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KUDOS AMERICAN TEXTILES
KUDOS TO THE “AMERICAN” TEXTILE INDUSTRYThe pandemic we are now living with exploded on the scene 6 months ago.It has damaged our economy (I know the world economy as well, but I prefer to only think about our economy for now) but since its inception the textile industry has responded in a manner that must be applauded!!!I have been reading [...]
movement of moisture from Wiggy insulated products
WHY DOES MOISTURE ESCAPE A WIGGY’S PRODUCT BUT THE HEAT DOESN’T?Since I have been making the Wiggy’s line of sleeping bags and cold weather outer wear there has been one constant; moisture that being the perspiration coming out of the body of the persons using these products from Wiggy’s has escaped through the insulation to form as either liquid or [...]
insulation and stupidity
INSULATION AND STUPIDITYSince there are no records dating how long ago humans discovered the benefit of using the down from birds it wasn’t until the 1950’s that companies started to look at a synthetic material (polyester and in one case nylon fiber) to copy and replace down as an insulating medium.The industry started out making a two-inch chopped staple [...]
making an obsolete product
THE NEWEST AND GREATEST OBSOLETE INSULATIONI received the sample of this newest obsolete insulation I previously mentioned. It is called VIVO. It came from England where it is made via an international air carrier. It was packaged as if it were an incredibly valuable commodity.That said what I saw was a chopped staple fiberfill batting made from fine denier fibers [...]
good morning testimonials
GOOD MORNING WIGGY’SIt is Saturday morning and when I went trough my emails the following was one of them. when you read it, you will understand why I am passionate about the products that we make at Wiggy’s especially the sleeping bags.Jerry, We have met several times over the years, and it is always a pleasure. I have been [...]
i am flattered
COPYING THE TRADE NAME LAMILITEThis morning I was reading the SGB email of which I get two per day and I saw that the lamo company is now calling their footwear lamolite.You may recall that Mountain Hardwear came out with a line of sleeping bags or I should say “no sleep sleeping bags” which proved that is how they perform [...]
What a Customer Says
What Our Customers are Saying... Absolute Wiggys! Based not on prevailing conditions, not on the forecast, but having studied the historical weather record, for where you are/going, with the understanding that what has happened before, within the season, can and likely will happen again, or worse, records are made to be broken. Beware spring, fall, and mountains. Based on the above, [...]
the antarctic bag
THE ANTARCTIC SLEEPING BAG“Kevin Ahl I have four of your Arctic bags and the city of Nome Alaska also purchased your bags for search and rescue Nome Volunteer Fire Department. Personally, have slept in -45 below in the arctic. You have talked to me multiple times for input on your bags. Your bags are the best in the business! [...]
birds of a feather
SHIPPINGNormally our sales increase in August each year so our shipping slows as a result. This year I am very happy to say our sales both from the civilian marketplace and the military has been increasing earlier than what has been normal. So, I have decided to show on the website that we are looking at shipping as much [...]
sustainable?
THE SUSTAINABILITY OF FABRICS?The textile world is loaded with people who have nothing to do but create problems. The latest which is not new has to do with sustain ability of fabrics. The problem that they have created follows how government works. In a nutshell government creates something and when they realize it is not working and in essance [...]