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Wiggy's SuperLight for sale in my thread https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbth...owflat/Number/2073196/page/1#Post2073196
Great condition.....

I know the Sportsmans Whorehouse in Anchorage has some Wiggy bags but the salespeople are so lacking in knowledge about them that they may never sell, unless they discount them just to get rid of them. I remember seeing 1 model of the Wiggys bag on the Cabelas sight but that was a long while ago.

I would call my question semi-rhetorical... I don't consort with many world class climbers but those I have known like down and tend to sleep in Mountain Hardwear, Western Mountaineering or Marmot. Of course, this might reflect a bit of American bias.

I'm going to respectfully disagree with Kute on a few points. While many climbs have sponsors, most climbers will not put themselves at risk for the sake of an endorsement. Most guys will use gear they know works for them... and like most other groups, climbers can be a bit superstitious. Of course, most of the gear companies interested in sponsoring an expedition are doing so to market pretty high end equipment. I doubt you'll see "Coleman" underwriting a K2 expedition anytime soon. Besides, the gear is really a de minimus cost of an expedition. I'd guess a serious attempt at a peak like K2 will run a quarter of a million by the time you have paid for travel, put a support team in place and paid all of the "freight." What an expedition needs is cash, luck, and good weather. In short, it's a bit like hunting.

Following up on Hampstead, back in 1962 when Dyhrenfurth was putting together the first American Everest attempt, a big part was getting sponsers to donate equipment and or money in exchange for publicity. Dick Kelty was too small to be able to afford donating packs so the official pack of the American Everest Expedition was Camp Trails. Unofficially a lot of the guys bought special expedition packs from Kelty. I know Tom Hornbein and Willi Unsoeld had input into Dick's design of the new pack which was in production for many years after that, it was called the Kelty BB5.

I think Jim Whittaker carried the official Camp Trials pack but I'm pretty sure Tom, Willi, Lute Jerstad and Bishop carried the Kelty BB-5. There may have been others as well.

Sorry, should have used suitable smilies. Take most any of my comments re: Wiggy's bags tongue in cheek. See my other thread (please) for evidence. I was kind of wondering how anyone knows the details of someone else's sleeping bag purchases? Is there some sort of monitor on our computers that I don't know about. For the record, I had several Wiggy's all purchased from Grand Junction. Still have the ones for the kids.

Yeah, evidently they do keep track but I don't know for how long they have been doing it. But if JW is anything like people say he is, I wouldn't be a bit surprised if he's been doing it since day 1.

Here's what I got in my own email today:

Chawn,

According to my records which go back 22 years you show up on the mailing list but do not show up as purchasing anything.

You claim to own I believe I read 3 bags. Where did you get them and when?

You did not get them from Wiggy�s directly other wise we would have a record.

Answer map truthfully.

wiggy

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Bought them from you in November of 2004; shipped to Kingston, NY. Along with leg jackets, sweater, mittens, overboots, antarctic parka, fishnets, etc.

Check your books, F-you and F-Map.

Superlight, Ultima Thule, overbag, mountain hunter, parka, leg jackets, sweater.

O.k. map?

So, Wiggy is on patrol here?

Well, in the shadows.

Chawn I see you own the bags, but what I am wondering what you dont like about the bags. Thats all I am asking for. And whoever
sent the email DID NOT do that on my behalf.
map

Things that make you go hmmmmm.

I'm not wasting keystrokes on your education about this crap, anymore.

Thats about what I figured. I just hope this thread has not
changed the "the special bond you and I have"
map

Hey Stillhunter them really your bags? I thought JW said you didn't have any?
Congratulations on the excellent purchases.

I love Wiggy threads. Lots of excellent reading. They are usually not this civil. To be this civil they need a good straight man like map.

HAHA!!!...TFF...Did JW send that to ya outta the blue or did you inquire about getting something replaced?

I think you photo-shoped the pic. One person surely can't own that much Wiggy gear and still have a negative opinion on it.

Come on man....tell map the truth...lol...

No, I never contacted him. It was there when I checked my email tonight.

And you complain about the customer service?

Fussy, aren't I??

No comment...lol...