Part Two: Milkweed Floss Sleeping Bag QnA

[@Chrysriph]

Dude is like “let’s cut it open” and breaks out an axe, this is my kind of channel

[@holywatergum6890]

Good luck with your sons love seeing the adventures sir

[@TrekSquad]

Thanks you sir!

[@mahmah441]

I suggest sending it to my outdoor life Chanel and have it tasted it seems a great idea

[@peterogara]

This is awesome, nice work. Where can I get seeds to plant my own?

[@YK-ky7xk]

This is an incredible channel! Please keep this kind of content coming!

[@TrekSquad]

Thanks! I enjoy making them for you!

[@FANITUBE-kn8ii]

Love to see and try new hacks. U did good

[@TrekSquad]

Thanks I appreciate that! I have many more experiments to try.

[@shaybaneco]

What about the packability of the bag? Can you pack it down in a stuff sack and see if it pops back?

[@brianosborne1437]

Brilliant! Subscribed don’t go Hollywood please? Videos are great. Thanks

[@TrekSquad]

Thanks! I plan to keep making videos just like these.

[@umm..123]

And nice video man keep going

[@TrekSquad]

Thanks, I'm really enjoying making these!

[@wellnut5028]

Please make a 2 daystrip with the sleeping bag

[@TrekSquad]

We plan to go camping in the near future!

[@ursulatroxler7428]

You can use non flammable fabric on your sleeping bag.

[@TrekSquad]

That’s a great idea for the outer layer!

[@knicklichtjedi6833]

Would be awesome to see how it works in a jacket

[@TrekSquad]

I’ve wanted to try the same thing as well!

[@nut1591]

W video

[@umm..123]

Give us a tour of the wilderness near you

[@TrekSquad]

Thanks for the idea!

[@FishHeadsIV]

Would cattails would?

[@shamarcamargo1108]

I love this idea. My question is did you try to fluff the washed milkweed tester square in the dryer before you opened it up? Maybe it would fluff back up if you dried it fully in the dryer? Also if you use wool on the outside of the bag it could potentially become more non flammable. You could even make a woolen “over bag that could be laundered separately based on wool’s specific washing instructions and that would protect the inner bag from burning. This could also double the insulative powers of the original bag in really cold weather.

[@TrekSquad]

I just air dried it. It’s possible that it would fluff back up in the dryer I need to experiment with it some more. More and thicker fabric would definitely help make it more fiber proof.

[@boxypunkchick3357]

I am curious, if it would be risk of decaying like mold or mildew if it gotten wet. It seems like it retains the moisture by how much it bunched to the corner. It would be nearly impossible to get it completely dry in a bag if it was rained on or if it had snow that melted and got in the fabric.

[@boxypunkchick3357]

Maybe try using a hydrophobic spray for fabrics on the cloth that holds the milkweed?

[@TrekSquad]

Great question. It would be hard to get fully dry if it got wet. I’ve considered scotch guard spray to protect it.

[@shethra77]

​@@TrekSquadWith other sorts of fiber fluff, you put it in the clothes dryer and also put in a tennis shoe or those dryer balls to keep massaging it as it dries. Then it doesn't clump so much.

[@boxypunkchick3357]

@@shethra77 most people don't have dryers when camping. Some people like myself camp for a weekend to a week.

[@shethra77]

@@boxypunkchick3357 True, yeah. I don't know what to do if you wash it or dry it outside.

[@lennyr4486]

Do you know the weight of the milkweed fill was ?

[@TaraBaby26c4u2]

Maybe you could make little pouches and use it as fire starters

[@TrekSquad]

I actually already do that. You just use the little boats that the milk weed floss grows in and add some wax. It’s a great fire starter!

[@fxopl6041]

u can use it as emergency fire starter

[@crazygaming7867]

Love form india brother 😊

[@ezra55595]

Honestly, I think you’d be find to run it through the wash if you quilted the fabric a bit more with a few more passes of the sewing machine. Completely understandable that that would be more than a bit labor intensive tho.

[@TrekSquad]

I agree, a few more passes would definitely help with the stability.

[@thedude7726]

If you werent using sheets it would be way warmer i feel like.

[@jonnymilitia]

Put it in the dryer with tennis balls

[@TimTheus]

there are different kinds of milkweed, which one did you find and use ?

[@shethra77]

Looked like he used Asclepius syriaca, common milkweed. It grows very happily here in Pennsylvania, and clearly grows happily where he is as well.

[@fxopl6041]

man try to clean and sell the seeds