[pct-l] Sleeping Bag Repair

[Donna "L-Rod" Saufley]

Ah, yes.  A front-loader (without the agitator of the top loaders) is much better for down if you have access to one.  Thanks for the reminder (forgot that in my post!).

L-Rod

-----Original Message-----
>From: patti kulesz <peprmintpati88 at yahoo.com>
>Sent: Dec 16, 2008 11:20 AM
>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>, "Eric Lee (GAMES)" <elee at microsoft.com>
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] Sleeping Bag Repair
>
>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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