I use plain old baking soda when washing cave clothes. The sodium
bicarbonate deflocculates the clay particles and makes my cave clothes very
clean. When I wash my caving clothes in the washer, I add about a cup of
baking soda (two for particularly muddy clothes) along with detergent. I
let the washer fill, let it start agitating, and then open the lid and let
everything soak for a bit. After a while, I close the lid and let it finish
washing.
For really muddy cave clothes and caving gear, I soak everything in a big
tub with water and baking soda. The clay breaks down and washes off with a
garden hose. The clothes then get washed with detergent and baking soda.
A more fun method of washing caving gear is a through trip in Honey Creek
Cave. You get some exercise, have a good trip, and exit with clean gear!
:-)
Allan
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