12-02-2005, 12:59 AM
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How often do you folks wash your gloves? | 
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12-02-2005, 01:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Sol Invictus How often do you folks wash your gloves? | I wash my kid's glove when we have to wrestle it into the car. As soon as it shows independent motion, it is in the wash.
Make sure you add Oxiwash for a nice fresh smell.
How often do you think you should wash your glove??
It is not that complex of a question.
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12-02-2005, 02:26 AM
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12-02-2005, 03:10 AM
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| When I wash the rest of my gear. | |
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12-02-2005, 03:13 AM
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| I only wash them occasionally. Though a number of my pals seem to take a strange pride in their dirty gloves, especially if they've had it for a long amount of time. 
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12-02-2005, 07:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Sol Invictus How often do you folks wash your gloves? | When it's about time to. I have a few to change between but I think each of them gets washed something like every other month or so..?
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12-02-2005, 07:19 AM
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| Yeah, about every 8-10 weeks or so, but that will vary. It varies because I usually have my "normal" glove, and a newer one that I wear occasionally to start breaking it in.
I generally dislike the feel of a brand new out-of-the-package glove, and like to have a hot backup that has seen some action.
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12-02-2005, 08:45 AM
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| God I must be the clean-freak in the group. Every week. | |
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12-02-2005, 09:40 AM
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Originally Posted by remise God I must be the clean-freak in the group. Every week. |
i'm in college--- i don't do a load of laundry every week............
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12-02-2005, 09:54 AM
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| For my first eight years or so of fencing, I really, REALLY liked the Santelli high-end "deerskin" glove. The only problem was that it wasn't washable.
So while I still feel that no other glove fit as well, boy did it get gross after six months of sweating through it every day. For a long time I kept a really old one in my fencing bag just to gross people out. | 
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12-02-2005, 10:54 AM
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| Wash?????? Helloooo, I fence epee.
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12-02-2005, 11:20 AM
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| When I can locate it by scent alone.
Some of the club gear gloves are rather crunchy though.
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12-02-2005, 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Li'l Bebe Some of the club gear gloves are rather crunchy though. | Oh yeah... you *know* its time to wash the glove when you can hear & feel cracking noises when you flex your fingers in it.
Also, when you notice your glove leaving marks on your whites if you brush your hand against it, you also *know* its time to wash the glove... | |
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12-02-2005, 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Larrison Oh yeah... you *know* its time to wash the glove when you can hear & feel cracking noises when you flex your fingers in it.
Also, when you notice your glove leaving marks on your whites if you brush your hand against it, you also *know* its time to wash the glove... | Or if you can knock someone out by whacking them on the head with it
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12-02-2005, 01:02 PM
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| I wash mine about once a month. That seems to be the right length of time before the glove starts to really smell unpleasant. | |
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12-02-2005, 01:37 PM
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12-02-2005, 03:05 PM
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| When I gag on the smell.
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12-02-2005, 03:33 PM
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| I wash my glove when I was my kit. Which is after every practice. About once a week I Fabreeze (well, the Yankee Candle Company Lavendar scented version of Fabreeze) my shoes, mask and the pocket of the fencing bag that carries all my smelly kit home from practice.
The people who wear the same kit day after day without washing it blow my mind. I just could not do it. Of course it helps to have a few sets of whites and shoes to rotate through. If I only had one set I might consider going a couple of practices between washings, but no less than once a week!
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12-02-2005, 04:01 PM
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Originally Posted by CvilleFencer I wash my glove when I was my kit. Which is after every practice. About once a week I Fabreeze (well, the Yankee Candle Company Lavendar scented version of Fabreeze) my shoes, mask and the pocket of the fencing bag that carries all my smelly kit home from practice.
The people who wear the same kit day after day without washing it blow my mind. I just could not do it. Of course it helps to have a few sets of whites and shoes to rotate through. If I only had one set I might consider going a couple of practices between washings, but no less than once a week! | I agree, I wash my kit once a day during the summer and once a week during college.
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12-03-2005, 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by D+F+P=Hadouken! Wash?????? Helloooo, I fence epee. | La, an honest man!  | |
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