[pct-l] Down sleeping bag

[Ken Powers]

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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