Caring for denim jeans

I was curious how folks care for their denim around here. Some sources say not to wash them for 6 months at a time and to use woolite dark in a soak and hang dry...

 

I wear them for 2 or 3 days then I throw them in the laundry basket....

 

premium raw japanese denim. haha. i'd love a pair, but 100-300+ on a pair of jeans? no thx. i stick to my levis, even though there made in mexico or whatever but what isnt made outside the US today. they say not to wash em for 6+ months so the indigo doesnt get washed out while they set in the so called cool fashion fades and creases. i actually wear my jeans for weeks, i have no washing machine except for hand washing, i live out in the woods in my camper and goin to the laundry place blows since town is 30mile away, i dont even have elecricity out here, im running on a damn generator. so i usually just give my jeans a quick wash/rinse and air dry, but these days its not possible for me since its freezin cold out (hate winter) they wouldnt dry anyway, just freeze so ive just been wearin em for days. 2 pairs to rotate.

 

I would say wash in cold water inside out and air drying. If you hang them in the sun, keep them inside out to protect the colour.

 

I wear them until they get noticibly dirty (1-4 days, usually 1 or 2) and then just was them and through them in the dryer. If it's nice outside I might hang them on a line to dry.

I'm really hard on jeans though, so you'd probably do best to not take advice from me! lol

 

Always wash jeans in cold water, regardless of the wash, but keep this in mind especially for very dark jeans. Black or inky blue denim will often bleed, so for this reason, wash with like colors and never throw in any of your linens with your jeans. Wash jeans inside out to keep them from fading too fast.

Dry your jeans by hanging them up to drip dry, or by putting them in the dryer for only 5-10 minutes and then letting them dry flat.