How often do you wash your coat?

[KCUnited]

For context, I was riding the train the other night when a man and woman got into some kind of spat near me. She was nice looking, well put together mid-thirties, and as she was walking off he said something along the lines of "...and wash your coat" and she looked back at him completely shook by the comment.

I immediately smelled my coat. It didn't stink but got me thinking that I'm on my 2nd winter season with it and have never even thought about washing it even though I wear it nearly everyday in the winter. I looked around at all the people in coats and wondered if I'm just some sort of savage not washing mine or is everyone else not washing theirs either. Are there coat washing best practices, like every week, once a month, after each season, as needed?

I told my wife about it later and while she apparently dry cleans her coats regularly she'd likely use "wash your coat, bitch" as an effective insult around her office.

So, how often do you, or whoever does your laundry, wash your coat?

[TLO]

Originally Posted by Megatron96

What nasty shit are you doing that you need to wash your coat more than once or twice a year?

Actually, never mind, I probably really don't want to know the answer to that.

I'm sure there are individuals out there that wear their coats way more often than I do - but my routine looks kinda like this.

Wear heavy coat over hoodie to work in the morning.
Take coat off when I reach the office.
Wear coat home after work and hang it up.

I spend maybe a total of 15 minutes a day wearing it. It doesn't need washed very often.

(Side note: I'll wash my hoodies once a week. I'll wear one for 1-2 days, then it goes in the laundry.) But I typically don't take my hoodie off during the day in the winter.

[PHOG]

So, what's wrong with this.

I told my wife about it later and while she apparently dry cleans her coats regularly she'd likely use "wash your coat, bitch" as an effective insult around her office.

I just can't believe you don't wash your coat!

[KCUnited]

Originally Posted by Megatron96

What nasty shit are you doing that you need to wash your coat more than once or twice a year?

Actually, never mind, I probably really don't want to know the answer to that.

20-30 degree temp swings during business hours, utilizing public transportation and walking ~5 miles a day. Sometimes what I commit to in the am is as suitable in the pm, just like everyone else navigating this city.

[Megatron96]

Originally Posted by TLO

I'm sure there are individuals out there that wear their coats way more often than I do - but my routine looks kinda like this.

Wear heavy coat over hoodie to work in the morning.
Take coat off when I reach the office.
Wear coat home after work and hang it up.

I spend maybe a total of 15 minutes a day wearing it. It doesn't need washed very often.

(Side note: I'll wash my hoodies once a week. I'll wear one for 1-2 days, then it goes in the laundry.) But I typically don't take my hoodie off during the day in the winter.

Originally Posted by KCUnited

20-30 degree temp swings during business hours, utilizing public transportation and walking ~5 miles a day. Sometimes what I commit to in the am is as suitable in the pm, just like everyone else navigating this city.

I guess it depends on what we mean by 'coat.' Suit coat, barn coat, parka . . .

I don't really have to wear a suit coat, unless I go to training. And in Phoenix, unless it's raining one of the 8 days it rains every year, coats are just unnecessary.

But when I was in sales/marketing, back in STL, KC, CHI, Los Angeles, etc., I still don't remember actually washing a coat or having a suit coat cleaned that often. Maybe once every couple months at most? I didn't put the things on until I got to the office. Once in the office, I took it off and hung it. Probably only wore a suit coat about 10 minutes a day.

[Randallflagg]

I always wait until my Wife says "What the hell is that smell, a skunk!??"

[stumppy]

Depends on which coat. I usually wear my Carhartt, it gets washed once or twice a year.

[Pablo]

Originally Posted by KCUnited

Wash ya coats bitch

[Reerun_KC]

Originally Posted by Buehler445

I don’t wear coats a ton these days. I get by with hoodies at work or a jacket otherwise And a stocking cap since I started bic-ing my dome. I keep. Heavy coat and coveralls in my pickup if need be.

I hate heavy coats these days.

Are you saying you have plenty of natural insulation?

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by Reerun_KC

Are you saying you have plenty of natural insulation?

I just try to manage my workload so I don’t have to be outside too much.

But yes. I’m fat.

[Boise_Chief]

Work coat when it looks dirty 2-3 times /month
Dress coat maybe once a year
Snowmobile jacket just about every other week unless we are back country riding. Then every time. I sweat throwing my sled around

[Chief Pagan]

Originally Posted by gblowfish

I shampoo it daily, then comb it. I'm very particular about my fur.

You put shampoo on your fur once a day? The horror! Do you have any idea how bad that is for it?

Mine gets a regular licking from some good looking cat, hourly if not more frequent...

[lewdog]

Honestly, I haven't worn a coat in years.

[Jewish Rabbi]

Originally Posted by lewdog

Honestly, I haven't worn a coat in years.

Please respect the thread topic. How often do you wash your coat Lew???

[saphojunkie]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

Coat > swamp ass

I'll take my California socialist dry heat, thank you very much.