Field Notes
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Soaking Wet on Kodiak: The Bag That Kept Him Alive
WIGGY’S BAG SAVE ANOTHER LIFEWhen you read the following testimonial keep in mind there is no other sleeping bag on the planet that will perform in this manner. The key... -
From a Freezing Elk Hunt to Never Cold Again
The following e mail came to me from a customer and I decided it should be included.Dear Jerry,5 years ago, I went on a pack in Elk hunt in Colorado.... -
Fishnets and Lamilite in Alaska: Two Reader Stories
Why Readers Had Us Googling Fishnet UnderwearBy Andy SnyderHmmm… are we looking at Manward’s first-ever endorsement opportunity?After digging through the mailbag this week, we’re seeing the same company and its... -
Why Sleeping Bags Ice Up in Extreme Cold
ICE IN DOWN SLEEPING BAGSJerry, there’s good informational blog on down and some synthetic bags getting soaked and freezing dated 2005 that mentions your name as an answer to the... -
Lamilite Socks in Cold Water: A Quetico Canoe Trip
ANOTHER USE FOR LAMILITE SOCKSWiggy,My son and I took your products into Quetico, the Canadian wilderness park during the last 2 weeks of September.During travel days we portaged and pulled... -
Jerry's Story, Chapter 5: Wiggy's Comes to Colorado
Chapter 5Wiggy’s, Inc.The order from the Forest Service had grown from 14,000 sleeping bags to 39,200, but within the first week of production in South Carolina I was already a... -
How to Dress for Winter Biking and Skiing
ARE YOU A WINTER BICYCLIST? AND/OR SKIER?Bicycling in Grand Junction is as popular as it is all over the country and especially so because of the Kokopelli Trail. Weather wise... -
Jerry's Story, Chapter 4: The Laminal Years
Chapter 4 1977-1988: LaminalAfter Olam I went into the contract-laminating business, starting a new company called Laminal. As the name implies, this began as a laminating operation, and my original... -
Jerry's Story, Chapter 3: Olam and the First Bags
Chapter 3 – Olam and my first bagsAfter arriving back in Miami, I wasn’t sure exactly what my next move would be, but as a new husband, raised the way... -
How to Dress for Extreme Cold: An Arctic Pilot's Kit
I have been working in the Arctic for the past twelve years. I am flying year round in all kinds of crazy weather. I have flown in the Brooks Range,... -
Lamilite Socks for Hot, Sweaty Feet
INTERESTING REFERENCE TO THE DUCKSBACK FABRICHi Jerry,I love the Ducksback material. It works like a charm and actually breathes like an animal! JKJared S.Jared’s analogy was a surprise comment. Thank... -
How Lamilite Insulation Works
I was going through the 1989 Wiggy's catalog and thought I would publish this. All insulations, regardless of composition (synthetic fiber, down, wool, cotton) function exactly the same way. The...