Field Notes
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What to Wear in the Cold, Head to Toe
COOLING AND WARMING THE HUMAN BODY AND WHAT IS THE BEST CLOTHING TO WEARThe human body is approximately 65 percent water. The human body contains about 3 trillion pores. The... -
How to Keep Your Feet Warm in Winter
Jerry:As a younger man, military and as civilian, I have had feet and hands so cold that knowing I had toes and fingers required my looking at each one to... -
Why Your Feet Get Cold and How to Fix It
NEVER ENDING COLD FEETEinstein is credited with saying, and I quote; “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result is insanity”.For the past 30 years... -
Dry Through a Hurricane Weekend
THEY JUST KEEP COMINGThank you for keeping me dry!Dear Mr. Wigutow, I am your typical "weekend warrior" dad, 48 years old, working hard to put two girls through college and... -
The Night a Wiggy's Bag Rescued a Stranger
A NEW TESTIMONIALAn earlier testimonial spurred a new one which I am also grateful to have received.“Absolutely Awesome story, I have had your Ultimate Thule with Over bag for over... -
Through the Ice: A Soldier's Wet-Bag Survival Story
A TESTIMONIALWolf Roman wrote:Tested and used his kit in combat, deployments, jungle, and desert, arctic. Forced extreme cold wet exposure with all gear. In 0 degree temp through a hole... -
Dry at 60 Below: A Hunter on the Fossil Ridge Parka
The fellow who is noted in this letter did not understand why the moisture he was giving off was retained, and it certainly wasn’t because he was out of shape.... -
How to Pack and Use Your Sleeping Bag for Warm Nights
USING A SLEEPING BAG & PACKING IT All sleeping bags come with stuff sacks. However, many people don’t understand that a stuff sack is made to hold the sleeping bag... -
How Heat Loss Works and How Insulation Stops It
Here is my observation of how best to stay comfortably warm in cold conditions. Controlling heat loss is primary to staying comfortable. But first what exactly is insulation? Dead air... -
Staying Warm on the Water: Marine Wear Basics
In 1968 I learned to sail from the Off Shore Sailing School located on City Island, N.Y. With this new knowledge I went out and bought a sail boat; 28... -
Why Sweat Is Your Biggest Enemy in the Cold
How many of you have ever heard of Gerry Cunningham? Gerry opened a company that you may have heard of in the late 1940?s after WW2 name GERRY OUTDOOR PRODUCTS... -
How to Keep Warm: A Complete Layering System
The subject “how to keep warm” has been the title of many articles written since 1971 when I first read the booklet by Gerry Cunningham titled How to Keep Warm....