Proper Care for Sleeping Bags

When camping, the use of a sleeping bag will keep you warm and comfortable throughout the evening. Because this is such an important piece of gear, it is best to make sure that it is properly cared for.

With sleeping bags, there are a number of things that should be considered. The care of the bag will be determined on the type of material that it is made out of. Sleeping bags should be stored flat when they are not being used. This will ensure that the loft of the material does not get degraded. If it is constantly stored in the stuff sack, the sleeping bag will not loft back up to the original size once it is opened up. This is especially important for down filled sleeping bags. Ones that are filled with synthetic materials will maintain their loft better.

When it comes to washing the bag, it is best to follow the instructions of the manufacturer. This may include using a special wash, or may also mean that the sleeping bag should not be placed in a washing machine but instead should only be wiped down or gently washed in a tub.

With some simple care and consideration, sleeping bags can last the user for many years and many seasons to come.

The Miniskirt

Skirts are an item of clothing usually but not always associated with women. The item consists of material that usually starts at the waist and covers some or all of the legs. How much of the legs is covered at any given period of history often says a lot about that period. It is no coincidence that the famous miniskirt first became a fashion item during the so called swinging 1960s. Prior to this the mini was only seen in a sporting context such as on the tennis court.

In 1965 Mary Quant designed and launched the first miniskirt. She took the name from the mini car, another British iconic 1960s design. She sold it form her own clothes shop in Chelsea. London. The mini really took off when Jean Shrimpton wore one to Derby Day during the Melborne Cup Carnival in Australia. She claimed that the skirt was short due to the maker, Colin Rolfe, running out of material. The irony was, that polite society appeared to be more outraged by the model’s lack of gloves and a hat than they were by the lack of material in her skirt.

Since the 1960s the miniskirt has been incorporated into just about every street fashion scene at some level.