Gypsykayak_at_aol.com wrote: > > In a message dated 01-10-03 21:28:23 EDT, ratten_at_uow.edu.au writes: > > << Has anyone advice on handwashing DOWN sleeping bags? I > seem to remember someone posting something a while back. Want to avoid > drycleaning if I can. >> > > I have written instructions somewhere. They suggest you buy a special > "detergent/soap" for down bags or, if unavailable, Woolite. They recommend > the washing machines at laundromats and to throw in a pair of sneakers > (plimsolls) in the dryer to avoid clumping. I wash mine in the bathtub with some 'down detergent.' After gentle washing and rinsing, I press it with hand pressure several times to get out as much water as possible and let it drain thoroughly each time. Drying is in my home dryer with several tennis balls. It's 25 years old now and still has about the same loft as I measured when new. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Oct 04 2001 - 13:21:34 PDT
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