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Why are down bags so puffy on websites

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 zimpara 24 Oct 2016
Why do down bags look so lofty and full on websites selling them, especially manufacturers pictures. Yet they are half empty in reality. What do they stuff into the bag for photos?
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 HeMa 24 Oct 2016
In reply to zimpara:

I bet you store the bag in the compress sack, compressed... and haven't washed it, ever despite the bag being over 10 years old.
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 3leggeddog 24 Oct 2016
In reply to zimpara:

The answer is in your question.
 FactorXXX 24 Oct 2016
In reply to zimpara:

Mostly empty space filled with hot air.
 GHawksworth 24 Oct 2016
In reply to FactorXXX:

he asked about the sleeping bag, not his head
 FactorXXX 24 Oct 2016
In reply to GHawksworth:

he asked about the sleeping bag, not his head

As if I would infer that...
In reply to zimpara:

I used my PipeDream 600 recently. It's been sitting in its huge storage bag since spring, waiting for the cooler weather. When I came to stuff it into its stuff sack, I thought it would never fit; huge bulges of downy goodness kept squishing back out.

But it all went in nicely in the end. And lofted up nicely when I took it out again.
 Dr.S at work 24 Oct 2016
In reply to zimpara:

Viagra led to mass unemployment of fluffers - they now work for sleeping bag manufacturers.
 TMM 24 Oct 2016
In reply to zimpara:

I used to work in studio photography and actually helped out on the ME and Rab catalogues back in the day.

Sleeping bags are filled with air and placed in a vacuum. As the air tries is sucked out the bag expands.

Simple really when you think about it.
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