PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-624
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 624
NOVEMBER 2004
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our 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 draw-
ers. They’re part of the Extended Cold Weather Clothing System (ECWCS).
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Cold Weather Clothing…
Mother
Knows
Best
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 under-
wear, weaken the fabric and shorten its life.
Hand Washing
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 underwear or they’ll shrink.
If you prefer to drip dry them,
wring out all the water first. Then
hang them on a
rust-proof
hanger.
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Cleaning
Spot cleaning:
Remove dirt
and grease by spot cleaning with
a brush or damp cloth and mild
soap.
Field laundering:
Field laun-
der the patrol bag, the intermedi-
ate cold weather bag and the
bivy cover using formula II in
Appendix E of FM 42-414,
Tactics,
Techniques and Procedures for
Quartermaster
Field
Service
Company, Direct Support.
Machine laundering:
Wash
the patrol bag, the intermediate
cold weather bag and the bivy
cover on the delicate/gentle cycle
using cold water (up to 85°F).
Other cycles can tear the bag.
Use a cold water liquid detergent
that doesn’t contain bleach, such
as ERA or Liquid Tide. Powder
detergent leaves a residue that’s
hard to remove. Rinse in clean,
cold water. Never starch, bleach
or dry clean the MSBS. That can
discolor it and wear down its
infrared protection.
Do not field launder or
machine launder the stuff sack.
That can break down the sack’s
water-resistant coating. Instead,
spot clean the sack with a brush
or damp cloth and mild soap.
Tumble dry on low heat (130°F
or less. Remove the MSBS from
the dryer as soon as it’s dry. Take
care not to overdry. Too much
heat will damage the insulation.
To drip dry, hang the MSBS on
rustproof hangers. Do not press.
Keep the MSBS
clean for
maximum comfort
and warmth.
Spot clean with brush
and mild soap
Drip dry MSBS on line or rustproof hangers
what
happened!?
I told
you…
I’m
too hot!!
such a
good
boy!
aw,
ma…
624.54-55(C!)
9/23/04
4:28 PM
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