Thanks All for your responses; we have a front loading machine so I'll give my ol' bag a whirl around in that and see what comes out. If I just get a pile of tired old chook [ bird ] feathers at the end of the wash cycle, hey nothing is lost, the bag is at least 25 years old. I think some folks are like me; we get attached to our old gear, but I have to admit those new fangled bags with artificial fill are better in a marine environment. There are a couple of brands on the market here which you can compress to the size of a large softball and weigh under a kilo [ 2 lb ]. They are all you need at sea level in a temperate, or sub-tropical climate. On the matter of bag liners, they are always in the kit of those who care for their bags; the best ones are silk, weigh nothing and pack small. Cheers, Peter Rattenbury, Oz *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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