
Posted: 5/5/2008 7:48:00 AM EST
Is it okay to store sleeping bags compressed in a pack? Do they lose loft/ effeciency?
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Don't do it! It WILL kill your bag faster (it may not be noticeable if you go through them fast though). If you're going to do it, down will handle it better, but it's still best to store your bag in the big one that it should have come with. I guess you could pick up a relatively cheap (~$100) synthetic bag and use that. Just replace it every 5 years or so.
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Not a good idea and yes it will reduce loft over time.
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The UN. All the grace, skill and talent of a spastic monkey fucking a football. -- Airwolf 7/8/06
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Thanks
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What they said. Not a good idea.
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Never.
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Do not store compressed for long periods of time.
Compressing it while you hike during the day is OK. Leaving it compressed for a week or months is BAD. |
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you sir suck
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by compressed do u mean the little stuff sacks or the big bag that comes with the sack?
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yes
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Used to work at a camping store and I was always told by the manufacturers to store them outside the stuff sack. It may not be as big a deal with the newer synthetic fills though. Most of the down bags I used to see came in a large cotton sack which was OK for storage.
I store mine on clothes hangers. I also store tents that way too; not so much for saving the material but to make sure it doesn't mold. |
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they still do say that. most synthetics last 8-15 years depending on the fiber and care of the bag most are hollow continuous fibers and after you store them stuffed and they are held in a position they weaken. thus causing the once continuous fibers to break down over time reducing loft. |
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I think it depends on the bag really, I have two wiggy's systems and he guarantees it will come back to 100 per cent after being compressed. I have two of the modular GI issue and I have compressed the black bag down to nothing and left it for a long time and in just a few minutes it is back to normal. but I would not dispute the others recommendations,and for most bags it is probably good advice.
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2nd on the wiggys...store it compressed no probs.....best bag I've owned....and made it the USA!
....also insulates when wet! |
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I had a Wiggy's Nautilus compressed for 2 or more years, and it's fine. I've also run it through the washing machine and dryer. Good as new. I plan on getting more bags from him.
GL edit - I should add, the tag on the bag says to air dry, no heat. I used the "fluff" setting on the dryer. |
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