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Wiggy's Reborn
We are excited to announce that we will soon begin to take preorders on select products.
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.
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rubberized boots and waterproof breathables
TESTIMONIALS AS A RESPONSE TO PACK BOOTSYour pac boots are the only rubber bottom boot that works. Had a pair of LL Beans boots in 1980/90s. Always got cold feet! This winter wore your pac boot on my winter Caribou hunt in February along the Denali Hwy. Temps between 0-10F. Feet sweated of course but never cold. Dragged [...]
rubberized boots
DO ALL RUBBERIZED BOOTS FUNCTION THE SAME? YESI manufactured pack boots that had a rubberized base. The purpose of the rubberized base is to keep water out of the boot. The upper that I put to the base was a urethane coated fabric that was also waterproof as well as Lamilite insulated. Since the exterior material used for [...]
making my day
MAKING MY DAYFor years I take pleasure in publishing testimonial letters that I receive. I believe the more people know what other people think of the products that I make and market as well as how they are treated when they call us is important to the success of Wiggy’s.As the manufacturer I can assure you I have never [...]
fixation
DUCKSBACK TESTIMONIALMy wife and I have just spent several very rainy days on the Oregon Coast, south of Lincoln City at 'Salishan' a golf club. I had been wearing my ''DUCKSBACK”' front full zipper parka exclusively on our beach walks and in town. The fabric is most amazing in that it has a very 'soft hand' in texture but is [...]
ban chopped staple fiberfill
BAN CHOPPED STAPLE FIBERFILL BATTING FROM USE IN SLEEPING BAGS OR EXTREME COLD WEATHER CLOTHING!The following e mail came to me from Marc Taylor proprietor of Wiggy’s Alaska retail store.Last week a gentleman walked through my door at Wiggy’s Alaska.He was obviously military by his demeanor.He was carrying a top-down compression sack that I thought would contain a Wiggy bag, [...]
division of labor
THE DIVISION OF LABORDid you ever hear of Ludwig von Mises a very prominent Austrian economist! He wrote about the division of labor. No one can know and do everything.On Friday a fellow came into Marc’s store Wiggy’s Alaska looking for a bivi bag. Marc asked why and he said he was a Lt in paratrooper unit based I [...]
delusional
THEY MUST BE DELUSIONALToday I read an article on the snews web site titled “GORE-TEX brand campaign encourages people to find their state of ‘flow”The sub title is “Don’t Think About GORE-TEX products’ campaign high lights that Gore fabrics let consumers focus on their passions, not their gear.”The first paragraph of the article demonstrates “delusional thinking” in my opinion. [...]
ducksback garment
DUCKSBACK ZIPPERED JACKETSThey are now in inventory as is the pullover.All orders that were received until now are shipping this week.They are remarkably light in weight. The extra-large that I have been wearing has a weight of just one pound and nine ounces. To weight it I placed it in a poly bag that measure 12 inches square [...]
one more bogus insulation
A NEW TESTIMONIAL AND THEN FAKE NEWSAnd I have to say, as I sit here spelling out this reply I’m wearing one of your liner jackets. I love this simple and wonderful thing. It’s so simply adaptable. I can get a little chilled here at the desk, but with the liner I’m perfectly comfortable. Further, [...]
final comments about testing a sleeping bag
HOW A SLEEPING BAG IS MADE ALSO CONTIBUTES TO ITS EFFICIENCYWhat I published on Monday concerning the temperature ratings of my bags using the Natick Theoretical Clo chart was incomplete. I did not include the numbers for the systems. My Ultra-Light plus the overbag is rated to -20 degrees which equates to 8.5 clo.My Super-Light plus the overbag [...]