On Feb 3, 1:01*pm, "HeyBub" wrote:
Higgs Boson wrote:

That is absolutely true. *As a longtime Sierra Club member, I recall
getting a heads-up from my hiking group leader who told me to just
wash my down bag in the bathtub with mild soap. And do NOT try to lift
it out after repeated rinsing; the weight of the water would break the
baffles. *Just wring gently it in place until able to maneuver it out,
slide it into the laundry basket, and spread on the grass to dry.

Good Lord! You WASH a sleeping bag? I can't imagine...

Well, I remember one time in the boy scouts --- an armadillo ran into a
fellow camper's sleeping bag while he was sound asleep.

The 'diller crapped an enormous amount of green diller-**** and scratched
the bejesus out of the boy's legs. Nothing for it but to toss the sleeping
bag on the campfire (sans armadillo).

The camper was devastated. After a shot of brandy, he slowly came around,
but I seriously doubt he'll ever be sane.

Dry cleaning fluid also causes brain damage. Hmm.