Field Notes
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What Makes a Wiggy's Bag Warmer
For many years customers of mine have after using my bags in numerous situations, asked why my bags perform so much better than all the others they have used during... -
How Wiggy's Rates Its Sleeping Bags
An article published in Outdoor Business magazine looked at this subject. The writer Lou Dzierzak decided to do some research into the temperature ratings applied to sleeping bags having noted... -
Why Dehydration Hits Harder in the Cold
Dehydration in a cold environment is a far greater risk to humans than when it occurs in a temperate environment. When you are generating sweat from work or play when... -
Staying Warm and Dry With Fishnets and Lamilite
Do you think the question is “dumb”? If so, just go to any outdoor activity web site and peruse the subjects discussed and you are sure to find one dealing... -
Why You Can't Sleep When You're Cold
For some time I have been told by many customers that they are cold sleepers. When I hear the statement I always ask if in fact they are sleeping; they... -
Letters From the Field: Yukon Quest to Alaska
WHY CONTINUOUS FILAMENT VERSUS CHOPPED STAPLE FIBERFILL?All polyester fiber regardless of its end use is extruded as a continuous filament fiber product. Until the Celanese Corp ( no longer in...