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After the recent flurry of postings from people who would prefer to limit
the discussion herein to topics like manifolds, m-values, mixes, and 
mounts, I hesitated to voice the concerns raised below.  After some thought,
I decided that it might be worth prefacing my request for help with a 
warning:

    WARNING: If you're disinterested in concerns that involve only 
    hundreds--rather than thousands--of dollars' worth of gear, or 
    concerns that do not directly involve discoveries, danger, or darkness, 
    then please go directly to the next posting.  Thank you.

Ok.  Here's the problem:

When my wife and I purchased 400 grade Thinsulate B underwear this past 
month, we also received the following well-intended--but 
contradictory--advice from a variety of apparently experienced professionals
on how to care for the underwear:

*.  To quilt or not to quilt.
-.  DUI Thinsulate B underwear should really be quilted before being used,
    to keep it from shedding and shredding over the long haul.  Otherwise,
    it will tend to pull apart with age.
-.  DUI Thinsulate B underwear should probably not be quilted, since 
    quilting would limit the underwear's give and take.
-.  It doesn't matter whether the stuff is quilted or not.

*.  Wash with ....?
-.  Wash occasionally, but in nothing stronger than liquid soap.
-.  Wash occasionally, but use a new enzyme that's about to appear on the
    market that destroys bacteria.
-.  Wash occasionally, but use a capful of chlorox.
-.  Avoid washing, if you possibly can, and especially with soap of any sort.
    Washing breaks down the thinsulate B.
-.  Wash, but don't use powdered soap.
-.  Don't use chlorox: it will affect the appearance of the underwear.

*.  Wash/dry as follows ....?
-.  Use a front-loading washer.
-.  Use a top-loading washer on gentle.  Putting a sneaker in the washer
    may help, but it doesn't seem that important.
-.  Dry on low heat.
-.  Dry on air.
-.  Don't tumble-dry; lay the stuff out after washing it.

I'm feeling more than a little confused, and would appreciate it if 
anyone else would care to share their perspectives on these concerns.

-- Phil

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 Phil Pfeiffer, Computer Sci. Dept.  |  Kindness in thought leads to wisdom.
 East Stroudsburg University,        |  Kindness in speech leads to eloquence.
 East Stroudsburg, Pa.  18301-2999   |  Kindness in action leads to love.
 phil@es*.ed*    (717) 424-3820      |                            -- Lao-Tsu

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