How often do you wash your ski pants?

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Insane

Wether you didn’t quite make it across that murky pond crossing or you had one too many during après and end up urinating all over yourself. Your ski pants truly see it all.

I’m just curious how often, or if ever, the people of NS wash their pants.

I might wash mine once a year.

May 1 2020 8:14PM

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Yan_skiing

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SnowshoeThompsonWether you didn’t quite make it across that murky pond crossing or you had one too many during après and end up urinating all over yourself. Your ski pants truly see it all.

I’m just curious how often, or if ever, the people of NS wash their pants.

I might wash mine once a year.

Once after every season I guess..

May 1 2020 8:19PM

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weastcoat

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Never have never will

May 1 2020 8:28PM

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Ghost_BLandzV2

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I didn’t know anybody even did that

May 1 2020 10:46PM

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c0ntentcreat0r

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If you got DWR or Goretex pants washing them every 80 days or so keeps em like new. It’s highly recommended to wash em regardless of how nasty they are.

May 1 2020 11:45PM

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little1337

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Wait, Doesn't the snow clean it off?

May 1 2020 11:57PM

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ReturnToMonkey

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I dont ski with pants

May 2 2020 12:06AM

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Ghost_BLandzV2

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little1337Wait, Doesn't the snow clean it off?

May 2 2020 11:57AM

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BigPurpleSkiSuit

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This, maybe once a year if that

little1337Wait, Doesn't the snow clean it off?

May 2 2020 12:00PM

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Jpurd

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I did once when I shit my pants

May 2 2020 12:25PM

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yungcurv

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Never

May 2 2020 3:20PM

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clorox

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I'll blast them with a hose inside out at the end of the season and leave them to dry in the sun. I'm too lazy to reapply dwr coating and I only wear black snow pants so I don't really care about stains on the outside.

May 3 2020 12:27AM

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theabortionator

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I don't bother

May 3 2020 12:46AM

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270on420out

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Only after doing some stupid shit like hiking in muddy woods or skiing into water

May 3 2020 1:23AM

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elcheapo

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Mine stay in the freezer during the off season so they don't spoil

May 3 2020 3:41AM

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theabortionator

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TnskiMine stay in the freezer during the off season so they don't spoil

What oven temp and ski movies do you usually use to thaw?

May 3 2020 4:09AM

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Kevski

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Didn’t wash any of my outerwear once in my life until this last season. Got some nicer tech stuff and decided to start taking care of it to keep it breathable and waterproof.

I don’t really care about how clean it looks but I’ll give it a wash as soon as it starts wetting out, and if that doesn’t help then I’ll re-waterproof it. So satisfying when rain or wet snow just beads right off.

May 3 2020 3:59PM

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OCoffey

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I go ski in the rain

May 3 2020 4:08PM

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STAUSS

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The CDC recommends washing your snowpants for 20 seconds after each time they have been exposed to rail grease.

May 3 2020 5:14PM

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CatdickBojangles

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Usually before the season with nix wax and wash in waterproofer. Most of the time I end up getting new ones though.

May 3 2020 6:08PM

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patagonialuke

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For all of my waterproof / breathable outerwear, I'll wash once at the beginning of the season, once at the end, and sometimes another one or two times mid-season if I notice the DWR failing more often than normal or I sweat a lot in a given piece.

Contrary to popular belief, washing & drying waterproof / breathable laminates helps a ton when you do it right. When you sweat in your gear all those oils can get into the membrane and DWR and decrease both weather resistance and breathability. This is why I tend to wash my touring outerwear more often than my resort outerwear.

If you want a very detailed, nerdy summary of why & how to wash technical outerwear, this article is worth a read.

May 4 2020 11:44AM

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