Re: [Paddlewise] Sleeping pads & Lanterns

From: Joe Pylka <pylka_at_castle.net>
Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 11:54:59 -0400
> Remember to store


> it semi-inflated....      


Can you say more about this?  Why do you store them semi-inflated?





       Mainly it's easier to re-inflate.  These guys are self-inflating;
there's a soft foam core that expands and pulls air in through the valve.  If
I've stored it rolled tightly up it takes a lot longer to reinflate when I use
it again. You always top it off with a few breaths anyway... 


     I usually store them with just the valve open and not rolled up.  So far
as I know storing it rolled tightly up doesn't necessarily degrade it...





Joe P.





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