Poll of the Day > Is it okay to put your backpack in the washer?

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Because I stumbled upon one of my backpack's many, many pockets and came across a nature valley bar (in a fully closed wrapper) that was CRAWLING with ants.

Needless to say, I separated all of my non-food items into a bin and threw everything else in there away and sprayed the fuck out of that backpack with a hose for 10 minutes. And I just put it in my washer with a ton of detergent and fabric softener because I sure as fuck don't want any ant queens turning my expensive backpack into a mobile colony.

I hope this doesn't fuck up the machine >_>

I didn't think this through.
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I don't see why it would. i've put far worse into a washing machine and it was fine. i'm assuming this is a pretty standard backpack?
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mooreandrew58 posted...

I don't see why it would. i've put far worse into a washing machine and it was fine. i'm assuming this is a pretty standard backpack?

Yeah, I paid a good deal of cash for it a few years ago. I think it's a Swiss... something. It has that plus sign thing on it.
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Depends entirely on the washing instructions on the label. You wouldn't wash a leather/suede backpack, but any poly/vinyl/plastic whatever is just fine
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PK_Spam posted...

mooreandrew58 posted...

I don't see why it would. i've put far worse into a washing machine and it was fine. i'm assuming this is a pretty standard backpack?

Yeah, I paid a good deal of cash for it a few years ago. I think it's a Swiss... something. It has that plus sign thing on it.

i'd be more worried about the back pack being ruined. unless there is a lot of metal in the thing. and I mean a lot I doubt it would harm your washer. i'm no expert but my brother and I wore tripp jeans in highschool those have a lot of metal in them for a pair of pants. our washer was fine.
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Your backpack was not going to become a mobile colony...wtf.
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Don't, or I'll see you in court.
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