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[Platano]

Anyone have experience with removing the thermal liner (Arctic Pack) to clean it.  We are wondering about shrinking issues in this process. Thanks for any insight ya'll might have. 

[RAK4]

Platano, I’ve washed my 2014 FWC Artic Pack a couple times over the past 8 years and have had no shrinkage. I hand wash followed by airdry. I’m surprised how clean the liner stays although I do remove and store inside after each trip. We use the liner full time, not only for warmth, but also for cooling and reducing outside noise. It’s been such a valuable accessory.

[Platano]

Thanks, we keep ours in full-time too, but a recent long (moist) trip to New England and Nova Scotia has dirtied it and it may have a little mold so we wanted to treat that.  Hand-washing and I suspect that the airdry is key.  Gracias. 

[wicked1]

I washed mine.  In the bathtub with warm water.  You probably want to use a clean rinsing detergent that won't leave any residue.  Someone somewhere (probably here) said to use "Sport Wash", which my wife happened to have.  It's a thin, clear, unscented detergent in a small orange bottle.  There are other 'sports' type washes from the usual brand detergent companies, w/ loads of scents, and that's not what you want.  If I didn't have this, I'd probably have used something like 'tide free'. 

 

I spun it in the spin cycle in the washing machine, after hand washing.  It was mostly dry after that.  Then let it air dry.
No shrinking.