Wiggy's Sleeping Bag Review
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- My review of the sleeping bags I purchased as part of my Get-Home Bag.
My original goal for these bags is to be able to survive a 20°F night should I need to in order to get to my destination in an emergency. After researching many options, I opted for a 0°F/-18°C bag on sale from Wiggy's.
Wiggy's home page:
www.wiggys.com/
The sale page for the bags I purchased:
www.wiggys.com...
Disclaimer: I purchased the bags with my own money after doing my own research. I am not affiliated in any way with Wiggy's or it's owner.
They also made a LOT of money because they had GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS for their sleeping bags. I was issued is two bag 60 Below system when I was in Afghanistan and I WAS SOOOOOO THANKFUL TO HAVE IT . I was in Afghanistan for 3 years and slept in it every day EXCEPT IN THE SUMMER but certainly got my use out of it so when I came home I chucked out the money to buy a brand new one for myself.
Hey william james Rapp, good name , anyway govt. contract has to go into competition with other makers and this one WON the contract. Get the sun walkers Wiggy offers and man you will sleep in everyday. Glad your home bro.
Thank you for sharing your experience. It is getting cold here in New York. I bought one zero degree last month and gave away as Thanksgiving present to a homeless person. She was very happy. I just bought tonight 2 more zero degree bags. Hopefully they come soon and I can give them away soon. Thank you again for your video. It really helped me to make the decision for the purchase.
I've owned my wiggys ultralight 20 degree bag for over twenty years, it's kept me warm at that temp and lower, and it still looks brand spanking new, through countless washings. Yes, YOU CAN WASH THEM! Huge selling point. Great bags. Heavy? Sure, but bombproof.
I bought the MARPAT version bag today. Received it-warm,durable and USA made.
Thanks for no BS review
They are heavy and huge. However they are the highest quality, warm AF and you can throw them in the washer. American made. Great emergency bag (very popular for this in Alaska)
They're the "highest quality" yes. But the MSS system actually uses a tiered system, which means that this system is already less usable than an actual MSS. While yes, it is also machine washable, it's still not made to a true milspec. Wiggys only has a contract with the F35 program. The concept of a side zipper is also retarded.
I own a sleeping bag, sweater, mittens, booties and a dog jacket from Wiggy’s. Love that it’s US Made and they keep me warm.
I own several Wiggy's sleeping bags of various weights, from a 70degree summer bag to a 60degree below 0 degree artic sleep system. they by far the best made bags, period, no exception. not only are they warm but can be washed many times to keep their loft and great feel. i can not say enough about Wiggy's quality and they are made here in the USA. I put my money where my mouth is.
Those big zippers were common in the older 70's Down Sleeping bags.
Older Military field jackets had them as well.
I just picked up a Hinter rectangular hooded model today in mint condition from my local SAVERS Thrift store for $8.50 with the Wiggy's compression sack..
It's a beast but It's a small with 31" width, I'm pretty wide in the shoulders.
Been wanting one for years.
I have used a 20F and zero since the 1990s. I wasted too much money on name brand bags before Wiggy’s. . I love his sweater and boot liners too. When you start to get colder it may be time to wash it. Yes I said wash it. Fantastic products. Those boot liners gave me finally warm feet .
I also matched my bag with Wiggys sleep pad. Same as bag.. heavy. High quality and dependable.
I'm gonna have to try one of these. Thanks
I have the Superlight XL/Long WITH the pillow, as well. I’ve never had a problem stuffing it in the compression bag. And I can get it to compress at just over the size of a basketball. Not sure why you struggle so badly. Wiggys makes a radial compression bag with straps on the long side vs the end of the bag too. It’s far easier to attach to a pack horizontally, or straight down the center of the pack. Until you own a Wiggys bag, no one will understand. I stole mine off Craigslist. Guy had 2 for $40 each! He used this bag one night in Afghanistan as they couldn’t guarantee him a cot when he got deployed. I should have bought both. For big guys like me (6’4”, 260lbs) my trick is to lay the bags facing on top of each other and zip them together to form a giant mummy bag with two separate leg boxes and doubles the width around my torso. I use it like a big comforter bag. Plenty of leg room this way. I don’t like my legs confined in a small foot box and this solved that, as well as more than enough material to wrap me like a blanket with no drafts. I only use one zipper to attach. FYI for anyone like me looking for more space
I have a problem stuffing it into the supplied bag simply because it's too small. Plus, it was JUST a bag.... not a compression sack.
