Rambo blanket wash has been my go-to, but the cost keeps going up. Anyone used anything else to confidently report performance? On waterproof blankets please…
I power wash first over the fence… and power wash again…
If it still looks a bit dirty I throw it in the washing machine w/o detergent. They did not lose their waterproofing either.
Nikwax rug wash. Get the 5 liter ones. Works really well when washing with one blanket. I got lazy once and stuffed two blankets in the machine. Ended up having to wash it twice. Not sure if the issue was with the detergent or the washing machine though.
Thanks for the advice on washing, but I offer this as a service. It’s not realistic to power wash 300 blankets each year.
I’ve found the Nikwax is more expensive ounce per ounce than Rambo wash and not as effective.
Anyone use Schneider’s blanket wash? Or Saddler’s brand?
I use the Rambo wash. It is my preferred one. I buy the gallon, and try to find it on sale and with free shipping so I always have some around. I’ve tried the Nikwax and did not like it. I thought it rinsed out poorly, and noticed that the small bit remaining in the measuring cup I used hardened into a clump that could not be removed…made me wonder what it was doing to my washer and septic. Used to get the Bucas wash and it was ok, but only came in the little bottles (that I found) and that always increases the cost. I just buy the big gallon of Rambo and it lasts me a year or more.
Well you did not say that… I wash a dozen blankets that way… that’s enough… but there is no hurry and I can take the whole summer…
I just use Tide. I haven’t noticed a difference in how long the waterproofing lasts and it sure is cheaper. I just don’t dry anything in the dryer and don’t use hot water.
I feel like I wash 300 blankets a year though I know it is more like the same 20 blankets 50 times. I wash the stable blankets often and I wash the sheets a couple times a year because they get so gross in mud season.
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I use the Rambo wash. It is my preferred one. I buy the gallon, and try to find it on sale and with free shipping so I always have some around. I’ve tried the Nikwax and did not like it. I thought it rinsed out poorly, and noticed that the small bit remaining in the measuring cup I used hardened into a clump that could not be removed…made me wonder what it was doing to my washer and septic. Used to get the Bucas wash and it was ok, but only came in the little bottles (that I found) and that always increases the cost. I just buy the big gallon of Rambo and it lasts me a year or more.[/QUOTE]
Where do you find the gallon size? A quick google search shows my vendors from last year are out of stock…
Thanks for your input btw 
Either Rambo wash or Schneider’s wash, depending on the blanket. But for the last couple of years, I’ve sent them out.
Any of the “free and clear” non-enzyme/non-biological (All Free and Clear, Tide Free and Gentle etc.) detergents are probably fine. that is what I use and it has worked great, no problems with the waterproofing. Don’t use regular Tide, the enzymes will break down the waterproofing.
ETA: this is what Weatherbeeta recommends, I knew I read it somewhere: http://www.weatherbeeta.com/frequently-asked-questions
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Where do you find the gallon size? A quick google search shows my vendors from last year are out of stock…
Thanks for your input btw :)[/QUOTE]
I haven’t looked recently, but last purchased from Adams. I wonder if you should just contact Horseware directly. If they’ve stopped producing it, I don’t know what I will do! Except horde the gallon and a half that I still have.
I haven’t used it, but they sell it in a small bottle at Walmart. Lots of online reviews that say it’s as good or better than Rambo Wash, and all the sport clothes users say lots of good things. The company also makes a “horse blanket wash” but I confirmed with the company that ALL their products, no matter what the Sport label says, are the same inside. At this price it certainly would be worth trying.
You use a pressure washer on your blankets and they are fine? HELLO! Got husband’s pressure washer taking up tack room space right now, I will have to try this when the weather gets sunny again! I have been dreading the washerwoman use of the spare water trough. I was actually thinking that I would just pay the money to send them out this year. I don’t dare put them in my washer as husband is allergic to horses.
I’ve used the Rambo wash, Nikwax, and the Schenider’s and they all seem to do an equally good job in an ADEQUATELY LARGE WASHER which is always the rub.
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You use a pressure washer on your blankets and they are fine? HELLO! Got husband’s pressure washer taking up tack room space right now, I will have to try this when the weather gets sunny again! I have been dreading the washerwoman use of the spare water trough. I was actually thinking that I would just pay the money to send them out this year. I don’t dare put them in my washer as husband is allergic to horses.[/QUOTE]
I have never washed any of my sheets / blankets in a washer and never “sent them out” - waste of money. I “power” wash them in my yard in the Spring with the hose, let them air dry on the line, and store.
One of them (Rhino rain sheet) is about 10 years old and still totally waterproof.
I blast with a hose and scrub the scurfy inside with a brush. I use a medium Rubbermaid tub, put it next to the fence, use detergent and Oxyclean for stable blanket, fill with water, let it soak, then dump, rinse, wring, rinse and then final rinse with vineger (to remove excess suds). Hang over fence (it weighs 80lbs. by then).
For the waterproof t/o sheets, I may try Sal’s Suds, which is a plant-based detergent-free cleaner by Dr. Bronner’s. It should be safe. The sheets, though much dirtier, will be easy peasy to plop on the fence when they’re wet.
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I blast with a hose and scrub the scurfy inside with a brush. I use a medium Rubbermaid tub, put it next to the fence, use detergent and Oxyclean for stable blanket, fill with water, let it soak, then dump, rinse, wring, rinse and then final rinse with vineger (to remove excess suds). Hang over fence (it weighs 80lbs. by then).
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I’ve always used my smaller spare water trough, Rambo wash and soaked, then hopped in with them and squished them around with my feet (like Lucy and the grape squishing), then hauled them out, hung them over the fence and rinsed with the hose. For re-waterproofing, I use a large Rubbermaid tub to soak them in the stuff. I’ve just never thought to steal the pressure washer.
We sometimes blow the barn aisle out with the leaf blower and now I"ll be commissioning something else…I"ll have to walk through the garage and look at all the other power tools etc, that he has and see if I can find another barn use for them! I have a massive air compressor sitting in the tack room too, anyone know what I can use that for?
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I’ve always used my smaller spare water trough, Rambo wash and soaked, then hopped in with them and squished them around with my feet (like Lucy and the grape squishing), then hauled them out, hung them over the fence and rinsed with the hose. For re-waterproofing, I use a large Rubbermaid tub to soak them in the stuff. I’ve just never thought to steal the pressure washer.
We sometimes blow the barn aisle out with the leaf blower and now I"ll be commissioning something else…I"ll have to walk through the garage and look at all the other power tools etc, that he has and see if I can find another barn use for them! I have a massive air compressor sitting in the tack room too, anyone know what I can use that for?[/QUOTE]
I once saw a friend drying the pony off with an air compressor so he could be clipped, the again to blow all the fluff off.
I use Rambo wash, It takes so little that it really isn’t very expensive. I have used a pressure washer also. I’ve found that even the huge commercial front load washers, besides being expensive, don’t pull put water that well because of the waterproofing, and you are left with dripping , very heavy blankets
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I use Rambo wash, It takes so little that it really isn’t very expensive. I have used a pressure washer also. I’ve found that even the huge commercial front load washers, besides being expensive, don’t pull put water that well because of the waterproofing, and you are left with dripping , very heavy blankets[/QUOTE]
I’ve experienced the same water-logging with my Weatherbeeta blankets, but not the Rhinos. As a result, the Rhinos dry in less than half the time.
As for blanket wash, I’ve been using the Leather Therapy wash. They come out nice and clean as long as the washer isn’t overloaded.
