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whitemike
02-15-2017, 22:07
Bought my first down "puffy" coat last week, its a Marmot byrneside, wore it for the first time while snowshoeing the other day,noticed about an hour into my hike this "funky" smell, thought it was just me at first lol but then figured out it was definitely coming from the jacket, was kinda like a wet dog smell. Never owned a down jacket before and was wondering if this was normal, if not is there anything special i need to do, to get rid of the smell ?

egilbe
02-16-2017, 01:13
Wash it. Down is a poor choice for high exertion activities, like snowshoeing. I usually don't wear more than a baselayer, lightweight fleece and a shell if the wind is blowing. More than that and I'm sweating my ass off.

chknfngrs
02-16-2017, 10:07
Don't wash it. Hang it up to air it out. Then, next time don't wear it while excercising.

Slo-go'en
02-16-2017, 12:59
Yea really, why would you wear a down jacket snowshoeing? You save the jacket for when you stop and rest.