Down
By webeishere
@webeishere (36313)
United States
January 26, 2009 2:04pm CST
I have a Starter Brand winter coat. This coat is down filled. It is very warm even too hot most times actually due to the down filled feathers. This is one of the very tiny feathers from the filling as it waqs sitting on my end table in the living room. This feathjer is actually half the length of a standard straight pin. Very small. Just wanted to share this as I love odd photos etc. Do you own anything that is down filled at all? Pillows come with down filling as well for comfort. Just curious is all. Thanks all in advance.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
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19 responses
@tyc415 (5706)
• United States
26 Jan 09
They don't make down filled things like they used to. My grandmother used to have a feather mattress and I don't ever recall seeing feathers all around and never remember getting poked by a feather. I used to have a pillow and it poked me really bad and feathers everywhere even with two zipper cases and a pillow case on it.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
26 Jan 09
They still make as many various items down filled. Most are now found at sp[ecialty stores like a camping styore or outdoor store etc. I am srating to lose the feathers little by litt;le as the coat is almost 5 years old.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
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@dragon54u (31633)
• United States
26 Jan 09
I don't have anything with down in it, it turns out I'm allergic to it! When I was small we had feather pillows and I would find it hard to breathe at night. The doctor said I had asthma and I guess I did. I think the pillow aggravated it. Later, I had a down sleeping bag and was miserable. I found out when I was in my 20's that I'm allergic to down! But I sure did love those down pillows, they were great!
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@eaforeman6 (8979)
• United States
26 Jan 09
I have feather pillows and now one of them has been leaking feathers...so I have to repair it or part with it. It does make a comfortable pillow. It was given to me long ago. I am not sure how old it really is....and I have a few others that I got at the same time so I hope they arent all going to wear out at once lol
@webeishere (36313)
• United States
27 Jan 09
They still sell down filled pillows.
But they are very costly.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
@makingpots (11915)
• United States
26 Jan 09
I love odd photos too, Grandpa Bob. This shot is really cool!
I have a down comforter that I love to sleep under. Unfortunately it is only ever cold enough to sleep under it about 12 days a year here in Texas. I sadly fold it down to the foot of my bed most nights of the year.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
26 Jan 09
Thanks. I love the oddity of a lot of photos I take.
But your comforter is decorative I presume?
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
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@Feona1962 (7526)
• United States
26 Jan 09
Hi Gpa Bob..
I love the feather photo..teeny tiny for sure...I got some pillows that have feathers in them...I got them from my neighbors at their yard sale for free...These pillows are very old....I love them...
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@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
27 Jan 09
Hey Grandpa Bob! Yes I used to have feather pillows! But,
the feathers kept coming through the pillows and they would
end up stabbing me in the face when I was trying to sleep!
I finally got tired of picking up the wayward feathers and
gave up those pillows to the garbage can! I have never bought
those kind again! I know down is very warm, but those feathers
do manage to poke through~!
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@eaforeman6 (8979)
• United States
14 Feb 09
Thank you for the honor of best response in this discussion!
@AmbiePam (120585)
• United States
27 Jan 09
No, I don't own anything filled with down. And now I feel deprived. I have heard references to down comforters and such, yet never have I had the pleasure of testing these things out for myself. I guess that is one of the things I'll add to do before I die. 
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@blackbriar (9075)
• United States
24 Feb 09
I just LOVE my goose-down pillow. Actually, we had 2 of them but they were getting pretty flat and ragged so I combined them into one pillow and now it's mushy full again for me to cuddle with right before I go to sleep.
@snowy22315 (208761)
• United States
29 Jan 09
I dont think I have one now but I used to have a woolrich vest that was down filled. It was not that warm though even though it had down in it. Those vests kind of look cool to wear sometimes but I really dont thing they are that warm. I just dont think they are.
@tamarafireheart (15384)
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27 Jan 09
Hi GRANDPA BOB,
My pillows are foam because I suffer from asthma and feathers are lithal for me,but the picture of the feather looks really pretty, almost magical looking.
Tamara
@hildas (3031)
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6 Feb 09
Great Jacket. I do not think I have anything filled with down feathers, except for a duvet and a few old pillows.
You certainly need a jacket like that where you are,with all that snow and zero temperatures. Yeah I know what you mean though about getting to warm with a jacket on, as I cannot stick feeling this way and always wear lighter ones, especially if I am driving.
@bookreadermom08 (5614)
• United States
28 Jan 09
I use to own a down comforter, it was really nice and I loved sleeping under it, but when I got married, my hubby was allergic to it...it took us a few weeks to figure out what was making him sneeze...LOL, so sadly I had to get rid of it.. but it was nice while I had it.
@winterose (39887)
• Canada
27 Jan 09
nope, my son and I have those artic style jackets with that new material that is supposed to be warm up to -50 below zero and we need them.
Nothing down filled though.
@teapotmommommerced (10359)
• United States
28 Jan 09
Does the tag tell you what type of down they use? DO you know when they say Down what part of the bird that comes from?
When they down it is the small pin feathers in the front or the behind if I remember my biology classes right.
@ersmommy1 (12587)
• United States
27 Jan 09
My daughter has a down coat. It keeps her very warm. On a day like today when it s 15 degrees it came in very handy. It was a gift from her Aunt. I do not have a down coat. I have coats that are leather, wool, and jean. No down pillows either. THey tend to make me sweat. I have a memory foam pillow.
@cynthiann (18612)
• Jamaica
27 Jan 09
You want get cold ion that coat. Amazing. I remember that my mother had down filled pillows and they were always so soft and she also have several down filled quilts or comforters. We used to huddle under these quilts at night in the winter. Three girls to a bed! They always out me in the middle as I was the youngest but I didn't mind as I was always cold. I still have horrible memories of being cold in my childhood. I can never escape them It was awful not having enough heat. No wonder I moved to a hot country. 
@KatieDidit (989)
• United States
27 Jan 09
I love down. The only pillows I buy for the beds are down pillows. (I even take a down pillow with me if I'm traveling and going to be staying in motels) I also have a down comforter and of course a down jacket. They haven't come up with a synthetic that comes even close to the warmth and softness of down.
