Washin ya gear

[fishfinder]

Been sortin through my fishin stuff today and my god theres lots of it,its amazing how much you acquire in the spate of a couple of years.
Been mainly sortin through my winter gear ..not long now and was wonderin whats the best way to keep your stuff clean without losing its effectiveness ..waterproofing etc.
Been giving everything just a wipe down after use but some of me stuffs still mancy so do I put it in the washing machine or will that knack it been lookin for labels but theres nowt ..any ideas?

[marksworld]

paul i put my anyfish anywhere trousers in the washing machine, they came out clean and fresh but the machine also put holes in them not big ones but holes all the same. i\'m sure ian told me to hand wash them and hang them out to drip dry

cheers
mark

[pottsy]

Paul try emailing the manufacturer - then if it goes wrong you can get back onto them I wash our stuff with the appropriate product from this range

http://www.nikwax.com/en-gb/index.php

They do special detergent and waterproofing

ALi

[mark]

got wrong last year from wor lass, slosh30 on a fast spin cylce dented the drum, so make sure you use the \'delicates\' program

[gazzawill]

i just wipe my floaty suit down in bit warm water and drop fairy liquid then rince with cold water and let drip dry

[peter.m]

Titan Storm jacket owned now about 8 years ............. it rains now and then doesn\'t it?

[flattiebasher]

best thing to do is if ur really gonna wash waterproofs in the washing machine then try and put them inside a pillow case as when the machine spins them dry the centrifugal force of it spinning forces the clothes through the holes in the drum causing it to weaken the material hope this helps anyone