clumps. Got a little expensive. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 It worked out well mate. Hung it outside on my lawnchair and just kept rotating it around throughout the day and flipping it over. Kept working the down around inside the jacket as well trying to loosen the clups up and spread them around. Takes good hands to know how to get it right Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 Well with all that practice you must have very strong hands Cool that it worked out good. I should waterproof my ducks as well. Seems like a good idea. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 Practice makes perfect I can bring up the cleaning solution I bought mate and the waterproofing solution as well if youd like to use it. no worries Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 Don't worry about it I can buy it here Just never thought of waterproofing down Link to post Share on other sites
ghostjga 0 Posted November 24, 2005 Author Share Posted November 24, 2005 Never used waterproofing before... I'll just keep to the wash with mild detergent and hang until dry approach... Hand washing is a bit to time costly for me... Never been a scrubing fan... Anyway, mild detergent = what detergent? Got a recommended brand? Thanks for the tips guys... () m(_ _)m Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 Tumble drying helps to replenish the waterproofness. Maybe most important process after cleaning it of course Link to post Share on other sites
ghostjga 0 Posted November 24, 2005 Author Share Posted November 24, 2005 I see... OK... will definitely tumble and dry then... The hotter the better? Thanks for the notice Torque! Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 No problem Check out the Mountain Equipment Co-op site for all your clothing cleaning needs. It says tumble dry Medium to High for outerwear Toque Link to post Share on other sites
ghostjga 0 Posted November 24, 2005 Author Share Posted November 24, 2005 Apologizes for the typo... Again, Thanks Toque! () Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 Toque, that link provided the same paper the peeps at Patagonia gave me. Thanks for that. Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 No problemo Link to post Share on other sites
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