Originally Posted by
Valentine
Experiment: Washing in water of wool pants
Pants Origin Unknown. Certainly pants didn't fit me two years ago(waist)
Old dress wool pants I'll use for hunting. For all I know the wife might have found them at Goodwill.
Washed pants, alone, in cold water, in washer on the slow setting of knits gentle.
Used small amount of baking soda and borax; 2 to 1 ratio.
Hung pants to air dry.
Tested pants with black light. No ultra-violet effect on pants. No soap scent. Pluses for hunting clothes.
Measured dry pants before and after washing; no change in size noted. Dry pants fit on person, before and after washing.
verdict: Country club hunters will continue to dry clean wool hunting clothes. lord knows what they paid for those expensive wool hunting clothes. Us old experimenters can just save money.
I have a pair of L.L. Bean wool pants that I have always machiene washed in cold water, then hung out to air dry without any issues. When you hunt dont you get your pants wet? Water is not going to hurt them, just dont throw them in the drier, or you will have pants that will fit a small child.