Ok something non-Lemmy, non-Reddit related for a change.

I’m visiting a family member and I forgot to bring my swim trunks. There’s a closet with my old clothes in here (15-30 yrs), including a pair of trunks that I had literally used just once 15 years ago.

There’s no visible damage, insects, critters anywhere in this closet… Is this stuff safe to use? I also want to donate what looks good, so that’s another reason for asking.

  • MoxvallixEnglish
    7•1 year ago

    I can’t see why not. As far as I’m aware, clothes don’t get more dangerous over time. But then again, I’m not a clothesologist, so no idea.

    Maybe if they were stored with mothballs or something they could become poisonous? Apart from that, I’m pretty sure the lifeblood of Op Shops are 15 year old clothes, so I really doubt that they would be a problem.