Re: Cleaning an Older Down Bag

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Posted by calamity on February 27, 2008 at 2:31:00 am EST
In reply to Cleaning an Older Down Bag posted by mmmthmtskier on December 15, 2007 at 5:21:37 am EST

My 1971 REI down bag was dry-cleaned once or possibly even twice, in 1970s, by my dear mother.

Unexpectedly, I survived this procedure, and continue to use this bag down to lower teens or upper single digits fahrenheit.

Its original 2 or 2.5 pounds of down would be good in a higher-quality new bag today somewhat into the to double-digit sub-zero temperatures -- but not near 99 below.

I have since followed and would recommend a very conservative approach to cleaning and also storage, of sleeping bags.

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