Loading... Please wait...This is in preparation for the full-scale reopening of our manufacturing facility here in Grand Junction, CO. Our purpose is to provide you with the warmest and most durable outdoor products on the market. We will continue to produce many of the items you have come to know and love and also plan to bring new products to market. We genuinely appreciate all of our past customers, and we hope to serve you for many years to come. We will continue to update you in the weeks ahead as we move towards “REOPENING” and the beginning of a new era here at Wiggy's.
Sincerely,
New Wiggy's Ownership.
Best Sleeping Bag. Period!!!Dear Jerry, I have your Nautilus Overbag Rectangle; rated for +35 F, and the Hunter Ultima Thule bag; rated for -20 and when used as a set for FTRSS it rates -60. Between these two bags, I can sleep in any condition. I also have the Alaska Range Parka Liner with the L-12 for Arctic use, [...]
The above commentary as you can see was sent to me on my U tube channel. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if in this case the Red Wing Company would take to heart one more comment from a dissatisfied customer. Maybe more of the people who have experienced what Nathan has will contact [...]
FREEDOM SHELTER U TUBE VIDEOHi Wiggy-Firstly, thanks so very much for getting my Freedom Shelter out so quick to me so I could take it on my trip to the Swiss Alps.Great bit of kit. Only problem I remarked- which I guess makes perfect sense being impermeable- is that quite some condensation can accumulate on the interior. [...]
CAN IT REALLY BE SO? NO!!!The following article appeared in the October 30, 2018 SGB online magazine.UNITED BY BLUEB100 The Sustainable Alternative To Down Or Synthetic InsulationThe first mistake I note is their lack of knowledge about the very fact that the only synthetic fiberfill that is sustainable for an indefinite amount of time is Continuous Filament Fiberfill (CFF) [...]
“blkcpdconure I don't have any of your sleeping bags but I do have the Antarctic Parka and Pack Boots with the Sunwalker liner. I tested the Parka one night a couple years ago. The temp was around 0F and I decided [...]
WHY I RECOMMEND AN ADULTS SLEEPING BAG FOR YOUTHJerry, I recently purchased your 20 degree Marpat mummy bag for my seven year old son's first real camp out with the Cub Scouts. We were at Camp Daniel Boone, at the base of the aptly named Cold Mountain in North Carolina. The temps were in the [...]
BOOT FACTORIESA few men have written to me suggesting small shoe companies who might be interested in producing for me.I have looked into these companies; one based in NYC with a factory in Mexico, then one in Africa and one in Boulder, CO to note three. However, I just do not have any desire to further my activity [...]
BIODEGRADABLE INSULATIONTHE FOLLOWING ARTICLE COMES FROM SPORTING GOODS BUSINESS ON LINE EDITIONThe scientists and engineers at primaloft have created the brand’s first synthetic insulation that is 100 percent recyclable and completely breaks down in a landfill or the ocean within 394 days.I do not believe it takes 394 days for it to breakdown. Once you start wearing a garment [...]
SALES OF PRODUCT IN COLORADOAs a manufacturer located in the state of Colorado and being a mail order business I am required to charge all sales via mail order by Colorado residents 2.9 percent. If you come into the Wiggy factory store you pay 8.2 percent.As of December 1, 2018 Wiggy’s as well as any other Colorado based mail [...]
A RESPONSE TO YESTERDAYS ARTICLEHi Jerry! Your most recent blog post made me laugh out loud. It didn't take any beer or dope either.Me, age 13, 1980, getting WAY into backpacking in Colorado thanks to an incredible Jr High math teacher, 10-24 day backpack trips in the most remote parts of Colorado learning surveying and orienteering (remember that pre-GPS?). [...]