jaiden
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doesn't laying on it compress down to the max?
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NO. Try laying on a feather. What happens - it flattens out - feathers are supposed to be flat. Now take it and squeeze it into a tiny spit ball, then straighten it out again - it won't be like the flattened one anymore. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

You will lose some loft from "new condition" but down can be used extensively for decades. That said - I HAVE had a down bag lose its loft but it was from washing it incorrectly. Perhaps only water can destroy a down bag, and you are 80% water.
Jim <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />