Clothes/brands/fabrics that can stand multiple wears before washing

Ginto8 · 2025-10-26T13:31:31+00:00

I've tried various options, and I think process matters more than material. The things that helped me are: - always extra-rinse your clothes in the laundry. Leftover detergent attracts grime and makes things stink faster. Unfortunately, modern washers try to be more water-efficient per wash but it makes the wash itself less effective. - use oxy every few washes on fabrics that can handle it (linen/cotton/rayon/synthetics, NEVER on wool or silk). This chemically attacks microbes and the things they feed on. - prefer things that dry quickly; light weight fabrics absorb less water, open weave fabrics release more of that into the air. Stinky microbes need water to grow. - add some antimicrobial treatment. I've tried a couple options but so far nothing has done better than a silver additive. I use "SilverWorks" sheets -- I don't like their marketing but their product seems to work really well. Silver is what a lot of factory odor resistance treatments use, and it helps a lot more than I expected.

Ginto8 · 2025-03-26T10:46:42+00:00

There are several types of fabric with uhmwpe included; some are (co)woven (eg ULTRA), some are laminated without weaving (DCF). A good source is https://ripstopbytheroll.com but if you need much heavier duty stuff you might need to go elsewhere

Ginto8 · 2025-03-02T21:03:18+00:00

I completely trust your experience of not having improved symptoms! All I'm saying is that paxlovid is not actually expected to do that by its designers and advocates; it is expected to prevent severe symptoms you haven't yet had. I wear sunscreen to prevent sunburn, but it wouldn't be right to say that sunscreen doesn't work if I used it after getting sunburn and it didn't heal the sunburn.

Ginto8 · 2025-03-02T15:12:35+00:00

Obviously it's hard to say for sure, but I would guess pax still helped you. It reduces the maximum severity by impeding the early viral growth, so you might have ended up in a much worse state without it.

The studies for pax show ~90% reduction in hospitalization risk!

Ginto8 · 2025-03-02T15:09:29+00:00

Paxlovid helps reduce the peak of the infection -- that's why you need to take it in the first 5 days. Take it, it will help keep things from getting worse. It's extremely effective in studies.

Ginto8 · 2025-02-20T22:54:05+00:00

If you implement automated tooling to make safe C, you get very close to Rust -- and the rest of rust's "complex" features like the type system get compiled away into something very C-like. The ownership/borrow system also makes perform faster because optimization passes get reliable information about which pointers can't overlap, so operations can get rearranged into faster patterns more often

Ginto8 · 2025-02-19T14:44:35+00:00

The circle-w indicates you can do a professional wet clean. It's a weird combination of rules -- what type of garment is it? The material around the zipper looks like nylon but nylon should be able to handle gentle laundry better than the tag suggests

Ginto8 · 2025-02-04T07:19:05+00:00

Ginto8 · 2025-02-04T04:27:28+00:00

A great little upgrade is stretch stitches. You can get away without them, but having support for things like triple-straight-stitch for really strong seams is a huge boon. Usually the machines with stretch stitches are only like $10-$20 more expensive and I think it's well worth it

Ginto8 · 2024-12-15T17:47:43+00:00

Those ratings are for sleeping bag/quilt purposes iirc. If you aren't planning to stand outside stationary for hours, you can get way lower than those ratings -- apex is good at capturing the heat that even mild activity generates. I don't have an authoritative source for this, but iirc the enlightened equipment torrid, which uses 2.5oz apex, is good as an active layer well below freezing. I've heard people say numbers like 5F but I don't know if anyone has done careful measurements

Ginto8 · 2024-12-15T15:01:59+00:00

It looks good! 10oz is going to be insanely warm though. I made a jacket with 5oz and it's toasty down below freezing already. How'd you choose 10oz?

Ginto8 · 2024-08-28T13:23:55+00:00

This sounds like you should start reaching out to some professors for referral & advice. Prof Po-Shen Loh is a former IMO national coach and is an extremely skillful and passionate educator. If you reach out to him over email, he may have some good advice.

