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#109526 - 01/17/09 06:25 PM Re: Is it alright to compress a down jacket? [Re: meathead]
KWeb member Registered: 01/04/02 Posts: 183 Loc: Tacoma, WA	Same rules apply. Never OVER compress either. I compress my down at the trailhead. Then take out of the stuff sack as soon as the tent is set up.
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