How does one go about washing body armor plate carriers? I've

>>33051785
Why would you do that?
Sweat and gun powder are the two best smells in the entire world....

That's like wanting to not smell coffee when you wake up...

Besides, dirty rigs are best rigs.

scrub with a rag and hot water, let dry, perferably outside

Would use tide or any kind of soap? Or just hot water? Thanks, OP

>>33051785
Soak in a bucket of warm water with a tiny bit of soap added. Hang air dry.

>>33051785
Gear can be hard on washing machines. If it's really dirty enough, just hose it out or go to one of those self-serve carwashes and use the high powered hose there.

To be honest though, in 8 years of the military, the only time I ever throughly cleaned armor or pouches like that was when I was getting ready to give it back to central issue. For functionality a good hard brush off and maybe pulling the plates out and smacking the vest on the ground is more than enough to get the dirt off.

Gear is supposed to get used. Also, if pic related is your setup it's awful.

People wash their rigs?

>>33051785
don't put it through a washer, and don't use regular detergent. Use Sport wash laundry detergent. You want stuff that won't leave odors, residues, and UV brighteners. that make you glow in night vision sights. You could probably let it soak in a bathtub of cold water with a bit of the detergent I listed. Also take a pic of your rig and post it in a GQ thread and prepare to get wrecked.

>>33051785
I've never washed my plate carrier and I've used it a ton. Just hit it with a hose if it's really dirty and give it a scrub.

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>>33052076
people take care of their gear?

>>33053307
There is a difference between taking care of gear to keep it functional and autisming over the fact that it's got a little wear and incidental grime. OP sounds like the kind of person who goes into hysterics because his carry gun has holster wear.

>>33053609
I think the issue is less do to with grime and more to do with the smell.