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Hello all
I'm back from my walk and I notice that my pack is not as fresh as it was at the start... In particular the straps and back.
I cant access the pack care section of the osprey website as it keeps forcing me on to the french website and the link doesn't exist there... but I'm pretty confident that some clever soul will have the answer on here.
How did you wash yours? Did you just soak it in the bath? Put it in the machine?
All ideas welcome
Yes, washed my Exos 46 after several years of training and walks (and leaning up against wet earth and the occasional charred tree ...). Very simple and very successful. First, remove everything from the pack, including the water bladder. (1) Draw a tub of warm water with a bit of hand-wash type detergent (ie, Woolite) dissolved, (2) Swish about a minute and then let soak for the afternoon, (3) Swish about for a minute, remove pack from tub, drain tub, refill with fresh water, swish pack in the rinse bath a few minutes, (4) Hang to dry in the inverted position. Dries overnight.
I am still laughing at this one....smiles.I tried washing an Osprey, but it did not work out so well. The talons shredded everything else in the washer-load.
I find goshawks and screech owls much easier to clean, especially in cold water.
Good Info Tom - thanks.Nikwax Tech Wash
I use their various products, and they all work as advertised!There is a great website: www.nikwax.com.
Picked a nice warm, sunny day and hosed off my REI Crestrail 48. Then filled a bucket with soapy water. I just used regular dishwashing liquid. Got a big sponge and soaped and scrubbed the whole pack, especially the areas where my sweaty ass back made contact with it on the Camino. Rinsed off all the soap really well and hung outside to dry, which it did in just a couple of hours. Good as new.
Backpacks are pretty sturdy. No need to baby them. In the military we used to just throw our packs in a big washing machine, and they would be pretty funky after coming in from the field. Those special soaps and stuff they sell are just a way to hose a few more bucks from you.
Yeah, I gave the pack and the rain cover for it a nice spray-down with some Scotchgard, let them dry and put them up in the garage until the next Camino (hopefullyMark:
This approach will work to clean your rucksack. However using the Nikwax product or a similar item, restores or improves the waterproofing treatment most rucksacks now come from the factory with. It makes it less likely that light rain or perspiration will penetrate the rucksack in future.
Also, going this soaking route using Nikwax (or similar), will add extra water resistance to the sewn seams on your bag. Only brushed on seam sealer will work the best. But, failing that, this is a worthwhile thing to do, at least IMHO.
I hope this helps.
That is the product that I used and just let it soak in the bath rinsed and hung it out great job, just as well because I don't know one end of a washing machine from the other. I'm spoiled!I'm pretty sure you can. There is a great website: www.nikwax.com.
They sell all sorts of specialised detergents for camping equipment/boots/waterproof items etc, etc and they are extremely helpful when emailed or phoned.
Your Osprey won't have been cheap and it would be a pity to spoil it by not using the right detergent.
Good luck
Yeah, I gave the pack and the rain cover for it a nice spray-down with some Scotchgard, let them dry and put them up in the garage until the next Camino (hopefully)
Yeah, I bought the pack and rain-cover just prior to doing my second Camino this past June-July. The rain-cover looked good, but having heard stories of rain-covers not working well on particularly rainy days, where they get soaked through, I decided to give it a good hosing on both sides with Scotchgard prior to doing my Camino. Only got rained on steadily twice on my second Camino. Once out of Carrion de los Condes and the second time out of O'Cebreiro. The rain-cover performed like a champ and kept my pack dry.I had not thought of using Scotch Guard. Good idea!
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