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ground pads
WIGGY’S GROUND PADS AND WATEROne more time water is a problem that you must deal with when you go into the bush camping.I have been making ground pads for 20 years using densified polyester fiberfill as the padding. Many people will question how the pads react to water. Aside from getting wet they perform the same as they [...]
more reasons to buy wiggy's products
THE COMMENTS ARE GETTING LONGER AND MORE DETAILEDThe following story was received last night.Jerry,I read about the Hot Shot and laughed. If you have to buy another piece of gear to make up for the failings of your most important piece of safety gear then you're throwing good money after bad. And it's good for a whopping six hours, well [...]
three interesting testimonials and additional information
RESPONSE TO SATURDAY’S ARTICLEDear Wiggy,I always enjoy reading your comments on the state of the outdoor clothing industry, although it is pretty sad overall. Apparently from their perverted viewpoint I am a member of your cult. I’d argue that people wearing logos advertising clothing that doesn’t work are the cultists. I’m just a happy camper so to speak.That aside, [...]
one more attempt to help make a down bag work.
PROOF THAT DOWN DOES NOT WORKThe following article was taken from the SNEWS outdoor news on line publication I receive daily. This article was published April 19, 2019. It high lights a product that has been created to help salvage down sleeping bags when you use one and experience cold, this product is supposed to help you stay warm, [...]
one more socalled genius product ?
MOLTEN SALTIn the publication Specialty Fabrics Review I read about a “phase change” material trade named ‘phasecore”, a material I had never heard of. I know all about the nonsense associated with outlast that has been around since about 1990 that hasn’t worked since it inception in the market place. Outlast is supposed to absorb body heat and when [...]
another company wants in on the wp/b action
OMNIBLOG: KEEPING FLYLOW GEAR DRY AS A BONEThat is the headline of an article in the March/April 2019 issue of TextileWorld magazine.The manufacturer of the omniblog chemical which is a durable water repellent from Bolger & O’Hearn (B&O) of Fall River , MA.The omni stuff I thought was locked into by Columbia sportswear with their omni this and [...]
more nonsense
LET’S TALK NONSENSE!!!I HAVE REPRINTED THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE FROM THE BRITISH ONLINE PUBLICATION SPORTSTEXTILES.Has Puma unlocked the next evolution in shoe design?Sports brand Puma has unveiled a new experimental sports shoe that it claims is able to intuitively change its construction in order to adapt to the wearer’s foot. How can an inanimate object do something such as [...]
my experience with ll bean
The following article should have been sent out last night. But, as I sometimes discover computers have a mind of their own.NOW FOR L.L. BEANBean is also in my opinion based on my experience with them is also “disingenuous”; see yesterdays article for the dictionary definition.In I believe 1987 I read a very extensive article in the N.Y. Times [...]
a factual presentation of my involvement with rei co-op
WHY I HAVE NO RESPECT FOR THE rei co-op ORGANIZATIONThe following I took directly from the rei web site and I take exception to the statement.“We don't just love and sell high-quality outdoor gear and apparel. We also design and develop our own: REI Co-op and Co-op Cycles. Our teams get outside with members in the dirt, wind [...]
another sale item
CORRECTION – THE STORE NAME FORM YESTERDAYS ARETICLE IS SCHEELS BUT PRONOUNCED shields.A rose by any other name is still a rose. One reader compared scheels to a brick and mortar amazon. And I thought amazon actually purchased what the sell but maybe they do the same and get companies to fill the amazon warehouses with merchandise. If [...]