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#98197 - 06/17/08 09:39 AM Nikwax?
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Has anyone had experience with Nikwax Down Wash and/or Nikwax Down proof? Are they worth it? Does Down proof actually make the down more waterproof? Any other similar of better products?

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#98198 - 06/17/08 02:28 PM Re: Nikwax? [Re: GrumpyGord]
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This old thread might answer your question.

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#98199 - 06/18/08 04:48 AM Re: Nikwax? [Re: midnightsun03]
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Thanks but that thread seems to reach the conclusion that it is either good or bad but reaches no firm conclusion so I still am not sure whether I want to wash by down bag using down proof. I washed a cheaper down bag with down proof a few years ago and I thought that the bag was not as warm afterward but I was not sure since it is hard to tell just using "gut" instinct. I will probably just wait until my down bag gets even dirtier than it is now.

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#98200 - 06/18/08 06:16 AM Re: Nikwax? [Re: GrumpyGord]
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I used it on a relatively new down bag. There is no doubt in my mind that the bag never recovered the loft it had before. I wouldn't use it again. (Personally, I wouldn't wash down at all if I could help it.)
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#98201 - 06/18/08 06:22 AM Re: Nikwax? [Re: Bearpaw]
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That is my feeling. I think that I will just turn the bag inside out and sponge wash the inside.

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