[pct-l] Down sleeping bag

[Jackie McDonnell]

Ashley -

Before purchasing a new bag, you might consider contacting the manufacturer.
 Some will re-loft your bag for free.  If that doesn't pan out, I recommend
sending your bag to Rainy Pass Repair (www.rainypass.com). I use Rainy Pass
Repair to replace the DWR coating on my bags when they wear out.  They've
also replaced zippers in my Marmot windshirt.  Excellent customer service,
decent pricing, and very fast turnaround.

yogi
www.pcthandbook.com

On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 10:52 AM, Ken Powers <ken at gottawalk.com> wrote:

> Another option I haven't seen mentioned is to have an additional few ounces
> of down added to you bag. Marcia had Western Mountaineering add a few
> ounces
> of down to her bag. Not sure what the cost would be, but it has to be
> cheaper than a new bag.
>
> Ken
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> 2011/2/20 Ashley Lowe <alowe8 at hotmail.com>:
> >
> > 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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