[pct-l] Down sleeping bag

[Paul Robison]

what brand is your sleeping bag?

my first mountain hardwear phantom did that, and when i mentioned it to MHW, 
they replaced it immediately and for free.  the second one has not done this.

...  is it one of those non-ballistic 7 denier nylons?  it could be not a hole 
but the down working it's way out between the threads.







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From: Ashley Lowe <alowe8 at hotmail.com>
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Sent: Sat, February 19, 2011 1:17:48 PM
Subject: [pct-l] Down sleeping bag


So this may be a stupid question, but it's the first time I've owned a nice down 
sleeping bag. So after a a few years of very occasional use I have noticed that 
its losing more and more feathers (not a lot but my pants are sparkled white 
with them in the morning and some around the tent on our last overnighter). I 
checked for holes but couldn't find one though I did see that some were 
beginning to poke through the nylon. I'm totally use to being covered since by 
regular nightly blanket is down but I'm worried that I might be losing my degree 
rating as well. Its rated as 25+ F and I was planning on using it our hike and 
wearing cloths on cold days (I sleep fairly warm). 

So my main question is when your down sleeping bag starts losing feathers what 
do you do or conclude? Is it time to spend that money on that helium I've been 
eyeing?Ashley                           

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