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people ask about the relationship of lamilite and climashield
LAMILITE / CLIMASHIELDPeriodically I receive a question about the differences between Lamilite and Climashield.Lamilite predates Climashield by a number of years. Lamilite is a combination of continuous filament fiber laminated to two fabrics; one fabric on either side of the fiber. I started doing this with the original continuous filament fiber that was marketed as Polar Guard. So Lamilite [...]
attention from the last article
RESPONSES TO MY LATEST ARTICLEFunny thing about that is that I have the Salomon Quest 4D Forces boots, the non goretex model, and it is truly an outstanding boot. I switched to it after having to cross a creek one morning that filled my goretex models up, and then having to endure un-dry able boots for the remainder [...]
marine hiking boots
HIKING BOOTS FOR THE MARINESJust this past week the Marine Special Operations Command (MARSOC) put out a sources sort notice for hiking boots. The boot described is a Salomon Quest 4D GTX Forces hiking boot. This boot contains a membrane; Gore-Tex Performance Comfort Footwear as a part of the lining. It also states the lining construction: waterproof bootie construction.I [...]
are you a survivalist or prepper?
SURVIVALIST PREPPER INDIVIDUALSSince the activity that arose in 1999 because many believed that we would have a problem of many dimensions going into the year 2000 companies that sold to the survivalist prepper market place sold many Wiggy’s bags. I appreciated their opening the door for Wiggy’s to become a supplier of bags to that market place. Over the [...]
Sleeping Bag Special!
Super Light Mummy Style Sleeping Bags on Sale for $150 Inventory at Wiggy’s is just getting started. I have noted that my inventory of purple material is much larger than I expected to find. Therefore, as of today all Purple Super Light Mummy Bags with the old (traditional) mummy foot or new boat foot design are $150.00 each. I suspect [...]
Effects of Poor Blood Circulation
DISEASES CAUSED BY POOR BLOOD CIRCULATION AND WHAT CAN BE DONE TO POTENTIALLY ALLEVIATE THE DISCOMFORTDefinitionBy Mayo Clinic StaffRaynaud's (ray-NOHZ) disease causes some areas of your body — such as your fingers and toes — to feel numb and cold in response to cold temperatures or stress. In Raynaud's disease, smaller arteries that supply blood to your skin narrow, limiting [...]
Word of Mouth Advertising
Just wanted to let you know that your sleeping bags are truly amazing and I know it is something you hear all the time, at least from people who have tried them out. It's one of those products that I can tell everyone I know to buy but they don't just get it from me telling them, they literally [...]
Live & Learn About Hammock Camping
I am acquiring an education with respect to hammock camping.When you hammock camp you do not have a tent to get into when it rains so as I am finding out some people live with being in the rain and some take some form of tarp. What I observed on the web sites of companies that sell tarps [...]
NEW PRODUCT » Hammock Sleeping Bag!
Below are three photos of the new Hammock Sleeping bag. It is a modified version of the Freedom Shelter sleeping bag. The foot end of the bag is open so the sleeping bag will fit around the hammock and when you pull the draw cord tight the end is closed and of course all of the [...]
Testing Wiggy's Products
Many years ago I owned a Dutch built steel hull sail boat. It was made for sailing the North Sea which I am told is not the smoothest place to sail, so I had an ocean going sail boat. I sailed it for 5 years in the north east, L.I. Sound, to Nantucket Sound and the Atlantic Ocean [...]