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The following article appeared in MENS JOURNAL in February 2024.

Donnie Vincent on the Best Hunting Gear, Including the 'Most Underrated' Footwear That's 'Deadly Quiet'

The best hunting gear gives you the biggest bang for your buck in more ways than one.

Best Backpacking Sleeping Bag: Wiggy's Mummy Style Sleeping Bag and FTRSS Overbag

The unique insulation in Wiggy’s sleeping bags works in even the coldest, wettest, and nastiest conditions.

“I took down sleeping bags on trips to Alaska for decades—ones with the outer layer treated to be water-resistant, ones with water-resistant down, you name it—but when it's wet, and I mean even a little, all down starts to fail," Vincent says. "In those conditions, they go from a puffy, toasty, loft-filled bag to absolutely miserable within a day, and they're very difficult to dry out in a tent."

Wiggy’s synthetic insulated sleeping bags are Vincent's top pick for cold, wet environments. The brand makes a robust system that pairs a 0-degree Mummy-Style Sleeping Bag with a 30-degree overbag, so you've got shelter that can protect against a bone-chilling -40 degrees.

The secret is a proprietary insulation called “Lamilite” that gives 25 percent more loft than other synthetic fills and has virtually zero difference in loft or weight compared to a down bag of equal size. It won’t absorb moisture, so the bag never loses its loft in wet conditions.

"A good down bag can run you $800 alone, but you can get Wiggy’s full multi-bag system for under $500," Vincent says.

They’re a little heavier and bulkier, but the added weight is worth it.

"I’ve crawled into a Wiggy’s bag completely soaked in sweat and wet from crossing swift rivers with a heavy load, only to wake up bone dry," Vincent says. "Many of the bush pilots I know won’t even fly without their Wiggy’s in the plane…now that’s an endorsement.“ 

OVERBAG, $215 (WAS $270) AT WIGGY'S

CORE BAG, $220 (WAS $300)

THE PRICE OF THE CORE BAG [SUPER LIGHT] IS $130.00 NOW. HIS BAGS ARE MULTICAM WHICH IS MORE MONEY.

MR. VINCENT I AGREE THE BUSH PILOTS ARE A GREAT ENDORSEMENT, BUT YOUR ARTICLE SPECIFICALLY THE LAST PARAGRAPH IS WITHOUT QUESTION AS GOOD AN ENDORSEMENT AS I CAN GET. THANK YOU