I wash my sleeping bag 2 or 3 times a year, if it needs it or NOT! BTW, it ALWAYS needs it as I spend 1/2 of the summer sleeping in it! I wash it in a front loader, mild detergent. I NEVER wash my tent. Just hang and dry it ASAP after I use it. Sponge clean any stuff that might be stuck. Mildew IS a problem here in the PNW. I have lived on sailboats for years and find the control of moisture one of the hardest aspects of living aboard. Warm, moist air in a boat condensing on a cold fiberglass hull. The bilge would collect two+ liters of water a day in the winter. YUCK. Once we forgot and left a mandolin under a bag of sails for a little over a month. OUCH. A new back needed to be built and the finish is all weather checked. OOPS. steve Alder Creek Kayak & Canoe N 45º 39' 47" 250 NE Tomahawk Isle Dr. W 122º 36' 16" Portland, OR 97217 Web: www.aldercreek.com Phone: 503.285.0464 Email: aldercreek_at_qwest.net *************************************************************************** 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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