Table 1.

Dry and Wet Single Item Weights and Weights per Volume

Item	Dry Weight (lbs)	100% Wet Weight (lbs)	Loose Weight per Volume (lbs/gallon)			Compact Weight per Volume (lbs/gallon)
			Dry	50% Wet	100% Wet	Dry	50% Wet	100% Wet
Sheet	1.1 ± .03	3.3 ± .14	0.5 ± .03	1.3 ± .16	3.1 ± .61	1.1 ± .14	2.2 ± .42	3.6 ± .69
Gown	0.9 ± .02	2.4 ± .07	0.5 ± .05	0.9 ± .05	1.6 ± .17	1.5 ± .33	2.1 ± .58	3.9 ± .82
Towel	0.6 ± .03	2.6 ± .32	0.4 ± .04	1.4 ± .15	3.4 ± .79	1.2 ± .05	1.9 ± .23	4.6 ± .74
Mean	-	-	0.48	1.21	2.71	1.26	2.08	4.03