Storing a Down UQ

[wa4chq]

Greetings all....

I'm considering purchasing a down UQ. My current UQ is a DIY using climashield Apex. I keep it rolled up and stored in a plastic tote when not used. Can I do this with a down UQ? I just don't have the space on my boat for storing my quilts un-rolled and hung from a hanger....

Thanks....

[a1laserboy]

Down needs to be at least stored in a nice big cotton bag so it's not compressed and can breathe - so they say

[knightshade]

AFAIK, storing it in a bin shouldn't be an issue... The key is to keep the down uncompressed.
When you say "rolled" that might pose a problem - you don't want a tight roll as that will compress the down.

I have a many decades old (70's) duck down sleeping bag that was passed down to me that spent much of it's life between seasons stored in a cardboard box.
The box was oversized, and the bag lightly draped into the box such that it allowed the down to fully fluff. I continue to store it that way, and it still has it's loft and warmth (and I still use it for sub-freezing campouts).

[1-Hung-Low]

I prefer the "large" cotton laundry bags you can get on Amazon. Not only are the quilts not compressed, they can breathe unlike in a plastic tote. No moisture = NO mold!

[TrailSlug]

If the bins are stored in conditioned air you should habe setup issues plus they are easy to stack in the back of the closet.

[slugbait]

Could you lay it out on your bunk during the day and throw it over something (table perhaps) at night? Or, if you get a full length UQ it could be part of your bedding.

[wa4chq]

Thanks for the replies. Laying out on the boat wouldn't be an option for me but it's a good idea. I have my synthetic quilts stored rolled and in a tote stored in my "mobile storage locker" aka a 2013 KIA.... I clean them before storing for the season. My folks live close by, I guess I could store them over there....That may be the best option.

OK...Thanks again!

[thosewhowander]

I need a storage shed badly. I have a couple of down sleeping bags that I leave compressed because I don't have the room.

[Wetfoot310]

I just use an old pillow case, That seems to work just fine for me.

[Flash Grundelore]

I have two old, for the time "high-quality", down-fill bags that date from the 1970's. They both spent their lives fully stuffed in their original sacks, sometimes for years on end, before the last couple of years when I finally found space to hang them in a spare bedroom. I can't tell that they suffered any problems by this "neglect".
Full loft returned within a couple of hours.

My best find for loose storage was a yardsale stack of old linen pillowcases for a Kingsize bed. PERFECT for bags and TQ/UQ's... just poke a hole in the end hem and run a piece of cord around for a drawstring.