Backpacker's Gear School: Wash A Sleeping Bag

[envirosponsible]

Wiggy's bags can be washed and dried with no special instructions.

[cbarsonfire]

you tie up the clothes rack and watch the other people get ticked. Wash in warm weather and take home and air dry.

[franm55]

thanks. this is a very useful material. i was going to take my s bag to the laundry but someone told me its better to wash it by myself. i just didnt know how, thanks a lot.

[JustWickedSwede]

Haha.. Didn't know syntetic materials had "natural oils" xD

[misswhirlpool]

oops so thts how ur supposed to wash a sleeping bag i just chuck it in the washer with a scoop of bold it still aint done no harm to it and my bag is 5yrs old

[dinnerandashow]

also i found out that dirt and oil causes bacteria to grow on the cloth. this causes the garment to thin out and eventually become a hole or tear. after a back packing trip DON'T throw the dirty clothes or sleeping bag into laundry basket for a week!! organic solvent dry clean it immediaately. your stuff will literally last for years and years.

[dinnerandashow]

there is a better way. i used to wash my bags and gore-tex. but i quickly found out that the soap (even gentle soap) and the dryer quickly destroys my very expensive gear. my stuff looked old and ragged after only 1 year. but then i started dry cleaning my bag and gore-tex stuff in the newer filtered organic solvent dry cleaner... worked great!!!! comes out clean, soft and looks great. my organic dry cleaned stuff looks almost new even after 5 years!