[at-l] pack washing

[garyticknor at starpower.net (Gary Ticknor)]

How exactly does one wash a pack, anyway? Washing machine? By hand? What 
setting if machine? Did it shrink? What type of pack (i.e., what 
material, big straps, etc.)?

- Greenbriar

Mark Hudson wrote:

>For the first time ever I washed a pack last night. With all the dust from
>the Sierras and all the sweat and grime from all my other hikes you
>wouldn't believe all the crud that came out of it. I think I lowered my
>pack weight by several ounces...
>
>skeeter
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