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It's not dirty but the shoulder strap and back pad stink. It's like that smell you get from synthetic baselayers. I know not to bung it into a washing machine, but would a lukewarm soak in some mild soapy water followed by a good rinse help reduce the odour? Might something like Febreze...

I'm walking between 10 and 20 miles a day and have experimented with a variety of layers. Basically I sweat a lot. During the summer it was OK, I could take a spare teeshirt. Now I'm using technical fabrics as supposedly high wicking base layers, but I continue to sweat copiously. My outer...

My new down sleeping bag, purchased in May and only slept in for 12 days, has lost all its down from the underside of the bag leaving the inner and outer skins with no filling. The down appears to have somehow migrated through the baffles. A quick email to the manufacturer reveals that there's...

Weight and pack size are important so it needs to be small and light, for three season usage and I rather like down. I'm prepared to spend £100-ish; so what do you all suggest?

...one's cooking pots. Usually I just dust the soot off and leave the pots black until I return home whereupon I scrub the blacking off until it reveals a shiny metallic surface. Am I being a bit OCD? Should I leave them black, or should I dutifully scrub them clean?