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#2zippered ducksback parka
you have seen the picture now for the detail.sizing XS to 3XLcolors; black and olive green Lamilite L-2.5 insulationcan be used in various climatic condition above 32 degrees Fmachine washable and dryable.cost $215.00all pre production orders will give you the same gifts as available with pullover.I will try to have this on the web site over [...]
wiggy university
IT NEVER GETS OLDI want to send you a huge thank you for keeping me warm and certainly more comfortable than the people who have been around me for at least thirty years.I've spent countless warm and enjoyable sleeps in my Wiggy's sleeping bag, and many productive days while working in less than ideal conditions while dressed in your products.From warm feet [...]
historical facts of fiberfill.
MORE HISTORICAL FACTS ABOUT POLYESTER FIBERFILLWhen polyester fiberfill was originally developed by a British company Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) in partnership with DuPont of the USA. The ICI product was trade named Terelene and the DuPont product was named Dacron. This started in 1929 and during the ensuing years they determined the fiber thicknesses that were ideal for various purposes and [...]
Test Laboratory Video
My new video is now on the Wiggy's website. Watch it below, click on the link above, or go to the homepage and scroll down until you see 'Wiggy’s YouTube Videos'. Click on the playlist icon within the upper left corner of the video and it will come up with the other 5 that I've made [...]
wiggy's testing laboratory video
Sometime tomorrow December 22 the video will be posted on the web site.It will show all equipment and how it is used.ENJOY
outerwear comments
OUTERWEAR TESTIMONIALSThe best cold weather parka I have ever owned!!For the past 30 years, I have used the Gore-Tex-Thinsulate combination to keep warm in cold weather. One thing that I have always noticed is that if I stay in the weather for more any length of time, I am always clammy and chilled on the inside. I wrote this off as [...]
WINTER RUNNING
WINTER RUNNING AND OTHER OUTDOOR PURSUITSToday I read an article in the online publication of Sporting Goods Business about the popularity of running during the winter. The picture they show is a woman running on snow. About an hour later I received a call from a customer ordering the Antarctic mittens for his wife and fishnets for her to [...]
why you can't trust textile testing labs
TESTING LABORATORIESRecently I wrote about W.L. Gore Company opening a massive testing laboratory which in my opinion has no purpose other than for them to propel themselves further in front of their customers and the consumer market as concerned about the materials used to make all sorts of clothing products with the emphasis on how good the Gore-Tex products are [...]
the dishonesty of some businessman
IS THIS TRUE ABOUT BUSINESSMEN? But First a new testimonial.Jerry, I've been reading the success stories you've been sending out but I don't see enough about the parkas. Since moving to northern Illinois I tried all of the standard brands people wear, mostly Columbia and their Omni heat system. It never really worked for me. So for this winter [...]