okay, another stupid question

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I wash all my ref gear together; Shirts, pants, socks, spandex. I was them with our regular detergent (tide) and I wash them on cold and the light cycle. When it is done I hang the pants, shirts, and spandex up to dry. I throw the socks in the dryer. I have never had any problems with the coloring doing it this way. I sometimes will put my shirt and pants in the dryer for about 3 minutes to give it a nice fluff. IT seems to help. Don't forget your gear and leave in the dryer for more than 5 minutes though. Always hang up your gear too. I have a seperate closet for all of my gear. Folding it will deteriate your gear sooner. Only fold when packing your game bag. We also wear jackets, I only wash them about once during the season. Again Cold Wash and hang to dry. I take my jacket to the cleaners after the season.
I hope that helps. ANd remember although there are some idiots on here that ridicule some questions, most of us remember what it was like when we started. So don't ever think a question is dumb. If you don't want to post it for the general public you can PM me on here. THere are alot of great guys on here, some jerks too, but most are good guys that love to help new officials. Best of luck!