Field Notes
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Why We Trust Real People Over Lab Mannequins
I was introduced to the copper mannequin located at the Army testing laboratory located at Natick, MA. in 1968. Since then I have become aware of copper mannequins located in... -
How Insulation Really Works in a Sleeping Bag
I have been selling insulation and/or insulated products for almost 50 years and I finally read the dictionary definition of insulation; “the action of insulating, the fact or condition of... -
Wet Clothes, Dry Morning: An Alaska Caribou Hunt
I received the following email from a civilian.Dear Wiggy,In 2006 I and three others, including my son, ordered 4 XXL 100 in long Antarctic bags from you. We were looking... -
Wiggy's Temperature Ratings vs. Clo Values
The European government has set a directive for a standard procedure for the testing of sleeping bags. It is commonly referred to as EN 13537; EN translating to European Normal.... -
How Jerry Designed the Wiggy's Sleeping Bag
For all of the years that I have been making sleeping bags to this very day I am asked by someone who is going on an “expedition” or writing a... -
Why Fiber Structure Keeps You Warm and Dry
In January 2007 I published an article “Lamilite Neutralizes Water”. In the article I also note that water while in a vapor state is evacuated from any Lamilite insulated product... -
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...