word of mouth

APOLOGY

For an unknown reason to me last night’s newsletter duplicated itself apparently several times. One of my customers let me know about it.

I had to remove the extra copies on the web site in newsletter and commentary as well.

What I appreciate about the article Climashield is using to promote Wiggy’s as well as Climashield is that it shows our involvement with and the trust the U.S. AIRFORCE has of us.

The U.S. AIRFORCE does not only use the Wiggy products in their survival kits in their aircraft, but they also buy our sleeping bags for their search and rescue units as well as ground forces.

You would ask if the U.S. AIRFORCE has been using the Wiggy products so successfully why aren’t they purchased by the Marine Corps and Navy. Although years ago, the Superlight and FTRSS were widely purchased by the SEALS that has diminished to the point that both services chose to buy “no sleep sleeping bags”. I know this because I have been told by members of each service when they spend their own money on Wiggy’s bags.

With respect to SEAL’s, they started buying in 1996 and a chief in 2000 got them to start buying bags made with primaloft made by sierra designs. There was an incident where 16 SEALs on an exercise in Alaska were hit with an extremely cold snap and the result was the unit being medevacked out with 12 SEALs being hospitalized. I asked what bags they were using, and mum was the word. Had they had Wiggy’s bags there would not have been a problem. Maybe in the future things will change. As for the Marines,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                I doubt it.

Wiggy’s has been manufacturing in the U.S.A since September 1988 using Lamilite in our products. Back then I knew the continuous filament fiber when used as I developed it, via lamination made the best insulating material on the planet.

Back in 1988 I had to sell my sleeping bags to consumers, and it was the consumer who supported, proved what I was saying about Lamilite was correct. But, does the military listen and learn, no. I offered my knowledge and information to the people working at Natick Army Laboratory with a resounding no not interested, but they did finally accept using the continuous filament fiberfill only they quilted it. The result was “no sleep sleeping bags” because quilted continuous filament fiberfill was no better than quilted chopped staple fiberfill. The bags were made in 1998 and afterwards were modified maybe 5 times with success and the program finally ended. What the army gets today is warm weather to the best of my knowledge.

I do not know what is sent with soldiers deploying to Alaska, but I do know many of them order either Ultima Thule or Antarctic bags, some order the Superlight FTRSS systems. Soldiers are spending their own money.

After almost 40 years I am very grateful for the support of consumers who have become the advertiser a company can have, its called “word of mouth”.