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Normally I don't get into pissin contests with folks on the Fire but we are all still waiting to hear about all your negative experiences with Wiggy's products....

You have called a quality product "heavy", "bad quality" and "cold"...so please back up your claims....

I say you are nothing but a TROLL....Bob

Many remember the K-Special.

I hope this gets my post count up?

whizbangdaddy - are you going to answer the man's questions about your experience, or are you just another internet commando, long on verbiage, short on substance?

That's what I thought.

You remember the K-Special David. Worse bag ever built.

Still no specifics, huh?

My appologies to David and RJM.

Here is the specifics. I started big game hunting [deer and elk] in the west in 1971. The first year was truck trailer camper camp. The next 39 years have been diy public land back pack or horse pack trips. This requires quality lightweight gear

My experience with wiggy bags has been heavy, bad quality, cold it would take a steam roller to compress one. Also very bad customer service from Jerry.

YMMV If you have had good experience great I'm happy for you.
Happy and succesful hunting to you.

Again thanks for the opportunity to up my post count.

Apology accepted....but what is a K-Special?

Bob

Appology accepted as well.

K-special is version of K-Y that's specifically target for sex, I think.

I don't think so. It was a wiggy bag originally called the Kifaru Special name was later changed. It didn't make the agreed upon weight or temp rating. A used one could probably be picked up fairly cheap.

http://kitup.military.com/2009/11/wiggys-sleeping-bags.html

I have owned and used an old Eddie Bauer bag that was given to me (new) as a Christmas gift sometime in the mid sixties while living in the San Luis Valley in Colorado. Being as the fill is 52 oz. of the best down, it is a little heavier than it needs to be when backpacking but I have never had a night that was one of those cold sleepless ones. Fortunately I have never gotten it wet either and to this day, it still looks new. That was back when Eddie Bauer was the number one manufacturer of cold weather gear.

Originally from NH. Proud of it. We're on the right track if we're pissing off "people" like you, whizzplopmama.

Back on topic, I'm a big fan of Western Mountaineering. Worked for a retailer back in NEW HAMPSHIRE for a long time selling WM bags & they provide outstanding customer service to back up their outstanding product. I never had a complaint about any of their products. I personally own 6 WM bags - 3 tamaraks for my sons, 2 alder mf's for my wife and myself and a puma mf for myself. Before buying those bags, I owned a few Marmot, Mtn Hardware & Sierra Designs bags and reps had me try a lot of others that I didn't own. I was happy w/ most of them but none could match the quality of the construction or materials used by WM. Made in the USA.

Hey Gang,

You might want to take a look at the Snug Pak line of bags. One of the better performing bags-for-weight I've ever used. They use a Swiss made insulation called "Softie Premier" and it works even when wet. I fist saw the bags being used by the British and Australian Military in Afganistan. I now carry two of them in my plane and use one rated to 14 degrees with a silk liner as a backpack bag. Packs up about the size of two pound coffee can.They are a British made bag.

Skywagon

I spoke to one of the reps at the SnugPak booth last year at the SHOT Show... Be aware that now less than 1/2 their bags are made in England...the rest are made in china.... Had to ask the rep 4 times about cleaning the bag before he finally said if the bag was not dry cleaned the insulation would be ruined...

Not too long ago I was going to purchase one of their Jungle Bags from a distributor I use. They listed the origin of the black bag as England and the green bag as china. When I called to confirm the country of origin I was told both bags were made in china...I passed.

Bob

Thanks for all the input guys! Keep it coming!!