Do sleeping bags get worse over time?

After a year or two of use, it flattens out and is a lot less fluffy,” Johnson says. When your down looses fluffiness, it looses insulation power because doesn't trap as much warm air to keep you toasty. There are a few things you can do to help your down bag keep its heat-retaining abilities.

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We posed your question to Big Agnes rep Carl Johnson. Here’s what he had to say: How long your bag stays cozy depends on how often you use it, how hard you are on it, and how you store it. “Down packs out over time, just like a down pillow or comforter. After a year or two of use, it flattens out and is a lot less fluffy,” Johnson says. When your down looses fluffiness, it looses insulation power because doesn’t trap as much warm air to keep you toasty. There are a few things you can do to help your down bag keep its heat-retaining abilities. First, don’t store your bag in a tight stuff sack. Your bag needs to breathe, so store it in roomier sack. Second, since your bag is already having issues, you can help rejuvenate it with a wash-and-dry. Check your bag’s label for washing instructions. Most down bags can be washed on the normal cycle with mild, or specially formulated down soap. Next, put it in the dryer with a few tennis balls and dry on low heat. “The tennis balls basically punch the down back into life,” Johnson says. If that doesn’t help, your bag may be too old to rescue. “Down feathers are basically proteins that break down over time,” Johnson says. Unfortunately, there’s no exact science for determining when your bag will bust. “Higher quality downs, which hold loft well, break down quicker, so a 900 fill down bag will become essentially a 700 fill down bag within a few years from normal use. It won’t have that same warmth rating after a couple years of use.” Got a synthetic bag? The rules are the same. “Just make sure you basically use low or no heat in the dryer, because synthetic materials will melt in the heat,” Johnson says. THE BOTTOM LINE: Your sleeping bag can lose its heat rating over time. Letting it breathe in storage, and throwing it in a dryer with some tennis balls can help breathe life back into a limp bag. If you’re still cold, it might be time for a new bag. Check out some of our favorites here.

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What does Sam from Alone do for a living?

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Sam Larson Season 1

Sam works for a large outdoor gear retailer in Lincoln, Nebraska, where he lives with his wife, Sydney, who is seven months pregnant with their first child. Sam has been studying wilderness-living and survival skills for most of his life. His interest in the lifestyle began in elementary school when he saw an arrowhead exhibit at a natural history museum. At 14, he sold most of his belongings to pay for a canoe expedition in northern Ontario. After high school, Sam travelled to northern Maine to study bushcraft at the Jack Mountain Bushcraft School. Although he enjoyed his time there, Sam had the urge to experience a new environment, so he sold his Jeep to purchase a plane ticket to Arizona where he lived under an Army poncho and learned from one of his bushcraft mentors. The following year Sam traveled to New Mexico where he traversed the Gila Wilderness alone, with only minimal gear and a handful of granola. Sam is taking on this adventure as an opportunity to experience a new environment and to test his skills. It’s a personal journey, and Sam has never been able to turn down a good adventure. He’s expecting Vancouver Island to be his most challenging experience yet. Here are the ten items Sam selected to bring on his survival journey to Vancouver Island: