Down Filled Comforter??

[Milton]

Back in the 80's my wife bought a down filled comforter and now with all the years of use the down seems to have broken down(no pun intended) and all we have is a thick sheet.We want to get another one but want one that will last ,be warm and inexpensive enough that we can really afford it.Anyone have any suggestions???

 

[Rule3]

Back in the 80's my wife bought a down filled comforter and now with all the years of use the down seems to have broken down(no pun intended) and all we have is a thick sheet.We want to get another one but want one that will last ,be warm and inexpensive enough that we can really afford it.Anyone have any suggestions???

LL Bean, or Lands End.

 

[Bekeart]

Betting that the down has matted and is no longer fluffy.

Usual method to re-fluff the down is to tumble half a dozen tennis balls with the item in a dryer using NO heat.

Bekeart

 

[Milton]

Thanks for the help;them things are 'spensive !!!!!!Bekeart,that could be the problem as she was told to do what you suggested BUT with the heat on !!!

 

[rburg]

The big name stores will get your retirement savings. Try the discounters. Over in Ohio theres a place called either Down Light or Down lite. They're a discount firm, and they sell winter wear and bedding cheap.

There used to be a company called "Frost Line" out in Grand Junction, CO that sold kits. I think they're long gone now. Our first one came from them, and my wife sewed it together (that was 40 years ago.) We still have a couple of them. They last a good long time and make winter bearable. The problem is they don't last forever and each washing seems to take its toll.

 

[BlueMike]

Forget the down and get an electric blanket. They really make the winter nights bearable for us older folks.

 

[Kelly Green]

There's no better feeling in the world than snuggling beneath a down comforter inside a cold farmhouse on a winter morning. When dad, my brothers and I hunted duck and goose all the down from the breasts were saved in gunny sacks. When enough down was collected, grandma and momma used it to make what they called feather beds. I don’t think many people make their own comforters anymore.

 

[delta-419]

After our recent house fire we have stored items in large garbage bags in our garage. A down filled comforter was one of the items. Well, when we went to town to pick up a few items at the store we left the side door open. My two German Shepherds decided that they need an adventure. When we got home the place was hub deep to a farris wheel in feathers. What a mess, my daughter asked if the dogs caught a duck. YES they did!

 

[gamedic]

look on overstock.com. I had one for about five years I bought from that site it was $50 I think. I just looked on the website and they have dozens of them from $30-$300.

 

[cowboy117]

Forget the down and get an electric blanket. They really make the winter nights bearable for us older folks.

+1.They are great!!!!

 

[PDL]

If you've got access to a front loading washing machine, even at the laundromat, you can use the down soap from camping stores on gentle cycle to clean them. Then either a large front loading or laundromat dryer on air fluff (no heat) with tennis balls or other things like that to beat the down back up. Don't use old sneakers, while they'd work, you'll never get the aroma out.

 

[G.T. Smith]

This post made me remember being stationed in Germany. An Army buddy from North Carolina rented an apartment in the up stairs of a converted barn. It was furnished in traditional German style. I stayed over one night after a little too much beer. The bed I slept in was a feather bed. It only had one cover, but was like having another feather mattress on top of you. About 6 or 8" thick and warm as toast. I wish I had one of those for these cool Ozark winters!
Peace,
gordon