Thursday, December 24, 2009

Can I wash a 600 Power Goose Down Sleeping Bag in a regular washing machine and dryer?

It is a slumberjack and needs to be washed? Can I wash it like above, or no?Can I wash a 600 Power Goose Down Sleeping Bag in a regular washing machine and dryer?
With goose down, it always says not to machine wash, because the down will gather in concentrated spots. I wash my goose down stuff in the washer with cold water, but the trick is when you put it in the dryer. Put something heavier in there with it and it will keep the down from gathering. With the tumbling and the heavy object, it kind of beats it to keep the down everywhere. Also, take it out of the dryer every 20 minutes or so and make sure it is drying through, not just the outside. Flip it around.Can I wash a 600 Power Goose Down Sleeping Bag in a regular washing machine and dryer?
I wash and dry my sleeping bags in the large front-loading ones at the laundromat so they have more room. And yes with a sneaker or two in the dryer to help fluff them Report Abuse

I believe this would depend on the size of your washer and the size of your sleeping bag! Have you checked the sleeping bag over for tags that might give washing instructions? If you have a large capacity washer, you should be OK. Try putting the sleeping bag inside the washer without any water in it to see how well it fits. If it looks like it does, then you should be able to wash the sleeping bag like you would a comforter, on regular cycle. When drying the sleeping bag, use dryer balls or buy some new tennis balls to put in the dryer with the sleeping bag; this will help to move the sleeping bag around in the dryer so that every part will get dry.
yes on gentle cylces...when you put your duvet in the dryer throw a large dry towel in there with it the towel will help to evaporate the water from the down more quickly and help to fluff it back up so not put in a hot dryer med ium heat is sufficient.
no!!! it will clump the feathers

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