?? If I use my 3S Incubator one weekend, can I leave it in the stuff sack until the next weekend? Or does it need to be taken out and aloud to "fluff" in between?
?? If I use my 3S Incubator one weekend, can I leave it in the stuff sack until the next weekend? Or does it need to be taken out and aloud to "fluff" in between?
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I can't say one way or the other ,but would ere on the side of precaution. I don't believe compression would be a problem, but more importantly would be letting body moisture dry out. Ok I did say one way or the other, only no imperical data to support said stance.
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i don't think the loft would be hurt for one week, but i don't like stressing the seams for any longer than nessesary, for that reason i store all my gear [including tents in an oversized sack]
Yeah, I would pull it out to air it out, but a week shouldn't be a problem as long as it was put away dry.
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Thanks all, yes put away dry. Was just wondering. I was out this past weekend, and going again this weekend. (Scouts). Then in May, I have several back to back weekends. Was just trying to get some options on it.
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Personally, I would take it out for that amount of time. Seriously, how long does it take to pull out and/or stuff back in? And if there is any possibility of any remnant of body or environmental moisture in the down, I'd definitely have it out and aired ASAP!
At one point I had my UQ in a stuff sack for a good month or so. Everything was fine.
When I first pulled my Hammock Gear UQ and TQ out of their stuffsacks I was impressed at how much ......pressure the fill exerted when I would compress a handfull. Far better than teh 550 fill of the "old" days.
That said, I believe it is best to minimize the amount of time any down fill is stuffed. As to just how much life is lost with each compression/expansion cycle, I have no idea.
Jim
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