GEAR AID Revivex Pro High-Tech Fabric Cleaner, 10 fl oz - Restores Water Repellency and Breathability - Safe for Use with Gore-TEX Jackets, Sleeping Bags and Tents, Clear, 36299

After an ill-fated camping trip this summer that ended abruptly when I rushed home to deal with a family emergency, I left my tent sitting in a heap in the yard. It got rained on multiple times, resulting in it getting mildewy and gross. I later decided to wash it and dumped it into a bucket of soapy water, then got pulled away for something else for a couple of weeks, which meant it ended up smelling like a swamp. I thought for sure it was ruined.Gear Aid saved the day! I soaked the tent overnight in a tub of water mixed with this product, then hung it up and scrubbed every inch of it with a soft sponge and soapy Gear Aid/water mix. Then I rinsed it thoroughly and let it line dry. No more smell at all! I am thrilled. I will treat my gear more nicely in the future, but if this ever happens again, it's good to know there is a solution!

I've now used this GEAR AID product for washing hiking gear (backpack, dry bags, rain jackets, ...etc), and this is the best!! My gear is like new again, without compromising the quality of the fabric (water repellency, ...etc). Very highly recommended!!!!

This is a good product. It is very water repellent, and if you are able to dry the clothing or item in a dryer on medium it will last quite a while before wearing off.One key to this or any other wash in is to wash your item, then rinse it a couple extra times. Then rinse it a couple more times. Not so much to rinse the item, but to flush any remaining detergent from the washing machine. Almost every washer in existence has some of the final rinse from the last load still there. If there is any detergent left behind, and isn't removed from the item being treated it won't work nearly as well. Detergents weaken the surface tension of water so it will pass through smaller pores than normal, and it also prevent this DWR (any every other) from sticking or bonding as well. I admit, 6 or more rinses might be a bit much though. My machine can do three so I usually just do that.Also if you can adjust the water level keep it lower, and use the soak setting.If the item can be dried in a dryer, do so at the highest the garment allows. It bonds better with the fabric and stays on longer before wearing or washing off. If you can't do this, then it will work, just not as long. Maybe have to treat every year instead of every other depending on the item and how much you use it.

This gets my gore tex gear clean and I don't think it leaves any residue. It doesn't make my jacket smell like detergent, either.

It works exactly as the description says. 100% recommended!

I bought this several months ago. I finally got a good day to clean my incredibly stinky tent. It's a 35 year old REI Mountain Dome. A 4-season tent that has seen lots of use 30 to 10 years ago but then sat in a damp basement for years. I was gagging when I found the tent in a box. It smelled like rotten milk. I aired it out. That did not do much. So today I tossed the tent in the tub & added the Revivex. Most of the container went to wash the tent. It really stunk. After about 20 minutes in the tub with the luke warm water & Revivex, I thought the tent disappeared. I could not smell it any more. I then used the rest of the packet on the rain fly & stuff sacks. Again, 20 minutes later, no more gross smell. No smell actually. The tent is dry now, no damage from the cleaning & the coating is still intact. I will no longer be able to find my tent by how bad it smells now.

I had forgotten to air out my Nemo tent after a rainy day at the Grand Canyon and left it packed in a suitcase for a week. It smelled terrible.This product cleaned the tent and removed all odors after soaking it in hot water for 30 minutes . The color of the dirty water was disgusting. Amazing product

I followed all directions. This did nothing to revive the water repellency on my rain gear. I'll use it up on my new gear. Maybe it will help maintain the repellency.