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Jan 21, 2008, 8:28 AM
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  Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Barrington, New Hampshire
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| Northface ski pants/Gore Tex jackets Okay, I'm sure this has been asked before, but here I go. We just got back from a weekend hiking trip and we both have Northface gore tex pants and LL Bean gore tex jackets. I have washed these before. But what I'm wondering is how often do you suppose you should wash them? What do you use to wash them with? Is there a limit as to how many times you wash them, that is not good for them. What does anyone do in the care of these? Also drying? Hang or dry on a low/or no heat???? How about windstopper fleece jackets? What's anyones take on washing/drying them? Any comments would be apprieciated.
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Jan 21, 2008, 8:28 AM
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Jan 21, 2008, 8:53 AM
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 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brooklyn, CT
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| DEFINATELY use a gore-tex specific NON DETERGENT wash, such as: http://www.nikwax.com/en-gb/products...hp?productid=4 Regular detergent will end up blocking the gore-tex membrane and you'll see a fall off in it's performance quickly. Most ski shops/outdoor stores will sell a gore-tex specific wash. |
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Jan 21, 2008, 8:58 AM
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  Surfing AZ while waiting for snow Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Torrington, CT
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| I use the Tech Wash stuff from Nikwax, but only if my jacket is looking dirty. Once every season or so I guess.
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Jan 21, 2008, 9:11 AM
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| Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Barrington, New Hampshire
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We don't have the nikwax for the goretex, but have the nikwax for our down sleeping bags. Guess we'll have to go and buy some. Most of the reason I'd like to wash them is because of sweat, that's one of the only things about gore tex is the fact that I sweat like crazy while winter hiking or any hiking for that matter and wasn't really wure how often I should wash the sweat outta them. I really don't want to ruin the performance, I'd like to keep these as long as possible. Thanks again.
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Jan 23, 2008, 8:57 AM
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| Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Long Island
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| I am a fan a a product called Grangers G-Wash Cleaner Plus. It is a 2 in 1 cleaner and waterproofer. http://www.altrec.com/shop/detail/26946/?sch=clk |
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