Washing your rain gear the right way 🌎
Adventures can get messy.
Your Urban Jacket will bravely protect you from the elements, but there will be times a good washing will be needed.Â
To protect your jacket and the planet, we put together a little guide to help you wash it correctly, and extend its life for years to come.
Note: this can also apply to any performance jacket you might already have.
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 you’ve left any little souvenir (don’t 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 won’t be as effective to filter out microfibers.
Simply put your jacket inside a pillow case, and tie the knots together.
Then, place the contained jacket inside your washing machine (or washing basket if you're hand washing)
We recommend a :
- mild liquid detergent,
- slow spin-cycle
- temperature of 30°C max.
It’s a good idea to run an extra spin-cycle without detergent after the regular cycle. This is just to make sure all the washing liquid has been removed.
Step 3: Drying
Do not use a dryer. This could damage your jacket
Instead, hang it on a coat hanger and let it dry out.
Step 4: Optional
Tenderly hug your jacket
Congrats!
Your jacket is now dry, clean and ready to for your next adventure.
Hop on your bike and get out there!
In the meantime, we'll be preparing another little guide on how to extend its waterproofness even more, without hurting the environment.
And as always, if you have any question just type it below, or shoot me an email on ali@labomono.com
Talk to you soon!
Ali, Founder.
