[pct-l] Sleeping Bag Repair

[patti kulesz]

you should down wash...u can get it in any store that sells down bags I think and use a front loader washing machine so it doesn't bunch up all the down. The reps will tell u to fluff dry it but I wouldn't...hang dry and then just fluff for a few to loosen up the feathers a bit

patti

--- On Tue, 12/16/08, Eric Lee (GAMES) <elee at microsoft.com> wrote:
From: Eric Lee (GAMES) <elee at microsoft.com>
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Sleeping Bag Repair
To: "pct-l at mattmaxon.com" <pct-l at mattmaxon.com>, "Heath Haggerty II" <haggertyii at yahoo.com>, "pct-l at backcountry.net" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Date: Tuesday, December 16, 2008, 11:08 AM

Trail90 wrote:
>
Sounds like he just bought himself a sleeping bag
>

Yeah, seems like the right thing for your friend to do is to replace the bag
that he trashed.  But I suppose that the kind of "friend" that takes
your bag without asking and trashes it is usually not the kind that would
volunteer to make it right, eh?  Bummer.  Try not to let him get interested in
hiking the PCT, mmmkay?  :-)

Anyway, if you need to salvage it, then you could first fix the holes by
getting some scrap material and sewing on patches over each one.  The material
should be down-proof and you'll have to stitch it tightly.  Adhesives might
work but I'd be concerned a) about long-term staying power and b) about
whether the adhesives would eat the shell fabric.  Try not to stitch through
both the outer and inner shell otherwise you'll end up with a cold spot
there.  Since you can work from only one side it'll be tricky but it should
be possible.

Washing a down bag is a pretty standard operation and you should be able to
find lots of instructions for that via a web search.  Western Mountaineering
probably has instructions on their web site.  You might have to wash it a couple
of times to get the urine smell out - I dunno.  Resist the temptation to use
strong detergents because you don't want to strip all the natural oils out
of the down, which would damage it.

Good luck.

Eric
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