Sweet bag. Using all the tricks to stay warm is the way to go. Even throw a box of hand warmers in with your bag.
I do carry a couple handwarmers in each GHB.
This was my issued bag. Never looked into another bag ever since.
These bags are not issued. They don't have an NSN number nor are they general issue. Tennier Industries makes the gear.
I love all my Wiggy bags! I mostly go winter camping and the Kelty Redcloud backpack will fit the Wiggy two bag system along with all my gear! I usally use the 0 degree bag with the fishnet underware and am toasty in the teens. The lowest I've had here was 8, and was warm in the o degree, but I wanted to test the overbag and of course it was super toasty! I even have the Antarctic bag I got for a steal on EBay. I'll have to go somwhere -40 to -60 to enjoy it. Way to hot for Virginia!
Went to the factory in 2001 and found Jerry to be very cordial, and explained why Lamalite is the best bag insulation for cold weather!
I spoke with jerry on the phone and found him to be not cordial - had the feeling I was wasting his time. That being said; I did purchase the Ultima Hunter Thule and will be ordering the overbag.
@@davids.9707 :: I guess thats the best way to keep people from calling him back!! I emailed him on a recent buy super big sale going on Super light -20 Mummy 90" long #130.00 shipped. He's a bit short on the fuse, but he's pretty basic say what you have to say and move on sort of a guy.
Very good review!! I purchased the same one and I’m happy with it too. Ty
Hey there I got the coyote regular extra wide . I’d prefer the camo . Mine is like brand new . If yours is still similar I’ll swap you .
Forget that I’m right side zip
I bought a Antarctic bag for big truck camping in North Dakota winter I loaned my main bag to another driver because he didn't have anything I used over bag woke up with my mt dew ice block and it was -40 no heat in my truck I won't own any other bag than a wiggys
I have the Wiggy compression bag. Easy to put my bag away.
I considered them, but I got my 9-straps milsurp for half the cost.
I own two wiggy's bags. One black Arctic and one camo Arctic. They have not been slept in as of yet. But, when my wife and I do go camping, or have an emergency they do zip together. I'm an Overkill guy, and I like the extra padding and extra low temperature rating of the bags. I am not concerned with weight. I want to get extra bags for the entire family someday. And the ground pad which is beyond belief if you look at it. I have visited with Jerry quite lengthy at times and he is a wonderful man . Can't go wrong in one of these bags.
I just heard of wiggy’s from John More’s show.
That says a bunch right there. Only keeps a retail store in Alaska.
From a business standpoint, it makes sense. Brick-n-mortar stores are expensive to have. So by forgoing them in the 'lower 48' keeps prices down. Having on Up North caters to a special clientele as well as keeps shipping costs and times to a minimum.
What kind of insulation material is this bag filled with?
Wiggy's uses 'Lamilite'.
It’s actually a climashield product rebranded according to their website. Climashield is top of the industry and makes different types of fill. Kelty used climashield for their military bags, lots of major brands do including DIY ers who like to make their own gear.
These are built for normal people, 6 foot 200# and its roomy, most others are for 5'5'' 145# uno Hobbits. So if you see a need to sleep in all your gear in crappy weather then why not get a good bag that is your size. You will sure feel better warm and relaxed than twisted in a knot all night. I log roll all night the bag stays put I just tumble inside it and have no issues.
Because there are better systems out there. The snugpak is arguably a superior product. It basically took what the MSS Sleep Sytem tried to do and just made it better. You can fit literally everything into the stuff sack.
This is big, bulky, isn't a tiered system, weighs way more than it should, doesn't have a water proof layer like an actual good bivy, etc.
