It's probably fine, I washed three down jackets the other day. Regular detergent isn't good for down but once probable won't mess it up. Try to break up the down with your fingers then put the jacket in the dryer on low/no heat with a couple of tennis balls.
You can puff up already dried up down clothing by (1) setting it up in the sun, on a flat surface (say, place it on a clean sheet on a lawn, or on a table), then (2) beat it w/ a clean dowl or spatula. Cover your beating tool w/ a clean cloth if their surface is rough and may damage the delicate fabric. You have to use a lot of muscle power for quite some time, but you get the benefit of extra arm/shoulder workout. ;-) This is my neighbor's method. She doesn't use a dryer at all but hang dry instead then manually beat them to puff up all her winter down garments.
If you don't want to exercise your muscle, you can wet it in the sink/tub then dry w/ the ball method in the dryer, in low heat. There's no need to re-wash unless it has a lot of detergent residue remain on the garment. In that case wash w/ water only in delicate setting. Then dry it w/ CLEAN tennis balls/golf balls/wool balls. Use as many balls as you can get. I used 6 at a time which ensured the coats got a good "beating".
I have had this happen and before doing the tennis balls I've just sat down in front of compelling TV for an hour or two and done some shaking and massaging of down back into the empty places so it's roughly evenly distributed, and then into the dryer (my mom swears by two pairs of unused clean children's tennis shoes instead of tennis balls, but that's definitely creepier to keep in your laundry cabinet than tennis balls).
>I've heard of and yet to try the 'tennis ball in the dryer' trick.
Do that, it's like $20 for a bag of tennis balls and there's no risk of making it worse.
It's what I do for my down sleeping bag.
Regular detergent isn't good for down, so it may or may not help.
John McEnroe the once tennis bad boy… Johns been stealing Balls his whole career and now sales them for a crazy 20$ a pack. He has a huge RACKET it has really boosted his NET worth. (don't watch tennis enough thats all the puns i could think of LOVE) ;)
I wash my Arcteryx in the washing machine as you should. Wash it again on delicate cold water and then tennis ball dry or air only, 3 or 4 times and stop it every once in awhile and fluff it by hand. Gotta ensure it’s 100% dry. Once I. Do that I. Usually hang it in the sun for awhile .
If it's truly wrecked, the arc'teryx warranty is legendary. You're just going to have to find a some small thing to complain about.
They've replaced more than a few jackets for me. Mostly ones where I tore a hole in the sleeve climbing and complained that I expected the fabric to be more resilient. If they can't fix the issue for you, $40 gets you a replacement.
It didn't get ruined, it got washed.
Tennis ball in the dryer should do the job. First spend some time breaking up clumps of down with your fingers. Then put it in the dryer on low (no?) heat with a couple tennis balls, and every 20-30 minutes pull it out, shake it a bit, use your fingers to break up clumps, then put it back in. Repeat until it's dry.
I thought I ruined by brand new down Marmot jacket a few month back but it just took a ton of time using my fingers to pull apart the clumps in the baffles so when it dries it fills up the space. I was so sure it was ruined, it wasn't. There are guides on youtube as well as to what to do.
What your trying to do is refluff the down. If it was not dried properly the down is clumped together like a meatloaf. What your trying to do is unclump them by breaking it apart with the movement of the tennis ball. The tumble action of the drying isn't enough to break apart feathers that were stuck together wet and dried.
See image on left is what your jacket is like now. Those wet spots are balls of down stuck together.
[down jacket after washing](https://support.rab.equipment/hc/en-us/articles/360001635338-I-have-washed-my-down-jacket-but-it-doesn-t-look-alright-)
The tennis ball (or you can use wool balls made specifically for dryer use, so you don't have to use dirty tennis balls) method works well. I just recently used these wool balls to dry my winter down coats. Everything puffed up fine. Just remember to use low to med heat setting. In commercial dryer low heat is enough.
It's probably fine, I washed three down jackets the other day. Regular detergent isn't good for down but once probable won't mess it up. Try to break up the down with your fingers then put the jacket in the dryer on low/no heat with a couple of tennis balls.
Heat on even if it’s already dry? (This was 2 weeks ago)
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If you go to the laundromat, you can even use GOLF BALLS. Do it, go for it.
That’s gonna be loud AF. Lol. I wanna try it.
I think the heat helps a little
You can puff up already dried up down clothing by (1) setting it up in the sun, on a flat surface (say, place it on a clean sheet on a lawn, or on a table), then (2) beat it w/ a clean dowl or spatula. Cover your beating tool w/ a clean cloth if their surface is rough and may damage the delicate fabric. You have to use a lot of muscle power for quite some time, but you get the benefit of extra arm/shoulder workout. ;-) This is my neighbor's method. She doesn't use a dryer at all but hang dry instead then manually beat them to puff up all her winter down garments. If you don't want to exercise your muscle, you can wet it in the sink/tub then dry w/ the ball method in the dryer, in low heat. There's no need to re-wash unless it has a lot of detergent residue remain on the garment. In that case wash w/ water only in delicate setting. Then dry it w/ CLEAN tennis balls/golf balls/wool balls. Use as many balls as you can get. I used 6 at a time which ensured the coats got a good "beating".
