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bone chilling vortex
BONE CHILLING VORTEXJerry, Like, most of the nation for the last couple of days, Michigan has had a polar vortex. When it gets single digit and below zero, I break out your parka. It never fails to amaze me how efficient the insulation is. I made the mistake of layering when I first put it on. Keep in mind, [...]
poncho saves lives
1.The poncho that saved our livesHello, a few years ago, my hunting partner and I were on a remote butte in the middle of a wilderness. We were hunting Blacktail Deer. About a half mile away was a 1000-foot-high hill. Here, in the western states, anything under 3,000 feet is a hill. Anyway, it was late afternoon when we [...]
fire retardant parkas
FIRE RETARDANT PARKASFive years ago, I published on the Wiggy web site my video “NO BURN” where I put a blow torch to a couple of Wiggy sleeping bags demonstrating that the Lamilite is non-combustible. What I was demonstrating is the fact that taking the source of flame away from the Lamilite the burning stops. Also, I put my [...]
Backpacker Sleeping Bag Sale
WELCOME SPRING AND SUMMER I know it is only January and quite cold at this moment, but spring and summer will be following soon. These past two weeks have been very productive for Wiggy’s on the supply side. I have secured 22,000 yards of domestic 70 denier nylon taffeta pure finish [no chemicals added] in the color black and royal blue. [...]
big foot
TWO DIE IN THE HUNT FOR BIG FOOTLast month 2 men in Washington state went in search of big foot.I was told of this situation because they got lost and the SAR people called me since the terrain was difficult where they were looking and the needed my waders.The result was two men who died of exposure.The more I thought [...]
NEW HAIR
HAIR For the first 78 years of my life, I had straight hair. In September of 2019 I developed shingles on my forehead with sensitivity on my scalp so I cut off my hair and stayed bald until this summer when I let it grow back, and it came in as you can see wavy. I am not so sure if [...]
testing in the cold
TESTING COLD WEATHER PRODUCTSWhen I first entered the outdoor business, it was with sleeping bags.The companies doing the manufacturing in the 1980’s, for some reason that I am unaware of in unison all sent their sleeping bags to the Environmental Lab of Kansas University because they had copper manikin.When I found out I also sent one. mine was my Ultra-Light [...]
wiggy's dominates alaska
WIGGY’S DOMINATES ALASKAWiggy’s has been selling sleeping bags to people living in Alaska as well as people going to Alaska to hunt, because the guide services have been my unpaid sales agents.We then had a deal with a retailer who wanted to purchase from me parkas on a private label basis because the oil patch workers needed an effective parka [...]
antarctic bag
Thru-hiker and alpinist approved!No one in their reviews gives a good relation to any bags size to the tester. I purchased a long wide Antarctic mummy bag and have found Wiggy's bags to be a reminder of what quality is and how a sleeping bag is designed to work. I am 6'0" tall and 135 lbs. The Antarctic bag [...]