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fixation
DUCKSBACK TESTIMONIALMy wife and I have just spent several very rainy days on the Oregon Coast, south of Lincoln City at 'Salishan' a golf club. I had been wearing my ''DUCKSBACK”' front full zipper parka exclusively on our beach walks and in town. The fabric is most amazing in that it has a very 'soft hand' in texture but is [...]
ban chopped staple fiberfill
BAN CHOPPED STAPLE FIBERFILL BATTING FROM USE IN SLEEPING BAGS OR EXTREME COLD WEATHER CLOTHING!The following e mail came to me from Marc Taylor proprietor of Wiggy’s Alaska retail store.Last week a gentleman walked through my door at Wiggy’s Alaska.He was obviously military by his demeanor.He was carrying a top-down compression sack that I thought would contain a Wiggy bag, [...]
division of labor
THE DIVISION OF LABORDid you ever hear of Ludwig von Mises a very prominent Austrian economist! He wrote about the division of labor. No one can know and do everything.On Friday a fellow came into Marc’s store Wiggy’s Alaska looking for a bivi bag. Marc asked why and he said he was a Lt in paratrooper unit based I [...]
just incredible testimonial
I was just out walking Cookie and when I came in and found the testimonial below. Talk about making my day.Dear Jerry, Yesterday here in the Midwest, I got up at 5am, put on my Wiggy's fishnets, my lamalite socks, leather lamalite ( same as they came out of the box- untreated), my motorcycle chaps, jacket and gloves. I had [...]
delusional
THEY MUST BE DELUSIONALToday I read an article on the snews web site titled “GORE-TEX brand campaign encourages people to find their state of ‘flow”The sub title is “Don’t Think About GORE-TEX products’ campaign high lights that Gore fabrics let consumers focus on their passions, not their gear.”The first paragraph of the article demonstrates “delusional thinking” in my opinion. [...]
ducksback garment
DUCKSBACK ZIPPERED JACKETSThey are now in inventory as is the pullover.All orders that were received until now are shipping this week.They are remarkably light in weight. The extra-large that I have been wearing has a weight of just one pound and nine ounces. To weight it I placed it in a poly bag that measure 12 inches square [...]
one more bogus insulation
A NEW TESTIMONIAL AND THEN FAKE NEWSAnd I have to say, as I sit here spelling out this reply I’m wearing one of your liner jackets. I love this simple and wonderful thing. It’s so simply adaptable. I can get a little chilled here at the desk, but with the liner I’m perfectly comfortable. Further, [...]
final comments about testing a sleeping bag
HOW A SLEEPING BAG IS MADE ALSO CONTIBUTES TO ITS EFFICIENCYWhat I published on Monday concerning the temperature ratings of my bags using the Natick Theoretical Clo chart was incomplete. I did not include the numbers for the systems. My Ultra-Light plus the overbag is rated to -20 degrees which equates to 8.5 clo.My Super-Light plus the overbag [...]
random thoughts
ODDS AND ENDSThe first comment I received about the second Clo article was a very nice compliment. I hope that there were many more that were educated as Marty was.Great follow-up article & summary of your bags’ actual capabilities! Here’s what I’ve learned: Continuous filament fiber surpasses any other insulationThe thicker the filler, the better the insulationLaminating avoids the cold spots caused [...]
more Clo points
FOLLOW UP TO CLO TESTINGThere are other reasons as if they are necessary why Clo testing needs to be clarified and why the testing of insulations as standalone materials is not a valid method and is unacceptable.Recently I had each of the three primary weights of Lamilite/Climashield Clo tested, but I encased each weight with the single ply nylon taffeta that [...]