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#245659 - 05/06/12 08:03 AM Wiggy Poncho
quick_joey_small Offline
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On the Wiggy web site they have this insulated poncho:

http://wiggys.com/moreinfo.cfm?Product_ID=252

Anyone know how warm, waterproof and breathable
'6 ounce Lamilite / Climashield'
is?

Will it double as a summer sleeping bag?

qjs

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#245661 - 05/06/12 11:22 AM Re: Wiggy Poncho [Re: quick_joey_small]
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The way I read it, this is not a poncho, but a liner that's water resistant. Says it can be worn with a waterproof poncho.

Pretty expensive woobie.

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#245664 - 05/06/12 03:08 PM Re: Wiggy Poncho [Re: quick_joey_small]
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woobie?

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#245672 - 05/06/12 07:17 PM Re: Wiggy Poncho [Re: quick_joey_small]
JBMat Offline
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Woobie = poncho liner.

Price is usually under $50. You can have one altered for around $20, head slit, some velcro patches.

Also, I tend to distrust merchants with typos in the ads.

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#245674 - 05/06/12 07:33 PM Re: Wiggy Poncho [Re: quick_joey_small]
Phaedrus Offline
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The stuff is very warm and extremely breathable. You really can crawl into a Wiggy's bag in rain soaked clothes and wake up completely dry in the morning.
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#245680 - 05/07/12 12:13 AM Re: Wiggy Poncho [Re: JBMat]
kducky Offline
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Registered: 11/19/04
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Originally Posted By: JBMat
Woobie = poncho liner.

Price is usually under $50. You can have one altered for around $20, head slit, some velcro patches.

Also, I tend to distrust merchants with typos in the ads.


Woobie (and Doobie) are Kifaru "blankets", and are pretty expensive... $137-192

https://kifaru.net/woobie.html

Very light and quite warm..., I've got both

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