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Good evening,I spent five day work related trip in the woods of South Eastern Finland. My hooch was a tarp set up like a tent, and inside it I had my Wiggy's Super Light and Wiggy's Military Style Bivy BQ. The weather was misty and damp, and during the nightime temperature was often near or slightly below 0 [...]
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I have reprinted the following article from Sporting Goods Business (SGB) on line magazine that I receive daily.MISINFORMATION STATED, BUT IT SOUNDS GOOD The following statement from Polartec precedes the article.“For centuries, wool’s natural properties have been used in clothing”.After heavy use and repeated washing, wool fibers become unstable.Polartec is immediately contradicting their opening comment. If for centuries wool has been [...]
thoughts on moisture and the human
MOISTURE AND THE HUMAN BODYEvery square inch of the human body has an incredible amount of pores and some places like the feet have more than all other parts of the human body. Moisture in the form of a vapor is always coming out of these pores. The only thing that changes is the rate at which it [...]
bad chemicals
IT JUST DOES NOT WORKSaturday’s mail brought me an envelope from HEIQ with lots of information and two T-shirts. The sales rep I guess is trying to convince me that their “smart temp” formula applied to the surface of fabric, in the case of the two sent to me which I am sure are made from polyester, will [...]
water water everwhere
The following article is reprinted from “sportstextiles.com” online publication. It is a UK publication with all the latest and greatest news even some that they think we should be concerned about.A solution to microplastic contamination in drinking water?Filtration and purification product developer LifeStraw has said its water filtration products have achieved a removal rate of 99.999% of microplastics from drinking water [...]
permastink?
HOG WASHNew product attacks “permastink”--- IS NOT A WORD!April 23rd, 2018 / By: IFAI / What's New?Microban has announced a new odor-control product for applications ranging from workout clothes and footwear to athletic gear and bedding. The company says that its “Scentry Revive” apparel odor protection lasts four to five consecutive wears and maintains its freshness through up to 50 [...]
Royal Blue Ultra Light Sleeping Bag Sale!
Last year, due to a drop in sales of royal blue ultra-light sleeping bags, I chose to end my purchases of royal blue material. I sold out—or I thought I sold out—of all of the bags that were made with the royal blue nylon. Well, I thought that was the case. This morning my production manager gave me an [...]
my sports knowledge is basketball
BASKETBALL AND ELGIN BAYLOR“Baylor established a Finals record: 61 points. Though the Celtics won the 1961-62 Championship, those Finals will be remembered for ever because game 5 was the stage for Elgin Baylor's best performance: he scored 61 points and grabbed 22 rebounds in a 126-121 Laker victory at the Boston Garden”.This morning while I was working out I [...]
cooling technologist have their heads in a cooler
MORE COOLING TECHNOLOGY?The following article was reprinted from the British textile publication “sporttextiles”. It seems that cooling and heating technology is going hog wild in the world today. This one is staying on the earth.HeiQ upgrades its smart cooling technologySwiss textile effects provider HeiQ will present an upgraded version of its Smart Temp dynamic cooling technology at the Performance [...]
testimonials and more
PONCHO LINERSI have 20 years of experience in the Army surviving in cold climates. The poncho liner was a very popular because it had no comparison. The only comparable issued item was a heavy, itchy wool blanket. Now fast forward to today. If you take a look at the GI issued poncho liner and compare it with the Wiggy's [...]