Real issues, for real people, in real situations. Things the marketing departments don't cover but the MM boys cut to the chase.
Wes, that video of that guy sleeping in that soaking Wiggy bag was nearly enough to make me give up camping! I've sleep in the rain, there an actual stream of water ended up running through the middle of my bed (from my head to my feet), up on Pine Valley Mountain, some 45 years ago. Longest night I've ever spent in the a bed, of any kind. But...........I crawled in the bag when it was dry and it filled with water over a couple of hours, I didn't intentional crawl in when it was already full of water. You sure that video wasn't a Wiggy "hired" actor? If not, that guy needs a talk with a shrink! ;-).
If the Wiggy's video was the real deal, I'm hooked.
Tell, you what boys, I'll buy a Wiggy bag, "if", anybody out there is willing to let me set it up in my back yard next November, we'll soak it with water and you can crawl in and we'll zip it up. We'll do it at noon, under a bright sun, at 40 degrees, we'll put a temperature gauge in there with you and put a light on it so we can video the temperature change as that baby warms up. It will make another a great video for Wiggy's bags Any takers?
I'm may buy a Wiggy anyway. Still can't find anything I think will work better, for my individual cold weather needs, but I'm still taking input.
Wes, I'll be coming to see you, I've got to see one of these Wiggy bags. I appreciate the pictures you posted of the Elk Hunter bags, imagine how much larger the Cabelas 44" Magnum bag would be on one of those ponies. I think the Cabelas/Sportsmens -20 bags would keep me warm enough and I could most likely wrestle one inside my RZR but It would resemble the Pillsbury Dough Boy going through the trees. (More so than I already do!) By the way, you boys look to be having a great time in those photo's, hunting in 2 feet of snow is just the best, yes? Been there, done that, thank Heaven's killing critters isn't "that" important to me anymore. But............. it was great sport, a few decades ago!
stinky, bullsnot,
Thanks for sharing your experiences with Wiggy's and the Soper products. This search is starting to narrow down some, thanks to you folks and the real goods behind these products.
Dax,
I appreciate the comments on the Elk Hunter bag. Seems like a lot of larger folks are using that bag, if it was wider and would stuff smaller, I'd have to look closer at it. If I wasn't such are lard ass I could camp for less!
Cannonball, it's great, isn't it. I may need to publish a "how to stay warm, if your an old, fat, short stemmed bladder guy" book. I'll just send this thread to a publisher, golden rainbow kayaker and all. Think of all the oldies like you and I that will be able to head back out and spend a peaceful night on the mountain, after we get this figured out. LIfe is not over, when you got MM friends ;-)
Eel,
You're the man. You didn't steal the thread, you enhanced it! Night peeing is a real issue for us old has beens. These youngsters have no idea what's coming but it's waiting around the corner for every one of'em. Sooner than later, the prostrate turns from their best friend to a sinister enemy! They may as well learn how to deal with it now so they're prepared for tomorrow. Preparedness turns misery into a tip toe through the tulips.
I'll have to follow CB's lead and do a little pee bottle research and then I guess it's like learning to cast a fly, you just cleaning up the tangles until you prefect the technique. Maybe I'll set up my cot in the back yard and practice pee bottle methodologies until I can prove up a reliable system. That's where I learned to cast a fly, should work again. I could do a YouTube video of the learning process, to compliment the "Golden Rainbow" production.
Actually, the pee bottle solution is a huge issue for old men and cool weather camping. A reliable solution is absolutely worth addressing.
Great stuff gentlemen.......we're getting there!
DC