If you look at a down feather (keep an eye out for one poking its way through your favorite puffer jacket), you’ll see that it’s made of innumerable wisps connected to a short shaft. Read Next: The ...

Sleeping bags either have down feather insulation, synthetic polyester insulation (sometimes made of recycled material) or some combination of the two. There are benefits to synthetic and down ...

There is something indescribably cozy about being curled up in a warm sleeping bag when it’s cold out. I was doing that in the back of my truck, watching raindrops run down the window outside ...

I like the idea of a down bag, too. But I can t help but think the humidity will pretty well kill it. So I d go with synthetic. It s not as if you re going to save a lot of weight by going ...

If it’s a down sleeping bag, you’ll want to wash it with a down ... Saylor Flett runs the outdoor recreation and leadership program at Feather River College in Quincy, California.

Dear Kristin: I have a problem with keeping my down-feather sleeping bag dry at night because the foot of the bag touches the tent throughout the night. Is there a "sock" that I can buy to fit ...

Whether you're sleeping outdoors or overnighting ... Filling is notsame quality as other down bags on test (down-to-feather ratio is only 70/30) and it's fairly heavy, but it does have high ...

sleeping bags and bedding, ). And according to the International Down and Feather Testing Laboratory (IDFL) "Down and feathers have the lowest carbon footprint of any other fill material ...