So the ratings are the for the lowest safe temperature and the bags are way over their stated weights? No wonder some people call wiggys a scam!
Sure they may be robust bags but when someone orders that huge thing online and discovers it much heavier than advertised and doesn’t really keep you as warm as the temp rating of the bag states then I would be annoyed
Temperature ratings aren't an exact science. There's no way any of them can say, "You WILL be nice and toasty warm at __F...". And I think you'll find MOST manufacturers tend to fib a bit.
@@BackPackHack they all seem to be fibbing to an equal degree I guess, I suppose we need to just allow and accept that margin of exaggeration 😆
What are your views of the Snugpak Special Forces sleep system? I’m struggling to find any direct comparative reviews of Snugpak ‘Softie’ insulation vs Climashield? I have a Helikon Tex Swagman roll (hooded poncho liner) with Climashield in it and it is surprisingly warm for how thin it is, but I also have a Snugpak Sasquatch jacket and was surprised at how ‘un-warm’ it seems relative to how thick and puffy it is.
I know the ‘thru-hiker’ crowd seem to really like the Enlightened Equipment Apex (Climashield) jacket and it takes a lot to get them to choose synthetic over down (they almost all still choose down quilts)
I am slightly allergic to down, so I am considering one of the Enlightened Equipment Apex Quilts, they are almost half the weight of a comparatively temp rated Snugpak or Wiggy bag, although the materials would be less durable, but at least the product weights are genuine as weight is important to me
I have the Wiggy's sleeping system FTRSS which is a 2 bag system and will keep you warm down to -60 degrees. You may never sleep in that cold of temp but realize that you have 2 sleeping bags that will mate one on the outside of the other (OR) side by side to double the width. The quality is excellent, Check out William James Rapp review about 7 months ago who used his sleeping system in Afghanistan for 3 years and loved it. I winter backpack and camp in the winter and I always have a bog or bags to keep me warm in any weather.
I can always add the FTRSS shells to mine, but I don't need the temperature rating where I intend to use the bag in.
@@BackPackHack I wasn't so much stating that to you but to others who may visit your page as I did and not know about Wiggy's as you and I do. Great video my friend
@back pack hack, Does this have a breakaway zipper for quick emergency exit?
No.
@@BackPackHack thank you for the response!
sure about that? I have seen the owner demonstrating them. Many, if not most wiggies have one.
When fully zipped, are both zipper tracks actually at the end of their run? This is to actually breakbaway the zipper head and reset it to bottom after manually pulling apart the teeth, in case of major failure. Sometimes people use the term breakaway for zippers that can pull apart and will unzip rather than break. They seem to do that too.
Yes it does!! They all have it because they all use them same zipper. That’s why there are extra “teeth” At the top of the zipper. You pull the zipper past the stop and that releases the teeth from the pull itself, allowing the breakaway to happen. Same zipper for decades on all bags.
Did you get the boat foot style?
No.
I'm not a fan of Wiggy's it's way too bulky and you can only carry one of his bags at one time. They're also just way too much material. The general MSS system is still better than all of these systems on the market. The Wiggy FTRSS isn't even a kit. It's just a line of products.
The Snugpak at least has a whole kit that's actually a tier system.
You can only carry one bag? WTF are you talking about? ohhhh. You must be Air Force.
@@FranchiseSIX5 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Nothing against Wiggys but a military contract only means stuff made to the lowest acceptable standard at the highest price.
And the lowest acceptance standard is good durability. That's not an argument. First of all, it's not the lowest set of standards, it's a minimum set of standards, meaning they have to meat a quality level that is acceptable for field use. There's a reason why the military only goes through Tennier Indistries and ThermaRest for a sleeping pad.
Wiggy's had a limited contract for the F35. Even then, they would've been replaced every like 3 years because they're required to keep their products in a vacuum. Other than that, they don't have any other contracts. That's why its...oh yes, Tennier Industries.
@@picklerick9578 I do know the Beef Stew MRE's went from real beef chunks to processed Dinty Moore dog Kibbles Shimeat.
It sucks now.
Not all of their government contracts are bid. Certain military units approach them directly.