Put your sleeping bag into a washing machine without an agitator. It is easiest to do this at a laundromat, but if your home washer is of the large, front-loading variety, feel free to toss it in ...

Never dry-clean your sleeping bag, and never wash it with regular laundry detergent. “Where people consistently go wrong with DIY cleaning is using the right cleaner,” Godfrey says.

In this article, we speak to an outdoor expert to find out exactly how to do it. Just to be clear, you can 100% wash your sleeping bag and, most of the time, this can be done in the washing machine.

However you clean your bag, the key is making sure to do so regularly. Even better, prevent the spread of germs before it starts. Keep that bag off the floor, and do what you can to shield your ...