Woolrich and Agion Will Launch a New Line of Odor Resistant Outerwear

Any outdoorsman (and woman!) knows that roughing it with Mother Nature can quickly give way to a curious stink synonymous with the wild. But if you’re an adventurer who’s hoping to save yourself from the overwhelming stench of outdoor sweat and toil, you’ll be happy to know that Woolrich (“The Original Outdoor Clothing Company”) recently joined forces with Agion (a leader in odor-fighting solutions) to produce a line of outerwear that mitigates that staleness without frequent laundering. So how is this all done? Two words: silver ions.

Would You Wear the Same Jeans for a Year Without Washing Them? It’s Not as Gross as You Think

College students are well known for their questionable hygiene, particularly when it comes to clean laundry their first year in. Not yet ready for the world of responsibility University of Alberta student Josh Le wore his tight-fitting raw-denim jeans every day for 15 months and one week, after just one wash. Privy to Le’s “experiment”, one day his professor took bacterial counts from his pants before he threw them into the wash, then sampled the same jeans a couple of weeks later. So was the bacteria count out of control or were the jeans just as fresh as they were straight from the wash? Jump ahead for the results!