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george lamb
GEORGE LAMBIf you were involved in the outdoor industry in the 1960’s and 70’s, you knew the name of or the person George Lamb. George was introduced to the outdoor industry when he started working for Gerry Cunningham who owned Gerry Outdoor Products. In my opinion Gerry was the father of the outdoor industry and George was his son to [...]
a new bogus product
A NEW BOGUS PRODUCTNexTex Innovations, an Atlanta-based textile technology developer, will introduce its latest fabric developments and brand customer adoptions under its TDry brand name at OR Snow Show, Booth #4009, January 10-12, in Salt Lake City, UT.I was introduced to this company 25/30 years ago when they produced a coating of some sort that was tiny synthetic beads and they [...]
republished
REPUBLISHEDI found out why it was cut short. But this story deserved to be published by itself.Hi,Well, its been many years since I had my most memorable Wiggy’s experience.I was a USAF Captain flying as an Aircraft Commander in the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter with the 56th Rescue Squadron at Keflavik NAS in Iceland. (I was there 96-98).Our [...]
testimonials 2023
STARTING THE NEW YEAR JUST RIGHTHi Wiggy,I gifted my brother a pair of your Over boots, and I felt he did not appreciate them at all. He almost laughed at them before he threw them in his truck. Last weekend they left to the mountains on a four by four snow excursion trip. And his wife purchased $300 boots [...]
testimonials
TESTIMONIALSJerry,Thank you for sending me a set of replacement Fastex buckles and 1" webbing for my Arctic Bibs. You stand behind your products! The buckles are now sewn on and the bibs are once again fully functional. I own Wiggy's sleeping bags, sweaters, socks, leg jackets, and headgear because they outperform anything else on the market in quality and durability. [...]
winter
WINTER IS UPON US12-21-2022 Helena, MT -20 at my house this morning; went out for about 1 hour removing snow. Wore your head liner, super mittens, Nomex shirt jacket and socks. Was plenty warm. I have an arctic parka and may get to wear that this week. Cannot believe how warm your shirt jacket is. I have lived in Alaska, [...]
-40 degree leather boots
-40 LEATHER SUPER BOOTS BY TIMBERLANDBut first an email I just received when I sat down to write about the -40 super bootsDear Jerry,I’ve used Wiggy’s products for years but still marvel at the performance of your insulation. A recent incident while deer hunting proved again there’s nothing like Lamilite.I’d overslept and was pressing to reach my tree stand [...]
GALL!
SOME COMPANIES HAVE SO MUCH GALL IT WILL TAKE A BAT TO KILL THEM WHEN THEY DIE. THEY WILL HAVE TO HAVE THEIR GALL BEATEN TO DEATH!New quality label for outdoor clothing systems15/12/2022 the following article is from sportstexiles online magazineA new quality label for sports and outdoor textiles by specialist research and testing firm Hohenstein has been designed to [...]
WARM FEET
TESTIMONIALS AND KEEPING YOUR FEET WARMMr. Wigutow, One has to agree with what you have said. As a professional soldier in Finland, I have used your bags for more than five years now. Mostly superlight FTRSS, but also the Alaskan model Mountain Hunter (excellent bag for the size) and Ultima Thule. They just work in the field and are very [...]
why cff is and always will be best
WHY CONTINUOUS FILAMENT FIBERFILL [CFF] WILL ALWAYS BE THE BEST INSULATING MATERIAL IN THE WORLDI have been in the business of selling synthetic fiberfill for use in general outerwear and skiwear since 1961 when all we had were chopped staple fiberfill products. Then in 1968 the continuous filament fiberfill product was introduced to these manufacturers and it was trade named [...]