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THERMOBALLS FOR INSULATION? NOT A CHANCEIn 1972 I believe the North Face Company introduced the shingle construction sleeping bag using a chopped staple fiberfill known as either Hollofill or Quallofil both products of DuPont Company. Regardless which fiber was used they sandwiched in between two scrims. I was visiting the factory and was trying to convince the all knowable [...]
Being Informed
Would you ever just walk into a car dealer without first having done some research into the cars being offered? Would you ever consider buying a business without ever doing the research into the financial condition of the company? The answer to each of these questions would be a resounding no. I could give more [...]
Liner vests and jackets
If you go to the web site you will find that my liner vests and jackets are on sale for bargain prices.VEST $20.00 and JACKET $30.00They are easily the warmest lightest liner garments on the market today. I was able to acquire the materials for very low pricing since most are military fabrics that have [...]
WINTER JACKETS
Last weekend I was at the local Sports Authority retail store so I could see what was now being shown in the way of winter jackets. I was not surprised to see the latest fashion garments that are quilted in one to one and a half inch spaces or one inch to two inch wide [...]
STILL ANOTHER MIRACLE INSULATION
SEPTEMBER 2015MORE NON-SENSE ABOUT A NEW (?) INSULATIONDid you ever hear of a chopped staple fiberfill insulation trade named Thermore which is made by an Italian company by the name of Thermore. Being in the business I knew of the company but do not know of any American companies that have ever used their product. After all it [...]
Celebrating 27 Years!
Friday the 4th of September 2015 marks 27 years of Wiggy's being in operation in Grand Junction, Colorado. Tuesday, September 8th will mark the first day of the 28th year for Wiggy's. When I think back as to how fast the years go by, I am amazed. I clearly remember sailing out of New York [...]
Follow-up to Foam Insulation Article
This is the first response I received to the original article, and there have been more from this article.The fellow who is noted in this letter did not understand why the moisture he was giving off was retained, and it certainly wasn’t because he was out of shape. If you read my article “Insulations & How to stay Warm” [...]
Foam Filling as an Insulator
For the past year I have been asked about the use of polyurethane open cell foam as an insulating material. Before I give you my educated opinion let me give you the background for the reason for this article.Since Wiggy’s is located 25 miles from the Utah border I have a large number of Utah residents visiting the Wiggy [...]
Backpack Sale
I have 55 of the DG-6 backpacks in stock; 8 color black and 47 in the woodland camo as seen on the web site; they are available for $250.00. Please note that the FG-6 is a combination of a 6000 cubic in main pack and a 1500 cubic in day pack. the original cost was [...]
Chutzpah in the Outdoor Industry
Insulation, Moisture Management, Odor Control & Transparency Insulations The Outlast Company demonstrates it has “chutzpah”. According to the dictionary CHUTZPAH means; “is the quality of audacity for good or bad. The Yiddish word derives from the Hebrew word hutspa meaning “ insolence”, cheek or audacity.” When Outlast Technologies (OT) started selling their Phase Change Materials (PCM) they made a big deal about it [...]