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choice to learn or not
THE CHOICE NOT TO AQUIRE KNOWLEDGEFor years I have tried to impart knowledge about insulation Lamilite to the military [Natick Laboratories primarily and my sleeping bags] all to no avail.Natick’s problem is that we the taxpayers who pay for Natick’s existence do not hire people who have any knowledge of insulation nor do these individuals have any interest in learning about [...]
solicitations
SOLICITATIONSThe following e mail came to me from a gsa contractor located in southern Ca. He received the solicitation for a SEAL team.Good afternoon, Jerry,We are working on an opportunity requesting for several -40 Degree F sleeping bags. Do you know if the Ultima Thule with FTRSS or Super Light with FTRSS have a full collar? If so, could [...]
witchcraft
WITCHCRAFTLayering system update from Haglöfs15/09/2022Swedish outdoor brand Haglöfs has announced that its forthcoming autumn-winter collection will include “a serious update” to its LIM layering system.I can’t wait.It launched the LIM (Less Is More) concept more than 20 years ago and is now preparing to introduce LIM Z|T, describing it as a synchronized performance layering system. It features fabrics from Polartec.LMI means you wear [...]
wiggy's bags are unique
WHY WIGGY’S BAGS ARE UNIQUEBut first I wanted to publish a comment that I received today on my u tube web site. Mike was issued a super light bag back then and he told me today several of the guys he served with are still using them. He was an officer in the US Army. [...]
response to the nike article and other thoughts
RESPONSE TO MY REPRINT OF THE NIKE ARTICLEThe following came from a long-time customer and reader.Harry Truman liked to say, “The only things new in the world are the history you don’t know!”It seems, unless I’m mistaken, that Nike has forgotten history. If I’m correct, I recall that in the late 60s/early seventy’s Bogner made all sorts of claims about the insulated [...]
nike
The following article reprinted from Sportstextiles online publication. What is claimed is outrageous.Textile breakthrough can ‘protect the future of sport’, Nike says08/09/2022The vice-president for apparel innovation at Nike, Janett Nichol, has said a new material the sports company has developed, Nike Forward, is “a game-changing platform” and that it has the potential to “protect the planet and the future of sport”.The first two [...]
government spending
GOVERNMENT SPENDINGAll government spending each year ends the end of September each year. I learned of this some years ago when gsa contractors would call me asking for the price of say a super light sleeping bag quantity of 50 or 100 or some other amount in the month of July. I would ask when they were needed so [...]
#2 letter reprinted
A SECOND LETTER REPRINTED FOR ITS CONTENTOctober 2009Dear Jerry, I first heard of the Wiggy’s Bag about 15 years ago when I was stationed in Alaska with the Army. I was the commander and the light reconnaissance unit was required to perform Airborne operations and then spend days in the cold observing on the enemy. As you can imagine, the [...]
LETTER WORTH REPUBLISHING
GREAT OLD NEWSLETTERSeptember 17th, 2003 Jerry, Well, I never thought I’d be writing a letter and thanking you for saving my life, but well, that’s just what this note is for. I went on a caribou hunting trip with my twelve year old son over the past weekend, flying out on Friday to a remote wilderness area about two hundred miles [...]
sock testimonials
THREE RESPONSES TO THE NEWSLETTER YESTERDAYThanks for this sock’s newsletter, Jerry. I have been enjoying my Lamilite socks with my running shoes for the two mile morning walk with the dogs. Yesterday one of them fell into their water bowl from the clothes hamper where my shoes and socks reside while I'm getting dressed. It was soaked but I [...]