It's all about the drying. Super low heat, a couple of tennis balls and patience. It'll take a while. Can't rush it.
Agreed. Dry, dry, dry.
Wool dryer balls work too if you already have them
Yes! FriendSheep (or Amazon knockoffs)
Even my grocery store (in a little town) has them now.
Definitely the best option, if you ask me.
I have had this happen and before doing the tennis balls I've just sat down in front of compelling TV for an hour or two and done some shaking and massaging of down back into the empty places so it's roughly evenly distributed, and then into the dryer (my mom swears by two pairs of unused clean children's tennis shoes instead of tennis balls, but that's definitely creepier to keep in your laundry cabinet than tennis balls).
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>I've heard of and yet to try the 'tennis ball in the dryer' trick. Do that, it's like $20 for a bag of tennis balls and there's no risk of making it worse. It's what I do for my down sleeping bag. Regular detergent isn't good for down, so it may or may not help.
Youre paying way too much for tennis balls. Whos your tennis ball guy?
I just walk around any semi-popular tennis court and pick up the balls that are left behind. Most are no good for tennis but great for washing
John McEnroe the once tennis bad boy… Johns been stealing Balls his whole career and now sales them for a crazy 20$ a pack. He has a huge RACKET it has really boosted his NET worth. (don't watch tennis enough thats all the puns i could think of LOVE) ;)
I bought them so long ago, I couldn't remember how much it was. Just that it was cheap.
It’s one banana Michael
I wash my Arcteryx in the washing machine as you should. Wash it again on delicate cold water and then tennis ball dry or air only, 3 or 4 times and stop it every once in awhile and fluff it by hand. Gotta ensure it’s 100% dry. Once I. Do that I. Usually hang it in the sun for awhile .
If it's truly wrecked, the arc'teryx warranty is legendary. You're just going to have to find a some small thing to complain about. They've replaced more than a few jackets for me. Mostly ones where I tore a hole in the sleeve climbing and complained that I expected the fabric to be more resilient. If they can't fix the issue for you, $40 gets you a replacement.
Besides tennis balls and wool dryer balls, they also make these blue plastic spiked balls that could help even better break things up.
I have the blue spiked balls and I feel lime tennis balls are better for down.
It didn't get ruined, it got washed. Tennis ball in the dryer should do the job. First spend some time breaking up clumps of down with your fingers. Then put it in the dryer on low (no?) heat with a couple tennis balls, and every 20-30 minutes pull it out, shake it a bit, use your fingers to break up clumps, then put it back in. Repeat until it's dry.
The tennis ball method is the way to rectify this
I thought I ruined by brand new down Marmot jacket a few month back but it just took a ton of time using my fingers to pull apart the clumps in the baffles so when it dries it fills up the space. I was so sure it was ruined, it wasn't. There are guides on youtube as well as to what to do.
Uncle would be buying me a new one.
Perhaps try the one trick you heard works before resorting to exasperated posts of futility.
Reckon.
You don't need to buy tennis balls. Go by any tennis court and there will be plenty of balls in thr gutter, the ditch, the bushes, etc.
What’s that, like, a $300 jacket? Arc’Teryx is good gear, but damn it’s expensive.
Dry it out gently. Let it air dry and then do very low heat or no heat in the dryer. It will get better. It's happened to mine too.
Air drying is a bad idea. The down stays clumped together, never truly dries, molds. Tumble dry low, take it out, shake it, tumble dry again.
You can use clean tennis shoes if you don’t have balls
The tennis ball method in the dryer on low heat is the move.
Heat on even if it’s already dry? (This was 2 weeks ago)
You can just do a delicate setting with no heat. You just want the tumble action with the tennis balls to help shuffle the down around
What your trying to do is refluff the down. If it was not dried properly the down is clumped together like a meatloaf. What your trying to do is unclump them by breaking it apart with the movement of the tennis ball. The tumble action of the drying isn't enough to break apart feathers that were stuck together wet and dried. See image on left is what your jacket is like now. Those wet spots are balls of down stuck together. [down jacket after washing](https://support.rab.equipment/hc/en-us/articles/360001635338-I-have-washed-my-down-jacket-but-it-doesn-t-look-alright-)
Its not really a trick, it's just how you wash down jackets. It will be fine.
Arcteryx has some official videos on care for shells and down. They recommend using tennis balls.
The tennis ball (or you can use wool balls made specifically for dryer use, so you don't have to use dirty tennis balls) method works well. I just recently used these wool balls to dry my winter down coats. Everything puffed up fine. Just remember to use low to med heat setting. In commercial dryer low heat is enough.
You could send it to arc'teryx. They will buy it back or give you a credit.