THE LIFE OF A BABY BUNTINGStill Loving the BuntingI got a baby bunting for my first daughter and she just recently grew out of it at 2 1/2 years old (she's very petite for her age) but now my youngest of 2 months is using it and is a snug little bug and big sister loves seeing her [...]
A WORD TO THE WISE WHO RUN OUTDOOR OR ADJUDICATED KID PROGRAM.I have been using Wiggy’s Ultima Thule -20 sleeping bags for the past 20 years for an adventure program at a boarding school in Maine . Here’s why I won’t use anything else: : They last forever. Most, if not all, of the bags we purchased 20 years ago [...]
THE BOAT FOOTHi, just wanted to reach out and thank you for such well-made and thought out products. I have had your super light bag for more years than I can remember, and it is still a pleasure to use. First bag I have ever had that I cannot remember a single night I woke up cold. Only bag [...]
NIKE and GOREThe pandemic has created several maybe new customers for gore, nike being one. This being one of them, recently I read about another company that has been in business for several years in Jackson, Wyoming that makes skiwear now using the goretex. But nike has been around as long as gore but to the best of my [...]
The following articles are trade articles so the general public never gets to see them. I would be surprised if more than 20 percent of the recipients like me read much of the articles. I happen to read articles that pertain to product such as insulations or chemicals, they always pique my interest.PrimaLoft, Inc. Announces ISO 17025 Certification in its [...]
Jerry, Yesterday I attempted to summit Horn Peak, near Westcliffe CO, didn’t make it because of the wind. However, my Ducksback Sweater, Fishnet Long Underwear, and Balaclava kept me warm, even with the significant windchill above 13,000 ft. I really love your lightweight balaclava, I have your heavyweight one too, but didn’t quite need that yesterday. It really keeps [...]
Columbia says latest Omni-Heat is ‘another leap forward’--- I say a leap into the abyss of the unknown!15/10/2020US brand Columbia Sportswear is launching its new Omni-Heat Black Dot technology, which it describes as its “most advanced solution for fighting the cold”.And I thought the only things that fought cold was medication. Now from the laboratory if one exists of Columbia [...]
NEVER BUY ANOTHER BULKY WINTER COAT AGAIN. GRAPHENE TO THE RESCUEHaglöfs’ latest collection includes graphene insulating tech05/10/2020Swedish outdoor brand Haglöfs has launched new insulating technology with its Fall/Winter 2020 collection, one of which contains graphene.The Mimic Platinum technology contains what the company described as a “super-conductive, Nobel Prize-winning material”, achieving a 35% improvement in insulation effect with “carbon-based technology that lets the [...]
WHY THE DUCKSBACK MATERIAL PERFOMS SO WELL AS A WATER RESISTANT FABRIC Thanks to the material's micro-gutter structure (photo), tiny convex bulges reduce horizontal surface tension to enable raindrops to slip smoothly off the surface in a vertical direction. DUCKSBACK also has high moisture permeability due to its non-laminated structure, so it allows sweat vapor to escape, keeping the inner surface [...]
WIGGY’S SUNWALKER 2 CAME TO THE RESCUERecently went hiking on the John Muir trail with new friends and it was quite cold (28 degrees F) The couple I went with had Down sleeping bags and before they crawled in for bedtime they starting telling me the tricks to staying warm at night, "They knew nothing of my vast [...]