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The original was posted on /r/Ultralight by /u/aladdinparadis on 2024-03-29 21:47:45.
Let’s discuss the various recommendations that are out there for washing down sleeping bags and try to make sense of it all.
- “No washing machines: Using a washing machine, of any kind, will void the warranty of all Enlightened Equipment products.”
- Recommend bathtub handwash + dryer (with tennis balls)
Feathered Friends:
- Recommend washing machine + dryer (no mention of tennis balls)
- “Hang dry your bag whenever possible.”
- Recommend washing machine + hang drying (!!)
- Recommend bathtub handwash + dryer (with tennis balls)
- Recommend washing machine + dryer (no mention of tennis balls)
- “Don’t use liquid soap or detergent” (notable, as it contradicts most others)
- "It is preferable to use down detergent (soap based) or a small amount – approx. 1/3 dose – of a mild liquid detergent"
- Recommend machine wash + dryer (with tennis balls)
- Recommend liquid detergent’
- “Down sleeping bags, just like clothes, should be dried flat by spreading it out horizontally on a dryer in a warm and airy place”
- Recommend washing machine + flat drying (or tumble drying) (no mention of tennis balls)
- “Do not put any tennis balls in the dryer.”
- Recommend washing machine + dryer (specifically without tennis balls)
Naturkompaniet (old outdoor gear company in sweden):
- “With or without tennis balls? This is a question that comes up often and we do not recommend bringing tennis balls in the washing machine as there is no proven positive effect.”
It’s very confusing to know what is actually best practice, I wish there were more tests being done on this. Which recommendations do you favor and what do you think of the EE policy?
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