Washing & reproofing your waterproof jacket the right way đ

Adventures can get messy.
Your waterproof jacket will bravely protect you from the elements, but there will be times a good washing will be needed.Â
Step 1: Prepare your jacket
- Close your main zipper up
- Open all the other zippers (pit zips and pockets)
- Carefully check inside all the pockets in case youâve left any little souvenir (donât forget your hidden pockets )
- Unfold the hood
- Release all the drawstrings in case you had tightened them.
Step 2: Washing
Your jacket can be hand washed, or machine washed.
To avoid any abrasions and to filter out any micro plastic, we recommend putting your jacket inside a microplastic washing bag (like one of these)
Alternatively, you can use a pillow case. This will protect your jacket agains abrasions, but it wonât be as effective to filter out microfibers.
Simply put your jacket inside a pillow case, and tie the knots together.
- mild liquid detergent,
- slow spin-cycle
- temperature of 30°C max.
(Optional) Step 3: Restore water repellency Â
If you had noticed your jacket to be less water repellent than we you first purchased it, that might be the sign it needs a little repellency refreshment!
You can do so by applying a special DWR spray (Durable Water Repellent) on your jacket.
You can find a lot of different brands, but we do recommend Grangers, as they work well and are PFC free (you can read article about why we avoid these chemicals here)
Here's how to apply it:
Step 4: Drying
Step 5:Â Tenderly hug your jacket
Congrats!
Your jacket is now dry, clean and ready for another rainy day. Chop-chop, see you outside!
đ Ali, Founder.