Your go to set up for warmth..

[Homebrew454]

If you have a butt, the Kuiu underware sucks. Bend over once and instant plumbers crack. There isn’t enough material on the back end to stay up with movement. Good thing I decided to give them a try when they were in the outlet for $10 but I then tried the next size up and then another size up. Just got looser around the legs and waist. Still plumbers crack problem. I really wanted them to work. Probably why they are not availble any more. Really dropped the ball on that design. Only thing I was not satisfied with from them.

Yeah I had the same issue with the under wear. Got them on clearance as well. I'll still use them though as they worked for what I needed. The gloves were great. Thin and warm like advertised.

I really love the Sitka stuff I got so I'm not going to switch to Kuiu but I really liked their gloves for the price compared to Sitka's gloves.

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[Squirrels]

All sleeping bags made are made in China or and equivalent and the cheap insulation used throughout the industry will break down in short order. You can't leave them in their compression bags or the degrade even quicker. Wiggy's is the only sleeping bags made in the USA. Their Lamilite can be compressed for years and still loft and work as good as new, even 20 years later. Wiggy's gear is vacuum sealed and are the survival kit used by the Air Force and Marines pilots when ejecting from fighter jets or bombers. Any other material compressed like that likely won't work due to loss of loft.

Also, if you were to get your bag wet, it won't work anymore. A Wiggy's bag will not only insulate you and keep you warm, it will dry out while you are sleeping. That is why most participants on the show Alone choose his bags. Those that didn't went home early if their bags got wet. They've got some good deals if you check out their specials.

Wiggy's is not the only bag made in America, I'm sure he makes a fine product, not disputing that at all as I've never owned one. Just want guys to know there are other options if looking for a USA made bag.

 

[ricky racer]

Wiggy's is not the only bag made in America, I'm sure he makes a fine product, not disputing that at all as I've never owned one. Just want guys to know there are other options if looking for a USA made bag.

I'm not aware of any other US manufacturer. Who else makes sleeping bags in the USA?

 

[Squirrels]

Off the top of my head.....
western mountainering
feathered friends
enlightened equipment
zpacks
katabatic gear
ugq outdoors

 

[rutjr]

I have a USMC three bag sleeping system American made.

 

[dalton916]

I'm thinking about a hammock bag. I want to get into hammock camping and elk hunting

I made my own top and bottom quilt with 5oz Climashield Apex. Toasty.

 

[ricky racer]

I stand corrected. Thank you.

 

[kenn1320]

I made my own top and bottom quilt with 5oz Climashield Apex. Toasty.

So does this require special sewing machine or thread? Is there a diy link?

 

[dalton916]

Nothing special at all. Hold on.....

 

[dalton916]

There’s links out there, I’m sure, but all you’re doing is sewing two pieces of ripstop nylon together with a solid piece of insulation between them.

The Climashield, conveniently, comes in the same 5’ width that the ripstop comes in so that makes things real easy. The toughest part of it is laying it out so the insulation winds up inside the quilt (well, that and all the damn pinning that’s necessary to run it through your machine)

I don’t remember the length of mine, but cut two pieces of nylon and a piece of insulation. One piece of nylon and the insulation will be the same size. The second piece of nylon you need to sew a 1/2” hem in one end and then cut to the size of the other (not counting the hem + another 1/2”). The hem wind’s up being a channel for some bungee cord so you can draw up the end for a footbox.

Layout carefully and pin it together (I seem to recall pinning one side at a time worked best for me).

VERY IMPORTANT.....the hem you sewed earlier for the drawstring MUST be folded INSIDE the two sheets of nylon and with the extra 1/2” you allowed for in measuring so that it doesn’t get sewn shut.

Sew both long sides, all of one end and each outer 1/3 of the other end like so....

(I cut my insulation to leave that but sticking out to aid in this next step....)

Now remove all pins. Trust me...this is important....

Now reach your arm through the two layers of nylon all the way to the bottom, grab the nylon and insulation and pull all the bag back through the hole. Now you two layers of nylon with the insulation between them.

Now just sew up the hole you used to pull the insulation through to make it a n insulation sandwich with nylon bread. Make sure you catch the insulation with you sewing.

Now sew up about 18” to 2’ of the end of the bag with the channel to form the footbox and insert the cord to close up the end of the footbox and you’re done.

Clear as mud???

 

[dalton916]

Go slow when you sew and sew with the insulation on top. You will have to keep the insulation from snagging on the feet. I would recommend putting a long piece of shrink wrap on the foot to prevent this.

 

[dalton916]

The underquilt is identical minus the footbox, it’s just a rectangle long enough to extend above your shoulders and below your footbox.