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You can wash inners in the washing machine at 30'C, non-bio powder and an extra rinse cycle at the end.

If it's the flysheet that's mouldy though, it's bad news. You can't machine wash that. If your Hubby does that it will be one dead tent.

Simple solution? Send Hubby to the bottom of the garden or something to calm down and then ring the friends' parents. Point out that their sons just ruined a £££ tent and perhaps they'd like to replace it? Shouldn't cost too much split between two or three of them. Don't let Hubby phone though!

1 part Milton to 9 parts water will kill the mildw and stop it spreading it is likely to leave a stain however.

Don't put it in the washer!

You cannot fully remove mildew.  You can kill the spores & bleach the thing with Milton or similar, but you are likely to leave a stain & possibly stop the flysheet being waterproof.  I ran a DoE unit for years & I'd have gone berserk with any kid who did not dry out their tent.  They'd have been asked to do the assesed expedition again, as part of the assesment is being able to look after their kit.

Steve.

Quote: Originally posted by sunvalleysue on 02/6/2009

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He's not called Mr Meldrew is he.

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