YSAR Timberline Jackets

It is important to keep these Jackets clean so that the look good and work well.

Unfortunately the dirt from the supplejack and trees in the NZ bush is hard to remove possibly because it is a mould rather than dirt. A normal washing machine will not remove it. Hence these instructions.

Your Jacket should be washed after every few uses, even though it may look clean, to remove the accumulated body fats and oils that reduce the ability of the material to breath.

To clean the jackets

1 Remove all the stuff from the pockets – including the popsicle sticks

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3 Put the Jacket through a normal washing machine wash with a normal household laundry detergent

4 Scrub the remaining dirt from the orange material using a scrubbing brush and a Sunlite type of soap (that is soaps without caustic chemicals).

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6 Rinse the Jacket a several times by hand in a bucket of warm water to remove the detergent

7 Tumble dry the Jacket on a warm to high setting (around 55 degrees) for 20 to 30 minutes. This is important for restoring the waterproof properties of the Jackets.