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I wash them in the sink, filled with hot water and a little dishsoap and a little laundry soap. Then, hang them up over the bathtub to dry. If I need it the next day, I'll let them drip dry for a couple of hours then throw them in the dryer, with a few towels to keep the noise down. I've never had anything rust on them from doing this. I even washed two of them in the washing machine (modern one with no center agitator) and it didn't hurt them. It's pretty damn noisy, though.
 
I have two harnesses that were stored in a bin with lots of work gloves. Mice nested in them, stinking them up a bit. No chew damage.

I wonder if this is an issue, and if I can clean them with a soak in baking soda and vinegar, as with cat urine.
 
Depends on the material. I have a MCRS Saddle that got a bit funky and used clorox wipes on the belting material and saddle soap on the leather.
 
southsoundtree said:
I have two harnesses that were stored in a bin with lots of work gloves. Mice nested in them, stinking them up a bit. No chew damage.

I wonder if this is an issue, and if I can clean them with a soak in baking soda and vinegar, as with cat urine.
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That would be a no go for me. Rodent waste can be harmful to humans.

But that's just me.
 
oldoakman said:
Depends on the material. I have a MCRS Saddle that got a bit funky and used clorox wipes on the belting material and saddle soap on the leather.
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One thing about chlorox, chlorine and acids - they are not great on nylon and polyester - yeah, it depends on concentration, temperature, pH, blah,blah. But generally it might be best to avoid oxidizers and strong stuff. I use rope wash detergent and plain old warm water (not hot) on my harnesses. 98% isopropyl alchohol to take off sap (or Dave at Wesspur talks about a water soluble cleaner). On the other hand there's a thread that mentions use of diluted bleach to decontaminate blood soaked rescue ropes. But I wouldn't do it, even if the rope/ harness survives OK, I suspect you're chewing away at it's lifespan a bit maybe. I do like Teufelberger's rope wash - even use it on saw pants (in the bathtub) and it's amazing the garbage it floats outa the fabric when they actually didn't look all that terminally dirty.
 
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I like PMI rope soap. It’s active ingredient is limonene. It’s biodegradable, safe on ropes, and smells good. Ive soaked my harness in a tub with some of that and it worked pretty well.
 
ghostice said:
One thing about chlorox, chlorine and acids - they are not great on nylon and polyester - yeah, it depends on concentration, temperature, pH, blah,blah. But generally it might be best to avoid oxidizers and strong stuff. I use rope wash detergent and plain old warm water (not hot) on my harnesses. 98% isopropyl alchohol to take off sap (or Dave at Wesspur talks about a water soluble cleaner). On the other hand there's a thread that mentions use of diluted bleach to decontaminate blood soaked rescue ropes. But I wouldn't do it, even if the rope/ harness survives OK, I suspect you're chewing away at it's lifespan a bit maybe. I do like Teufelberger's rope wash - even use it on saw pants (in the bathtub) and it's amazing the garbage it floats outa the fabric when they actually didn't look all that terminally dirty.
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I maybe should have clarified myself in my comments. I dont use Clorox, I use the Clorox brand anti bacterial wipes. Here in the south, the summer humidity in combination with my sweat causes some funky things to grow on items that are stored for short or long periods with little air circulation.
 
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