IHJ-04 Down Jacket
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Wow tfar, you have quite an extensive knowledge of down products! Thanks for that breakdown. I would have never known all that. And hectic, great question!!!
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Thanks Till for the the very comprehensive answer, here is Haraki's version:
- apply delicate detargent on damped sponge and pat on stains.
- put delicate detargent into water and soak jaket
- give it massage gently and spin dry it about 30 sec.
- put it in water to rinse and change water until the water gets clear about 2 times.
- add fabric softener into water and leave it about 3min then spin dry 30sec.
- lay the jaket on mesh table or something like that and air dry. Avoide the direct rays of the sun.
- once it drys about 80%, hang it. When the jacket is dryed, pat it all over with hands to make the filling feather even.
8 Hang it 2 to 3 more days until filling down gets dry completely.
Also, suggesting to use waterproof spray might be a good advise.
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Many thanks to you, Giles, for the quick answer on those technical questions. You know I'm a stickler for that stuff.
Haraki-Sans method is very soft and gentle and certainly will not damage the jacket or the down. However, I doubt it will get even the typical cuff grease out, let alone any tougher stains.
Brush treatment with a fine detergent for greasy cuffs is almost a must in my experience. Then throw it in the washing machine. I have done so with three down jackets and many duvets, no problem at all. Of course, pick the gentle cycle and if possible use a front loader. The last century top loader technology in the US is a joke and on top of it hard on clothes (and on the environment because it uses more water and requires bleach to even get white laundry white).
Till
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I've been loving the heat retention capabilities in the down jacket over Christmas. Build quality is typical IH, so no complaints there.
However, Giles - perhaps you could pass along to Haraki-san that I felt that the elastic shock cord in the waist hem was a little lightweight compared to the rest of the construction. The cord is a 2mm thickness, I would have preferred to see 3mm (Christ, I sound anal).
Anyway, Happy New Year everyone. My resolution is to make more biltong.
H
Aah, I love the feeling when after registering to the forum to ask a certain question you found that the answer is there in front of your eyes.
Khaki or blue… Khaki?
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Howdy,
Just for the record, I did some localised washing of the cuffs and neck of the down jacket the other day (damn my neck can't be that dirty!). I used a wool wash for hand wash detergent at <30 degrees and it came up fine. The loft also came back fine on the funnel neck area. I am confident that a hand wash of the whole jacket would be non-problematic.
Hope you are all well.
H
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I snagged one from them last night! Can't wait for it to get here!
