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I love my new FUGU down jacket. It's the very first down jacket I've owned and I notice that occasionally there is a down feather sticking out of the nylon skin.
If I pull out the feather, often another one takes its place.. I'm sure this is a common problem but what should I be doing?
I thought about applying some tape or seam sealant or something..
The 'holes' by the way are tiny.. can't see them by eye.
From Western Mountaineering's website:
Maintenance of Down Leakage
By its very nature, the shell fabric of a sleeping bag is porous. This is what allows the fabric to be breathable and as a result, it is possible for the small spines of feathers and down clusters to work their way through the fabric. It is important to realize that the fabric is not torn, but that the spines are passing in between the threads. The best maintenance in this situation is to reach behind the fabric and pull the offending down cluster BACK INTO its down chamber. The small space between the threads will close and reposition themselves. You may also gently massage the area to promote this "self sealing". Do not attempt to pull the cluster OUT OF THE BAG! Two things will happen if you do, 1) that cluster will be tangled with another cluster and it too will follow out of the bag in an endless fountain of down, and 2) the space between the threads will become larger and take longer to reseal.
+1 to Western Mountaineering's Maintenance of Down Leakage.
A little bit of patience and perseverance is all it takes.
another vote for pulling the down back in from the opposite side.
This can be tough to do sometimes on a sewn-through garment though…
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