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The Cold is Coming › Get Prepared with Preseason Discounts on Parkas!
20% Discount on Antarctic Parkas & Barren Grounds Parkas! It is my opinion and I am not alone with respect to my thinking on the subject the climate is getting colder and as some believe the earth is heading towards a mini ice age. Many Russian climatologists are strong supporters of this activity. That said I am certain that [...]
Proper Use of a Sleeping Bag
USING A SLEEPING BAG & PACKING IT All sleeping bags come with stuff sacks. However, many people don’t understand that a stuff sack is made to hold the sleeping bag stuffed into it. I get phone calls from people asking how to get the bag into the stuff sack; I then ask if they have rolled it up as [...]
An Interesting eMail that I Received...
Hey Jerry, I hope this day finds you well. I just wanted to thank you for hooking up a friend of mine today. Jeremy came into your business today and you set him up with a Super Light and overbag as well as some booties. Most of my Mountain Matters friends have now converted to Wiggys. [...]
An Extensive Explanation of How to Stay Warm
CHAPTER 6 — INSULATIONS Until now I have given an accounting of my education in the textile industry with the major emphasis on insulation materials and how they differ. Now for my observation of how best to stay comfortably warm in cold conditions. Controlling heat loss is primary to staying comfortable. But first what exactly is insulation? Dead air is what [...]
More Miracle Fabrics
Recently I wrote an article titled “Miracle fabrics” but this article is about a miracle fabric; a single material that is now being used by Colombia Sportswear to make rainwear. They are calling the fabric “OutDry Extreme”.What precisely is this material? It is a combination of three layers of material. The exposed layer is and I quote “a thin [...]
Facebook Page
After a few years of people asking if I have a Wiggy's Facebook page I can now say yes. I have a 17 year old cousin who does these computer things naturally so I said go for it. There is an icon on Wiggy's home page as one would expect to find it.
Sleeping Bags
For a number of years I have been writing about what it takes to make a proper sleeping bag to include fabrics, zippers and most importantly the insulation and how best to use it.I have stated that buying any brand of sleeping bag other than a Wiggy’s bag is a waste of money. I whole heartedly believe that [...]
MIRACLE FABRICS
I have been in the textile business for 50 plus years and during that time I have been told about a variety of materials that I put into the category of “miracle fabrics”. According to my copy of the Oxford Universal Dictionary; “MIRACLE means the following; A marvelous event exceeding the known powers of nature, and therefore supposed to be [...]
Marine Wear
In 1968 I learned to sail from the Off Shore Sailing School located on City Island, N.Y. With this new knowledge I went out and bought a sail boat; 28 foot Dutch built sloop that had a steel hull.Now that I was a boat owner I really learned how to sail. One thing that all sailors have in [...]
New Specials!
We are now making our booties available at a 20% discount when you order any sleeping bag.Also, there is a 20% discount on all of our mittens.