nikwax - waterproofing

Just pop it straight in the machine at 30 degrees. Once it's washed if you have a tumble dryer put it in there on a low heat setting, or somewhere warm to dry.

The heat helps to remelt the DWR (durable water repellant) coating into an even layer & it should then be as good as new with the water beading straight off.

Hope this helps.

*worked in a mountaineering shop for over a year.

You don't need tumble dryer if using nikwax . just follow instuctions on bottle.

If using other brands then you need to