Back in 2003 I was the superintendent of aircrew flight equipment maintenance at Eielson AFB Alaska.  Jerry used to call me pretty regularly.  Wiggy's was providing us with a vacuum packed custom version of the Ultimate Thule bag.  He added additional insulation to make it a -40F bag.

My people were packing these bags in the aircraft survival kits for our F-16s and A-10s.

I had two SERE guys assigned to me and they wanted to do some field testing.  Jerry told me with absolute certainty that "you" could get into this bag soaking wet and fully dressed and you would wake up dry after about 8 hours.

So myself and some SERE bubbas volunteered to get dressed out like pilots flying in the winter, and spend a night sleeping in one of these bags after being soaked to the skin first.

We felt that the relatively common presence of overflow -- a condition where water remains liquid underneath thick snow -- justified the test.

It was -26 that night and we were being actively monitored with a warming hut and medics on standby.  I got wetted down and waited until I was mildly hypothermic and got into my bag unassisted (as superintendent I was also beta testing how my flight equipment and survival gear was set up from the pilots perspective)

I was cold for about 20 minutes before I began to feel warm.  Once warm I was uncomfortably clammy but that was to be expected.  After about an hour, at around 10 pm, I fell asleep.  I woke up at 7am.  The bag was covered in thick hoarfrost (evidence of the excellent wicking of the bag) but other than a little clamminess in my armpits and groin, I was dry.

I could have tactically acquired a spare bag but I bought one.  I still have it and I would bet my life on that bag.

Wiggy's gear is some of the best kit I've ever used. Has saved my bacon more times than I can count , been using his gear for 25 years, never let me down.  Fair Winds

Glad to see Wiggys getting some love!

I've purchased several brands.  They all failed. Now I have wiggys bags. They a little more bulk. Worth it. Warmth even if you get wet. I'm now supplying all my family members  2 bags each. At least one of them will be the extreme cold temp. Had my cold bag outside Fairbanks AK.-48 f. Slept great. I have purchased many items from him. He don't pay me for my reports to anyone. His equipment just that good I spread it around. Saving lives . JMHO

I've got a lot of Wiggy's outdoor gear and sleeping bags. Never disappointed and always work as Jerry says. All of his Gear will keep you warm, even while wet. Military Sleep systems, unless it's Wiggy's does not come close. Don't waste your money on the other sleep bags, Wiggy's is best.

Wiggys is the mutts. Great kit. Wiggys rants are worth a read on their own. He makes Randall sound chill lol

I just recently purchased a Wiggy's 0°Fahrenheit, wide width, boat-foot mummy bag that was on sale. I haven't yet used it outside.

I was in the military from 1976-1979 at Fort Lewis (medic, 91B, 864th Engineer Battalion, Combat Heavy)

Whenever I went into the field, especially when I was assigned as a 91B TDY to cover a non-combat unit without its own medics, I always snuck my all synthetic, 1976, Alpine Designs, 32° Fahrenheit rated PolarGuard sleeping bag along and placed it inside of my U.S.G.I. issued sleeping bag with its cotton poplin exterior and interior fabrics that absorbed moisture from the air and one's body like a sponge. I also carried along a full-length Ensolite closed-cell foam sleeping pad that was 72" long × 24" wide × 1/2" thick. I almost always had a military litter with me that was equipped with short feet.

The litter sat on one side of my dual shelter half, pup tent set-up, which I usually had to myself. I  placed the Ensolite foam pad on top of the litter. Then the USGI sleeping bag with my Alpine Designs bag inside of it. If it was pouring down rain, and the shelter half tent began to leak, then my poncho was used to cover the two sleeping bags to try and keep them dry.

After I came up with the above system, I was sometimes damp, but never again cold. I always wore a 1st generation polypropylene long johns bottom and a polypropylene long-sleeved shirt underneath my USGI issued fatigues and t-shirts for warmth.

I early on learned to that I needed to purchase a second shelter half with my own money so that I was never without the possibility of shelter. This happened to me once early on in my enlistment on a TDY assignment when I was the odd man out and the senior non-commissioned officers and commissioned officers of the unit that I was assigned to cover medically said, "F•ck it! He's just a medic and he's not one of us, so he'll just have to make do and suffer being cold and wet!"

I could get away with this because in those days, we medics were generally left alone to do our jobs as long as we seldom made waves.

I’ve had mine for 3 decades. A Wiggys zero and 20F sleeping bag They work as advertised in a tent or bivy with insulation pad or two for zero and below.  If you start getting cold at rated temp you are to wash the bag in a washing machine and hang to dry, as the siliconed fibers are picking up body oils. The bag is breathable and will really wick moisture away from you. How do I know well in winter I throw a wool blanket over my bag instead of bivy, At -6F the underside of the wool blanket my body moisture became snow which was easy to shake off. I wasted a lot of money on other bags before Wiggy’s. Buy once cry once. Their other products are also great. I use their boot liners in rubber boots during the winter. With no socks and my feet stay warm down to zero with a foil foam insol. And what’s even better than warm feet is that you keep the boot liner on when you sleep and then use them back in your boots.  I have used the boot liners continuously for 42 hours straight. Try that with wool socks or felt boot inserts at temps 10-40F.

Answer to the question is "Yes, they are".

Used their bags for years in Colorado and Utah.
While riding trails in Utah, one of the groups walmart bag got wet and was still wet as we made camp for the night. Gave them the inner bag of my Wiggy's FTRSS two bag system. In the morning all they had to say was "that bag is WARM!"

I love the jacket.

Wiggys has been the best little secret for a long time. They are way ahead of other brands and they sell fishnet base layers so you know they are serious.

I have had a wiggys ultimate thule for about twenty five years and it’s still going strong.

I can attest to the quality of Wiggys bags. I have two Freedom Shelter sleeping bags, the zero degree ones. They are so toasty and comfy. The laminate insulation works great! I love mine. I highly recommend them. Worth every penny.

Note on the zipper, Wiggy's makes a "break away zipper" check on your bag, zip it up the whole way to the face opening, the bottom of the zipper should be an inch or so past the top of the zipper only on the bottom then you have a break away, pull the zipper up past the end of the top zipper it'll be off the top track, grab the top and bottom and break away, you'll then have to re zip it from the bottom but if yours has the break away zip that's how it works. Love my Wiggy's bags and my Freedom shelter as well. Top shelf equipment.

I bought Wiggy's version of the MSS (FTRSS Inner and outer bags) about 35 years ago.  I've used it hundreds of times and it still looks and functions like it was brand new.  Well worth every penny.

Another worthwhile video and evaluation, but I expected it. Glad to have my Wiggy’s 20 degree bag validated.

Love my Wiggy’s when winter camping.  As someone who is taller than military average, I needed a tall bag and found a great sale price.  Have not regretted that purchase.  Ever!

RIP Jerry

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