Thursday, May 14, 2009

Stop your feathers from getting away

Ever wake up choking like mad and feeling like you just inhaled a whole duck? Believe me, it is not fun. This feeling is most likely from one of two problems. A leak in your down sleeping bag, or a duck in your tent. I can help you with problem number one; you are on your own for the second.

Pulling feathers out of your bag when they start to poke out can be lots of fun. You can hold them in your hand, give them a puff of air, and giggle like a school girl. The trouble is if you do this a few hundred thousand times, you will be sleeping in a nylon sack. Not really worth it.

If you do start to see a feather poke out, the recommend set of steps is to 1) poke it back in with your finger, and 2) massage your sleeping bag so the hole closes itself. This also help loft your down, resulting in better heat retention.

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