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volica wrote:I found an advise to wash with tennis ball to avoid clumping.
Cannot really hung it outside because of weather and fact that i live in apartment without balcony. GRRRRRHHHH. All my previous bags were synthetic filled, but since I am getting old I decided to buy this pain in butt. I will just go to laundromat and wash it in cold water using front loading washer, tennis balls, nikwax.
And then back home to dry it on "no heat" settings.
Wish me luck
volica wrote:Hi everybody!
Thx for all replies. I should google it first, I know, but I preferred to ask pros first.
Now, I have found this: http://www.nikwax-usa.com/en-us/product ... ductid=266
Is it worth anything, or don't bother?
PS. I do store my bag properly, I do use liner while sleeping in it. Problem is, I was bike-riding for two weeks, didn't take shower for a while, now my sweat is decomposing in it, despite hanging it freely in closet
Lava wrote:I've read in numerous places on the internet that it is not good to dry clean sleeping bags, down or synthetic.
Squirrel Girl wrote:I've always used woolite on my down bags (specialty detergent is probably better), and then used the tennis ball (or clean sneaker) in the DRIER.
RescueMan wrote:CAVEAT: Don't do what I had to one wet cold night when I awoke in a pool of rainwater - try desperately to dry the bag over a campfire and melt the nylon, releasing down feathers everywhere, and then having to restuff the bag and sew it up with a shoelace.
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