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What's In Your Down?




Down goes through multiple different cleaning processes before being sold to the consumer, but it's never 100% down. What the average consumer doesn't know is what that down product is made up of. Watch this short clip from the “Feather Scientists ” to find out why the International Down and Feather Laboratory (IDFL) tests and and advises you know the composition of the down in your gear.

Down technician preparing large cluster of Quixdown for final inspection
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Educate Yourself About Down

International Down and Feather Laboratory, or IDFL, is one of the world's foremost authorities on testing down and other filled textile insulations. The outdoor industry throws around terms like loft, fill power, down percentage, and DWR, but what do those terms tell us? Educate yourself before purchasing so that you know what you are getting.

Two glass jars laying horizontally in a shake tester to determine how much loft is preserved when wet
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Why Water Resistant Down?

A lot of companies claim their down is waterproof…but how waterproof is it? Matt Lieber from IDFL pulls back the curtain on the Hydrophobic Shake Test, showing a real 90-minute test pitting KUIU’s Quix Down against a competitor.

Close up of thousands of down clusters scattered across a blue work surface
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The Feather Scientists

The International Down and Feather Laboratory is the foremost authority on testing down. Watch their procedures that certify KUIU’s QuixDown.

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