Keep your sleeping bag at home

!±8± Keep your sleeping bag at home

On the field there is only so much you can do to treat the sleeping bag. Remember to keep it clean and try to keep it away from anything wet, wet and dirty clothes.

At home you can do much more to keep your sleeping bag so that it can be a little 'longer. Treat these tips on how to wash, dry, repair and store your sleeping bag in the right way.

Washing and drying

- Keep your sleeping bag clean by washing frequently, but only ifnecessary. Cleaning too break down the properties of both synthetic and down fillings.

- Follow the manufacturer's manual and mild soap. You can hand wash or wash on gentle cycle of the washing machine. If your sleeping bag is too big, take a laundry and use a larger machine, but never dry clean a sleeping bag.

- If you use the dryer, use the lowest setting. Place a tennis ball in the machine, which prevent from sticking together.The ball will help to break up any lumps.

- In wet conditions to be treated with extreme caution. Do not dry on a clothesline. Finding a place that support the weight of the bag, so as not to tear the delicate harassment. Hanging on the dryer is a common practice.

Storage

- Keep your sleeping bag in a large cotton storage bag. Make sure the bags are loose in the bag. Avoid placing the bag in a lot of stuff for long periods of storage, because it reduces too much to compress itsAttic.

- Keep your sleeping bag in a plastic bag because the moisture is trapped and then be a fertile land suitable for mold and bacteria. Just save your pocket when it is completely dry.

Repair

- The tears must be repaired immediately, especially those on the outer fabric and lining.

- For the temporary repair with tape or tape Gaffer. Instead of cutting the ribbon is cut into a square, a circle in it, so as not to snag the fabric.

- PermanentRepairs can be made with a nylon tape repairs or patches, which are sold in most outdoor stores.

- You can also ask a professional company that can do repairs for tears, separated seams and zipper problems. There are quite a few 'of these companies are and might even ask for a discount if you run well.