Field Notes
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37 Years of Wiggy's: How It All Began
37 YEARS AND COUNTINGIt was the day after Labor Day in 1988 that Wiggy’s started production of 37800 sleeping bags for the U.S Forestry Service and maybe 10 Wiggy bags... -
Body Moisture and Your Sleeping Bag: What to Know
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT DOWN SLEEPING BAGS BEFORE BUYING ONEDown is a moisture absorbing material of sorts. It is not considered a material like nylon.When down is incorporated as... -
A Customer's Review of the Antarctic Parka
ANTARCTIC PARKABest parka I've ever ownedThis is an excellent parka. It has lots of pockets, both inside and out. It has a two-way zipper with a Velcro storm flap and... -
Warm in a Wet Bag: What Customers Taught Us
A WET BAGWiggy,A few days ago, I was in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in MN with a soaking wet Backpacker bag from excessive dew. It wasn’t cold at night,... -
Vapor Barrier Liners: Why Trapping Moisture Backfires
THE MYTH ABOUT VAPOR BARRIERSThe following information I found on the internet on a website “SECTION HIKER”. Some of the information I suspect is good and some not so good,... -
Why Jerry Chose to Educate His Customers
EDUCATING MY CUSTOMERSSometimes it works and other times it doesn’t.In the 1960’s when I started working in the fiberfill industry, I started to get an education in fiber and how... -
Why Add the 2nd Layer Mesh Over Your Fishnets
Hi Jerry,Everything you said about clothing for hunters is spot on. However, I think you did yourself a disservice by not including Wiggy's 2nd Layer Mesh top.Worn over the Fishnet... -
How to Dress for Cold-Weather Hunting
THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY TO DRESS FOR HUNTINGHunting season is fast approaching. I know this because my sales of waders has been exceptional to hunters.This has me thinking about what... -
Customers on the Poncho Liner and Comforter
TWO TESTIMONIALS THAT MADE MY DAYMy Go to Solution!I’ve had a couple of these for many years now and it is my go to for not only myself, but for... -
Berry Amendment Compliance: Made in America to the Thread
Berry Amendment Compliance DefinitionThe Berry Amendment Compliance is a federal regulation that requires Department of Defense funds to be spent on U.S. manufactured items in order to protect the United... -
R-Value Explained: How Lamilite Slows Heat Loss
What Does R-Value Mean?A higher R-value means that the insulation will do a better job of holding in conditioned air, whether that’s heat in the winter or cool air in... -
Flotation Mittens for Cold Work on the Water
FLOTATION MITTENSThis past week I was thinking about making about making flotation mittens for fisherman who fish during the colder months on the water. Then I remembered I already had...