Wiggy's Sleeping Bags

nick681

nick681

Gold Member
Joined
Nov 22, 1999
Messages
1,922
Has anyone here used or owned any of the Wiggy’s sleeping bags? I have been to the web site and read up on them. I would like to know if they are as good as they claim to be. I am looking to buy my own sleeping bag since I have to turn in my current “Sleep System” when I change duty stations. I would like to get the best available sleeping bag that doesn’t come in bright yellow only and cost an arm and a leg.

------------------
Arguing with a GRUNT is like wrestling with a pig. Everyone gets dirty and the little pig loves it.

The reason the U.S. Army is so successful in combat is that war is chaos; and the Army practices chaos on a daily basis
 
Wiggy's bags are excellent. Probably the best synthetic bag on the market. I love the way they wrap around you body, filling all the nooks and crannies. Very comfy and way ahead of Quallofil. Wiggy's bags will easily outlast a Quallofil bag. I've read of very few complaints about Wiggys and generally rave reviews. Yeah, he promotes with a lot of hype but I think he stands by his product. I know I love mine. I have the lightweight overbag. It seems a lot warmer that what it is rated for.

------------------
Hoodoo

I get some pleasure from finding a relentlessly peaceful use for a combative looking knife.
JKM
 
I've heard good stuff about Wiggybags, too.
I found a Sierra Designs Sandman (w/Flex type spandex)$160. I sleep on my side and it "hugs". With a Thermarest stuffed into an MSS Gore-tex bivy, this is a great setup. Jason

BTW, Sandman is dark maroon, rated 15 deg.F
 
I have a Snugpak Code Green Softie 3 Merlin (see http://www.snugpak.com/codegreen/softie.htm ), which is not very fluffy but stuffs into a pack the size of about half a loaf of bread. For its weight and its stuffed volume, it is surprisingly lofty and warm. It only weighs .75kg, or 1.65lb (is my math right?), and stuffs into 28x14cm. It's rated at a comfort level of 5 degrees C. I've seen Wiggy's web site and noticed that he mentions Snugpak in a not very positive light (perhaps justifiably so--I've never owned a Wiggy's, so I can't compare), specifically the insulation they use. He also says Snupaks bags won't stand up to more than a couple washes before the insulation starts to clump. I haven't washed mine yet, so I can't speak to that. I guess it's possible. I have been wanting to get a Wiggy's bag ever since I read his web site, I just haven't been successful at saving up. Even if what he says about Snugpak is not totally accurate, I am still sure that he makes a darn good bag and that I would be satisfied with my purchase. I would really like to get a Wiggy's and compare, but I'd also like to hear from anyone who has owned or tested both. The Code Green Merlin is SUPPOSEDLY used by some units of the British Army and favored by light infantry and SpecOps units from many countries for its light weight and small compressed size. I have no way to verify whether this is true or not.

------------------
I DO NOT CHOOSE TO BE A COMMON MAN

"It is my right to be uncommon...if I can; I seek opportunity...not security. I do not wish to be a kept citizen, humbled and dulled by having the state look after me. I want to take the calculated risk; to dream and to build, to fail and to succeed. I refuse to barter incentive for a dole. I prefer the challenges of life to the guaranteed existence; the thrill of fulfillment to the stole calm of utopia. I will not trade freedom for beneficence nor my dignity for a handout. I will never cower before any master nor bend to any threat. It is my heritage to stand erect, proud, and unafraid; to think and act for myself; enjoy the benefits of my creations and to face the world boldly and say,
This I have done, and this is what it means to be an American."

--Dean Alfrange

[This message has been edited by X-Head (edited 10-17-2000).]
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top