yep its laminated. found it here: http://www.dropzonetactical.com/slee...s/sb-info.html
its a paragraph or so after the pic.
yep its laminated. found it here: http://www.dropzonetactical.com/slee...s/sb-info.html
its a paragraph or so after the pic.
mountain hardware has a new line called the ultralamina series where the syn insul is "welded" to the shell by its exclusive "lamina construction"
Also, for what it's worth... can't vouch for the accuracy or lack thereof:
http://forums.outdoorsdirectory.com/...2537#post32537
3. Clumping and cold spots. This happens when loose fill material flattens out and moves around in the bag. The likelihood of this happening increases every time you wash the bag in a washing machine. Most bag manufacturers try to mitigate this by sewing baffles into their bags (you see all sorts of baffle styles), Wiggy's does it by "laminating" their fill batts directly to the liner of the bag. Essentially they're "melting" the fill to the inner shell. Because the fill is continuous fiber batt instead of the chopped fibers used by some companies, it does tend to stay in place even after repeated washings. It's been my experience that clumping is mostly an old problem. I haven't had much trouble with it in my North Face bag or in my Caribou Mountaineering bag.
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CONCLUSIONS
For what it's worth, based on having done the things I listed above, my personal opinion (for what it's worth) is that I prefer other brands to Wiggy's. I could enumerate all the reasons, but that cuts to the chase. Some people have different views, which is fine. But I know what works for me. I might try a Wiggy's bag at some point in the future, but I'm reluctant to do so because the true test of a bag is not one trip when it is brand new; it involves years of use in a variety of conditions. I'm not ready to do that because I don't want to potentially sacrifice comfort to test gear at this point in my life. What I use works; why change it now?
Just my take.
Good luck on your decision.
-Mike
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Except when you hike? If I remember correctly, you said you don't backpack with it because it's too heavy...the claytor jungle has obsoleted all my hammocks neo
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