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HOW ABOUT THIS RESPONSE TO YESTERDAYS ARTICLEJerry.I just read your email about your Addison order.I showed your boots to a good friend of mine who manages a Redwing store who is a well-respected member of the Redwing community.He asked me if he could send a picture of your boots to Redwing to show them what they were missing [...]
Conspiracy?
GETTING THE SHAFT It seems that the gore company with their non-functioning film has what I think of as an unhealthy strangles hold on the boot or footwear industry in general and it is voluntary. Historically, Wiggy’s has sold Lamilite insulated boots since the late 1990’s starting with Herman Survivors who went out of business. I then had Wellco manufacture boots [...]
support from within the industry about goretex not working
SEEN IN THE SECTION HIKERS BACKPACKING BLOG "BREATHABLE/WATERPROOF"The following comment was seen by one of my customers in this blog written by the editor Phillip Werner.“Message Body: Sheep SubmissionI like ivon chaunard spelled wrong I know and Wiggy’s outdoor clothing manufacturer have said for a long time you cannot have both waterproof and breathable. Is not it about we [...]
testimonials and water
NEW TESTIMONIALS I FOUND ON MY WEB SITEOld Time Wiggy CustomerSomewhere around thirty years ago I purchased a Wiggy sleep system that I got to try out in a very leaky tent. I was perfectly comfortable and warm all night long, so imagine my surprise to discover that I'd been sleeping in two inches of water for most [...]
one more testimonial
ONE TESTIMONIAL SPRINGS OTHERSJerry -Just wanted to thank you for both the Antarctic mitts and DUCKSBACK Alaska Range Parka Shell an d L-12 Liner - Sad I guess as a commuter I am going to be the only warm guy this cold winter I absolutely love this jacket and mitts! I am also partial because GJ was my [...]
testimonials spring eternal
ONE TESTIMONIAL SPRINGS OTHERSJerry -Just wanted to thank you for both the Antarctic mitts and DUCKSBACK Alaska Range Parka Shell an d L-12 Liner - Sad I guess as a commuter I am going to be the only warm guy this cold winter
testimonial and the military
THEY JUST KEEP COMINGHello Jerry, I just had to finally send you a note. I have personally proved that your products work as promised. For over 40 years I have been cold trapping, hunting, camping and making a living working outdoors. I have bought it all from military surplus to the "best" on the market. They all failed but [...]
looking for cold weather gear, here is a company to avoid
COLD WEATHER GEAR ?THE AXIOS LAYERING SYSTEMThe AXIOS clothing system is the most complete, technical survival clothing system ever developed to support your mission. The seven layer AXIOS system uses the most advanced fabrics currently available, offering a Berry Compliant synthetic clothing system of uncompromised quality and integrity. The system incorporates both active and static subsystems, fusing them into one synergistic survival [...]
rescuing navy seals
THE SEAL RESCUEHi WiggyReading your message about the Navy SEALs training in Alaska brought back some memories. I was a First Lieutenant in the Alaska Army National Guard in January 1999, having recently moved from California in September 1998. I was wearing a Wiggy’s Blue parka back then, in my off-duty time.My first winter in Anchorage was [...]
falling dominos
THE DOMINOS ARE STARTING TO FALLThis week I read on the Business Sporting Goods web site that Nike is now selling Walmart via their Jet.com division web site. I looked at it and found they sell a large variety of products not any Nike products thus far but will have Nike this fall and winter and possibly forever.Why [...]