How NOT to wear a pair of jeans
Every year for Columbus Day weekend, I like to go camping. For the past 3 years, it’s been a mud pit at the fields where my friends and I like to go. This year was no different, except that it got really nice on the last day which made the rain the previous day worth suffering through.
My jeans got muddy while we were hiking around. I wore ankle boots, but kept my jeans low over the tops so I wouldn’t get mud on my socks and have wet feet inside my boots. That defeats the purpose of Gore-tex boots if you still get your feet wet over the top of them.
Unfortunately, I should have worn a pair of gaiters. I don’t usually think about gaiters unless I’m in the snow, but I’ve seen friends use them to keep out dust from trails and now, the mud. Gaiters would have kept the mud off the cuffs of my pants, which would have helped.
I got kind of paranoid about washing my jeans, fearing the mud wouldn’t come out. Finally I dumped them into a separate wash by themselves, which is NOT a frugal manuevuer, but I figured I wouldn’t contaminate a whole other load of laundry with dirt if I did this, so it probably evened out. Miraculously, the dirt came out. It’s only on the very bottom of the cuffs that you notice any staining from the mud at all. Luckily the soil does not have a lot of clay in it, so you have to stare closely. I hate that dirty denim look that is so popular lately. It’s gross. I’m so glad I’m not sporting that look naturally.
So if you know you’re going out where it’s muddy, get a pair of gaiters over your boots and cuffs to keep the dirt off. It will save your jeans from a separate wash, and from staining and getting ruined.
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