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Mother knows best.


Your mother always told you to wear clean underwear. Well, just 'cause you're now out on your own is no reason to stop taking her advice.

Here's the story on cleaning the polypropylene cold weather undershirt and drawers. They're part of the Extended Cold Weather Clothing System The Extended Cold Weather Clothing System (ECWCS; pronounced "EK-wax") is a protective clothing system developed in the 1980s by the United States Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, Natick, Massachusetts.  (ECWCS ECWCS Extended Cold Weather Clothing System ).

Machine Washing

Wash your undershirt and drawers on the delicate wash cycle. Wash them in cold water using a cold water detergent such as Liquid Tide or ERA. Rinse in cold water, too.

Never add starch or chlorine bleach to the wash water. They can fade the underwear, weaken the fabric and shorten its life.

Hand Washing This article or section contains .
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You can also wash your undershirt and drawers by hand. Again, use cold water and cold water detergent. Rinse thoroughly in clean, cold water. And don't use starch or bleach.

Drying

Tumble dry on the permanent press setting for 30 minutes. Keep a close watch on the underwear and remove them as soon as they're dry. Do not overdry O`ver`dry´

v. t. 1. To dry too much.
 underwear or they'll shrink.

If you prefer to drip dry them, wring wring  
v. wrung , wring·ing, wrings

v.tr.
1. To twist, squeeze, or compress, especially so as to extract liquid. Often used with out.

2.
 out all the water first. Then hang them on a rust-proof hanger.
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