For context, I was riding the train the other night when a man and woman got into some kind of spat near me. She was nice looking, well put together mid-thirties, and as she was walking off he said something along the lines of "...and wash your coat" and she looked back at him completely shook by the comment.
I immediately smelled my coat. It didn't stink but got me thinking that I'm on my 2nd winter season with it and have never even thought about washing it even though I wear it nearly everyday in the winter. I looked around at all the people in coats and wondered if I'm just some sort of savage not washing mine or is everyone else not washing theirs either. Are there coat washing best practices, like every week, once a month, after each season, as needed?
I told my wife about it later and while she apparently dry cleans her coats regularly she'd likely use "wash your coat, bitch" as an effective insult around her office.
So, how often do you, or whoever does your laundry, wash your coat? [Reply]
I don’t wear coats a ton these days. I get by with hoodies at work or a jacket otherwise And a stocking cap since I started bic-ing my dome. I keep. Heavy coat and coveralls in my pickup if need be.
I don't know that I've ever washed any of my coats. I really don't wear them that often. I'd guess my snow-shoveling coat would be the one that gets the grossest? But it's a Carhartt with faux-wool lining so I don't think I'm gonna worry about it.
And if you let "wash your coat" get to you it's probably time to consider suicide. Shit, if you hurl that as an insult you should do the same. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Buehler445:
I don’t wear coats a ton these days. I get by with hoodies at work or a jacket otherwise And a stocking cap since I started bic-ing my dome. I keep. Heavy coat and coveralls in my pickup if need be.
I hate heavy coats these days.
Same here. I haven't owned one since i was a kid. F!annels, sweatshirts, and thermals are all i need. [Reply]