View Full Version : Put sleeping bag in car on sunny day.
Earl Grey
09-25-2006, 12:09
This seems to do wonders to getting bacteria out of the inside of a bag. What I did was turn it inside out and place it in the car where the most sun is. I think it simulates the inside of a dryer on low heat and the UV rays of the sun will kill the bacteria.
ShakeyLeggs
09-25-2006, 14:11
The UV will also kill the nylon. I wouldn't leave it in for an extended period of time.
does the sun's UV go through the window glass in a car?
flagator
09-25-2006, 16:40
I think it must, I remember gettin sunburnt on a road trip with my parents when i was a kid, and i'm pretty sure the windows were up in the backseat
Bloodroot
09-25-2006, 18:21
does the sun's UV go through the window glass in a car?
No....it's absorbed by glass.
Bloodroot
09-25-2006, 18:25
No....it's absorbed by glass.
But depending on the glass, some wavelengths (UVA or UVB, don't remember which?) can filter through.
Instead of in your car put it in your trunk. I had my bag in my trunk for an entire summer of traveling and it was fine. It kept it's loft full and free of funk.
vipahman
09-27-2006, 16:07
Remind me not to buy used bags from any of you. :D :D :D
Toolshed
09-27-2006, 16:24
UVA and UVB can penetrate glass. Otherwise you simply wouldn't need "sunglasses" as regular glasses would prdevail for all but the glare.
BTW, High constant heat might also kill your loft.
Alligator
09-27-2006, 17:19
On a hot day, I think about 90F, your car can get to nearly 200F. Read about a woman who waits for that temperature, then "bakes" cookies in her car:sun . I don't know how that compares to a clothes dryer.
Earl Grey
09-27-2006, 17:58
On a hot day, I think about 90F, your car can get to nearly 200F. Read about a woman who waits for that temperature, then "bakes" cookies in her car:sun . I don't know how that compares to a clothes dryer.
It wasnt near that hot. It probaly got to 70F so it probaly never got above 125F. It seemed to work because now it doesnt smell.