Decon Experiences
Posted: Mar 7, 2009 10:36 am
Share your experiences with decontaminating your gear. Did you learn something that might help others? What works well? What doesn't?
I have spent a lot of time in the past few days cleaning gear. There is no way around it, it is hard work. I started by spraying stuff with the garden hose. That got the majority of the mud off. Then I hit it with my low-power, home-grade pressure wahser. That worked well. It got stuff significantly cleaner that the hose did. Then I threw everything that could stand it in the washing machine with normal detergent. Came out sparkling. The rest of the stuff, hardware mostly, I'm running thru the dishwasher with no soap. Here's what it looks like:
I recommend doing this when the wife is not home. And don't forget to delete the pics from the camera.
In the dishwasher, I put vertical gear, slings, seat harness, biners, ascenders (w/ cams open), knee pads, helmet, survey book, padding from Swaygo pack, etc. We'll see how it all comes out...
I have spent a lot of time in the past few days cleaning gear. There is no way around it, it is hard work. I started by spraying stuff with the garden hose. That got the majority of the mud off. Then I hit it with my low-power, home-grade pressure wahser. That worked well. It got stuff significantly cleaner that the hose did. Then I threw everything that could stand it in the washing machine with normal detergent. Came out sparkling. The rest of the stuff, hardware mostly, I'm running thru the dishwasher with no soap. Here's what it looks like:
I recommend doing this when the wife is not home. And don't forget to delete the pics from the camera.
In the dishwasher, I put vertical gear, slings, seat harness, biners, ascenders (w/ cams open), knee pads, helmet, survey book, padding from Swaygo pack, etc. We'll see how it all comes out...