Smartwool in the dryer - results are in…
The results are in: You can indeed put Smartwool base layers in the dryer. I know, after an initial test machine dry and then an accidental second machine dry.
I purchased a black Smartwool men’s shortsleeve lightweight tee, a rather stylish one that I plan on wearing out on the town as much as in the woods. I’d been told the company uses a special treatment to make its fabric machine washable and dryer-safe, so I decided to test this claim for myself. Being somewhat forgetful, however, I left the shirt and some other clothes in the dryer for a couple of days and let them wrinkle. Actually, I’m extremely forgetful, and I forgot there was wool in the dryer when I put everything on a second dry cycle to rid the garments of the wrinkles.
No worries: My Smartwool tee barely shrunk. A five percent reduction is to be expected, according to the manufacturer, on the initial run. I’d say I hit about 3 percent — only because I think the sleeves are a lttle higher.
Pretty impressive, I must say.