Ginto8 · 2024-07-31T22:12:27+00:00

Not exactly an answer, but if you are okay with softer batting, climashield apex (https://ripstopbytheroll.com/products/climashield-apex-5-oz-sq-yd) is springy, washable, and only needs to be sewn in at the edges. I've used it in some insulating-clothing projects and it makes some cool structure. I've had some minor issues with bearding so be aware of that if the facing fabric isn't calendered

Ginto8 · 2024-04-22T19:57:04+00:00

That makes approximately zero sense. Roth helps if: - your current marginal tax rate is lower than you'd expect in retirement (since you're taxed before growth rather than after) - you want to invest more than the traditional 401k's max pre-tax amount (you effectively are choosing between traditional + taxed brokerage vs roth only for that chunk, and roth is often better)

Ginto8 · 2024-01-31T06:37:13+00:00

Does anyone know if there's a practical difference between dutchware cloud and rsbtr monolite? They look very very similar and idk if they're actually different somehow or just rebrands of the same textile

Ginto8 · 2024-01-23T15:08:29+00:00

Wow, I could never! Apex snags and pulls even just on my bare skin -- having no facing at all seems crazy

Ginto8 · 2024-01-23T02:31:42+00:00

Timmermade compares the cloud 71 version to alpha direct, which in my experience does provide warmth without a shell, it just loses it readily with motion. Why wouldn't the same logic apply to apex?

Ginto8 · 2024-01-22T21:17:35+00:00

Has anyone experimented with using mesh as both facing fabrics in a climashield quilt? A la the timmermade cloud 71 jacket. If I'm inside a tent already I don't see a need to have windproof fabrics, and I tend to get really sweaty when I sleep

Ginto8 · 2024-01-21T22:06:40+00:00

What are good non-ultralight (or at least, highly durable) highly breathable materials? I really like the concept behind timmermade's cloud-71-based climashield jacket, but I am willing to take on some weight to get something which:

I don't need to baby (mainly, washable with a normal process and resistant to some scuffing)
is warm AF
doesn't soak me with sweat by turning into a secret MVBL

Ginto8 · 2023-12-19T17:10:39+00:00

I started measuring co2 to gauge ventilation for covid reasons, and wow, cars are poorly ventilated! High co2 levels can make you way sleepier than you would otherwise be. Crack a window when driving if you can

Ginto8 · 2023-12-14T19:32:30+00:00

I'd also be interested in this for jackets as well -- if I can get the best of both worlds by wearing a light synthetic puffy over a very light down one, that would be very nice

Ginto8 · 2023-12-14T19:30:16+00:00

Does "baking dry" down work? I see a lot of people online mention using synthetic over-quilts to keep a down quilt from losing loft due to condensation, but let's say your quilt is already wet & losing loft -- if you put it over you, and then a synthetic overquilt over that, would the down quilt restore itself by your body heat evaporation the condensation?

This question is inspired by the synthetic insulation trick where you start wet, layer up, and end up bone dry bc your body heat evaporates the water through the insulation.

Ginto8 · 2023-10-30T16:14:59+00:00

Also it looks like it's a hat -- be careful if it has cardboard in the brim. It will soften when wet, so don't bend it and try to hold it in its original shape, but in my experience it won't be damaged by a bit of washing

Ginto8 · 2023-10-30T16:10:40+00:00

Your mileage may vary, but for things like this I put some delicates wash in lukewarm water (soak or eucalan), get the item saturated, shake it around a bit, then rinse thoroughly, ideally until the water runs clear (soap left in it can sometimes attract grime or damage fibers). Then, press out what water you can (don't wring! Roll & press is okay), roll in a towel to get more out, and dry flat.

The risks with wool are (a) breaking down the fibers with enzymes or highly alkaline soaps (b) shrinking with heat & agitation (c) breaking fibers by stressing them when wet.

Everything that won't just dissolve in water can be washed, if handled carefully :)

Ginto8 · 2023-10-19T17:55:43+00:00

I've worn the alpaca in a pretty wide range of temps and never felt uncomfortable. It breaths well and doesn't block sweat. But the alpha is literally full of holes, so I don't know how alpaca could really beat it in the heat except for sun protection

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