Water Proof jacket washing??

Liquid.Fire said:

hey, as its coming into winter i do alot of forest riding, i get absolutely covered in mud, so i was wondering how do u lot wash ur water jackets? if you put them in teh washing machine, does it loose its Waterproof-ness?

Cheers

I "typically" wash them in the wash machine *and* twice (or thrice) per fall/winter/spring cycle I treat my main wet weather riding jacket (Gortex with ripstop nylon shell) with Revivex or Nickwax (they help the outer shell bead water). I tend to prefer the Revivex. It seems to last longer, through washings that is. I've heard tell of better products than Revivex, but have no clue what they hell they are. Good luck.

K.

Yea, you might try washing it by hand as well.

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