Odd question about pants

[TimTaylor]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

Why? Referee slacks are not fine wool/silk/etc.The material they're made from is nearly bullet proof. They are made for abuse and a washing machine isn't going to do anything to them. Just don't wash them with something that is a lint producer. And hang them promptly out of the dryer. If there is any detectable difference in how they look between washing them and having them cleaned, it probably disappears about 10 minutes after you put them on.

Agree. I have 4 pair and machine wash them in cold water on gentle cycle - never had a problem. I usually buy 1 new pair and a new shirt each year, then recycle the oldest or most worn. I also keep a spare bag with pants/shirt/shoes in the car.

[Texas Aggie]

4-5 pairs, worn once then washed.

Same. I can't let anything go unwashed after I wear it on the court.

You can get by with 2 pair if you wash regularly. I've never had more than 5 pair, even in seasons I worked 5-6 days a week fairly consistently. But if I still did that, I've have 8 like JR.

Use "retired" pants for backups. Just make sure they fit. I ironed a pair many years ago with too high heat. They have the iron mark on them and I never liked the brand (Hagar) anyway. But they stayed in my bag for several years as a backup pair. Never needed them. With black tights, you can pretty much get away with anything that doesn't trip you up, except if you are on TV. I've never had that problem too often.

[ref3808]

Hoping my partner uses these shirts this year. Not particular about ironing/not ironing.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by ref3808

Hoping my partner uses these shirts this year.

I'm just hoping that one of my partners looks like that.

[JRutledge]

I wear my pants several times without having them dry cleaned. I used to wash them but not anymore.

I wear tights underneath them and the pants do not smell after use. Then again the tights I wear are ankle length and I think the fabric used on the tights is virtually dry after one game. I do wash everything else after one use, but not my pants. No need to in my opinion. But hey we all do not have the same body order issues either.

Peace

[Adam]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I wear my pants several times without having them dry cleaned. I used to wash them but not anymore.

I wear tights underneath them and the pants do not smell after use. Then again the tights I wear are ankle length and I think the fabric used on the tights is virtually dry after one game. I do wash everything else after one use, but not my pants. No need to in my opinion. But hey we all do not have the same body order issues either.

Peace

While I machine wash my pants and shirts, like Rut I wash the pants after a few games.
I hang dry the shirts and machine dry the pants.

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

While I machine wash my pants and shirts, like Rut I wash the pants after a few games.

Just makes you a buzzard, too.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

While I machine wash my pants and shirts, like Rut I wash the pants after a few games.

You know, some guys sweat and some don't. I know one guy who looks like Robert Hayes in that scene in Airplane! after 30 seconds on the court.

[Amesman]

Originally Posted by ref3808

Hoping my partner uses these shirts this year. Not particular about ironing/not ironing.

Originally Posted by BillyMac

I'm just hoping that one of my partners looks like that.

Would be just my luck for it to happen the night an evaluator's in the stands. My eyes would never be in my primary.