Category Archives: Down Talk
What Does Fill Power Mean?
If you have ever shopped for bedding, outerwear and sleeping bags you may have come accross the term ‘fill power’ – but what exactly does it mean? Fill power can be simplified as ‘how fluffy something is’. Techcnically speaking, it is measured using a specially calibrated measurement system – but for most consumers, ‘high fill [...]
Posted in Down Talk on Wednesday, February 8th, 2012'. Tagged 700 fill power, 800 fill power, fill power, high fill power Leave a comment
Why Does My Comforter Crinkle?
Don’t worry about an extra crinkly down comforter – it is a good thing.
Posted in Down Talk on Thursday, January 27th, 2011'. Tagged batiste, cambric, crinkle, noisy comforter 3 Comments
What does 75% Down Mean?
I get this question from consumers about once a week. Normally, the questions starts like this: ‘I see that it only contains 75% down – but I want 100% down’ Well the reality is that our federal government has a specific guideline when it comes to how much down is in a product. The rule [...]
Posted in Down Talk on Wednesday, February 24th, 2010'. Tagged 75% down, down 1 Comment
Were on Google Now
We just updated our profile on google so that we can make sue of their new buzz function. Come check out DOWNLITE buzz.
Posted in Down Talk on Tuesday, February 16th, 2010'. Tagged buzz, downlite, google Leave a comment
Removing Natural Down Or Feather Odor
Over the years we have gotten requests from customers along the lines of ‘How long will the pillows have an odor?’ Anyone who has bought a down or feather blend pillow knows that natural products have a natural odor. Typicaly the reason a product may have an odor is related to heat, humidity or moisture. [...]
Posted in Down Talk on Saturday, February 13th, 2010'. Tagged down odor, feather odor 2 Comments
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