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Is Aerogel the Future of Insulation? DON'T COUNT ON IT!
When W.L. Gore introduced their product—a waterproof and breathable entity—they put on the market what I believed to be the biggest lie ever in the textile industry. It did not work the very day Bobby Gore and his father claimed it worked and it has yet to work today 50 years later. Now, there is [...]
odd colors
I CAN’T SAY IT BETTER; POINT IS I CAN’T SAY IT BETTER THAN ANY OF MY CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE EXPRESSED THEIR EXPERIENCES FOR 36 YEARSNOW FOR THE LATEST TESTIMONIALI have been wanting to send feedback for some time. Your products are wonderful. We have two wide mummy bags, two rectangular bags, two liner jackets, mittens, chukka boots and two [...]
vest and jacket liner specials
SPECIAL FOR ODD COLOR LINER JACKETS AND VESTSWE HAVE ACCUMULATED A NUMBER OF THESE GARMENTS MADE IN A VARIETY OF COLORS. ALL ARE FIRST QUALITY. LINER VESTS COST $45.OOSMALL5 MARPAT, 2 COYOTE, 4 ABU [AIR FORCE CAMO] 1 BURGUNDY, 9 ORANGEMEDIUM22 URBAN GRAY, 7 OD, 6 ACU [ARMY CAMO], 6 MULTICAM, 6 BURGUNDY, 2 COYOTE, 16 ORANGE, , 1 [...]
WHY WIGGY'S
The following information I wrote and published about 1989. It fully explains why all the no sleep sleeping bags made in Asia are a complete waste of money since they do not work!!!WHY LAMILITE INSULATION?The single most important component of any insulated product, be it a sleeping bag, parka, bib, snowsuit, booties or mittens, is the insulation inserted into [...]
virus mask
VIRUS PROTECTION FACE MASKSBack in the day when virus protection face masks were required, we made many because we were getting many orders for them.Times have changed to some degree and these face masks aren’t required but many are still wearing them and no we hear that the covid-19 virus is acting up again.We do have an inventory so we are [...]
36
36 YEARS OLDMonday September 4, 2023, was the start of Wiggy’s 36th year in business.As I noted several times, I have been in the textile business since 1961 and working in the outdoor industry since 1965. I have seen many companies who thought they were making sleeping bags come and go. They all made no sleep sleeping bags.Today there [...]
brrr
COOLING FABRICS?“Cooling fabric innovator brrr° is bringing its advanced performance technology to more brands across the globe and across the athletic and outdoor categories — and far beyond.The company’s patented process combines the powers of natural cooling minerals, active wicking and rapid drying to create a “Triple Chill Effect” that instantly and continuously draws heat and moisture away from the [...]
discovered sleeping bags
DISCOVERED SLEEPING BAGS IN COLORS WE DO NOT MAKE ANY LONGERULTRA LIGHTS14 OD LONG REGULAR SIZE $125.00 EACHDESERT BAG1 DESERT CAMO $75.00SUPER LIGHT $135.001 OD REGULAR, REGULAR1 ACU REGULAR, REGULARSUPER LIGHT BOAT FOOT $135.002 PURPLE LEFT SIDE ZIPPER1 ACU LEFT SIDE ZIPPER LONG REGULARSUPER LIGHT $135.006 PURPLE REGULAR LONGNAUTILUS WITH HOOD $135.001 MARPAT 10 BACKPACK WATER CARRIERSWe made them [...]
DISCONTINUED MERCHANDISE LIST
DISCONTINUED MERCHANDISE LISTNOMEX MUKLUKSDO NOT HAVE A ZIPPER FOR REAR ENTRYCOST$125.001-MEDIUM NAVY1-LARGE NAVY4-LARGE BLACK1-XL TAN1-XL BLACK4-XL NAVY600 DENIER NYLONNOT FIRE RETARDANTDO NOT HAVE ZIPPER FOR REAR ENTRYCOST $80.007-SMALL BLACK2-LARGE BLACK3-XL BLACK6 OLD STYLE HAND WARMERS [STRAIGHT NOT BOOMER -RANG SHAPECOST $30.00SUPPLEX VESTSCOST $60.002XL 1-ACU 1-BLACK3XL 1-OD 2-ACULARGE 1-ODSMALL-8 WOODLAND, 1-ACU, 1-MARPATSUPPLEX SWEATERSCOST $100.00 3XL-2-BLACK, 1 -NAVYALL PURPOSE [...]
it can only be duplicated
IT CAN BE DUPLICATED BUT NOT IMPROVEDImagine learning about various materials and if you combine some of these materials to make a form of insulation that can be incorporated into cold weather clothing and sleeping bags.Imagine being in an industry where you learn manufacturing insulated cold weather clothing and sleeping bags.Now imagine that you offer to existing companies that already manufacture [...]