Re: [Paddlewise] Saturday (was faq?)

I do the following for my wetsuit and / or booties:  

when I get home, I thoroughly rinse them inside and out with 
the hose, or occasionally in the bathtub if it's late and cold out. 
When they need washing, I put them in the washing machine 
on the gentle setting (high water setting), using a capful of 
Woolite.  While they are being washed, I pour in a small 
amount of bleach - maybe 2 ounces, if that.  I always do a 
double rinse.  Booties smell just like fresh neoprene after this.

So far this works for me, though it's only been a year, so I can't 
tell you about the long term implications.

(I fresh water rinse (hose) EVERYTHING when I get home - 
paddles, sprayskirts, boats, PFDs, paddling jackets, hat, 
gloves, pumps, sponges, paddlefloat, compass, straps, car, tie-
downs...) 
> 
> the effect of salt water on neoprene wet suits.  Part of the instructor's
> repsonse include throwing the suit in the washing machine to remove stink?
> I vaugely recall some discussion on the list about this.  I don't recall
> washing machines and think I remember something about a mild bleach
> solution.  Would some enlighten me?  This isn't an idle question.  By the
> end of the trip, my booties were stinking worse than the rest of me and I
> like to keep the smell spread out equally.
> 

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