Hey guys and welcome back to the channel coming to you today from a different location and the reason I'm here in the bathroom today is because I want to clean my backpack and I want to share with you how I'm going to do it today. We just came back from a backpack in Sedona and I had some food left on my mountain house meal, placing in the outer mesh of my backpack. But it turned out that it was not sealed very well and all the foods fell out of my outer mesh and it made this backpack very nasty and smells really bad and it's due right now for cleaning. The backpack that I'm cleaning today is an Osprey AG50 and if you read about the recommendation on the Osprey website about how to clean your backpack, they do advice against using washer and dryer and instead they want you to clean it manually using water and a cleaner and they want you to air dry and this is what we are going to do today. So the first thing I'm going to do here is to make sure there is nothing left in the pockets of this backpack. There are a lot of pockets, a lot of compartments so make sure there are empty. If there is any leftover dirt or crumbs you want to shake the bag upside down or you can even use a vacuum and make sure that it's clean and ready to be washed. Now the product that Osprey is recommending to clean the Osprey backpacks is this one here called Nikquax Techwash. The reason they are recommending this cleaner or this product is because it was made specifically for technical gear that is waterproof. We're talking about synthetic sleeping bags, we're talking about rain and ski jackets, backpacks, Gore-Tex, event and that covers brands like Colombia, North Face, Osprey and so on. And unlike the normal detergent, this product is DWRC, DWR stands for durable water repellent and it's a coating that's added to fabrics to make sure that they are water repellent or water resistant. And their argument is if you use a DWRC product it is going to preserve that coating that some areas of your backpack might have and that is going to help with the durability of the bag. Now I'm sure that there are other similar products that can be used but to be honest in my opinion this is an expensive piece of gear so I wanted to make sure that I'm doing things right and I am going with this product. I'm going to be the link in the description box if you guys want to check it out and use it to clean your backpack. So as I said earlier, I'm going to go ahead and make sure that there is no crumbs or dirt that is left in the inside of the backpack and you can do that either by shaking the backpack upside down or by using a vacuum. And making sure that there is nothing left inside and I think that using a vacuum is probably the best and most efficient way to go about doing this. Next I'm going to fill the bathtub with warm temperature water. You don't want to go with hot water and this is what osprey is recommending. So I'm going to fill the bathtub with the warm temperature water and I am going to place my backpack in the bathtub, make sure that it's 100% submerged in the water. And then from there I am going to add two lids worth of the liquid from the product that we talked about earlier. Add them to the water, mix everything all together and I am going to turn my backpack right and left and upside down just to make sure that the product is doing the work. And I'm going to leave it in the bathtub for a couple of minutes again to make sure that the product is doing some work regardless of whether I am scrubbing, brushing or not. Next I am going to use my brush here, add some of the cleaner to the brush and this is what I'm going to use to brush and scrub the stubborn stains that I have on the outer and measure my backpack. If you don't have stains on your backpack, you don't have to go with the brush. You can go with a soft sponge and you can use it to clean the outside of your backpack, the inside, the shoulders, straps and the pockets. So really just look for the areas that probably are dirtier than others or have more stains, focus on those and make sure that you give them a good scrub. Also don't forget about the shoulders strap and the back frame of the backpack. Usually if you are back packing for extended hours and a couple of days there is a lot of sweat that's going to be accumulating in that area so make sure that you are giving it a good brush too. Alright next I am going to use an old toothbrush and this is to clean the zipper on the hip pockets and then the top pockets of the backpack. It's very important to make sure that you are cleaning the zippers. It's very helpful for the durability of the bag and the durability of the zippers. Sometimes there is a lot of dirt that just leaves there. So I'm going to give them a good scrub here with a toothbrush and just checking if there is anything else that needs to be clean and we should be good to go. So it seems like it's a lot cleaner right now. I am quite happy and satisfied with the result and what I'm going to do right now is to drain the dirty nasty water from the bathtub. Next you can either refill the bathtub with clean water and then just submerge the backpack in it or you can just clean it directly and rinse it off and this is what I'm going to do right here. Just using some warm temperature water to rinse off the backpack and make sure that there is no residue from the cleaner. Just give it a good rinse the inside of the bag, the outside, make sure that you don't miss the pockets and you should be good to go. So from there I am going to place the backpack upside down in the bathtub for a couple of minutes just to make sure that it dries before I take it out. Again the recommendation from Osprey is to not use a dryer and to not apply heat. So I'm going to leave it outside to air dry. I'm going to use two hooks and just hang it in the backyard. We do have a strong sun here in Arizona and that is going to do the work. So I'm going to leave it outside in the backyard for a couple of hours until it dries and we're good to go. Taking less for watching and if you found today's video to be useful please give it a thumbs up and consider subscribing to our channel. We are tracking paths, have you been an Alex, amateur hikers and backpackers and we create video content about hiking, backpacking and venture traveling. Thank you guys for watching and we'll see you very soon on a new adventure. Bye! .