sbf@feddit.org to microthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoI don't think I've ever washed a belt and the implications of that are mortifyingmessage-squaremessage-square28linkfedilinkarrow-up160arrow-down16
arrow-up154arrow-down1message-squareI don't think I've ever washed a belt and the implications of that are mortifyingsbf@feddit.org to microthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square28linkfedilink
minus-squaretrager_bombs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·1 month agoMy wife made me a paracord belt so I wash mine! Also highly recommend if you can get one, shit comfy.
minus-squaregivesomefucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoThose you absolutely need to wash… A real leather belt tho is going to be antimicrobial from not only the leather itself but the tanning process as well. Like, there’s a reason a strip of animals flesh isn’t actively decomposing even if its stays clean and on a shelf. Obviously tho if you’re actually getting piss or shit on any belt, you’re doing something wrong.
My wife made me a paracord belt so I wash mine! Also highly recommend if you can get one, shit comfy.
Those you absolutely need to wash…
A real leather belt tho is going to be antimicrobial from not only the leather itself but the tanning process as well.
Like, there’s a reason a strip of animals flesh isn’t actively decomposing even if its stays clean and on a shelf.
Obviously tho if you’re actually getting piss or shit on any belt, you’re doing something wrong.