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reason to drive to gj
A REASON TO DRIVE TO GRAND JUNCTIONI drove to Grand Junction, CO (a 4 hour drive) just to take advantage of the Wiggy's sleeping bag sale. I tested out my new bag on a Scout trip this past weekend and just loved how comfortable I was. I usually start out cold, then warm up and get too hot, [...]
it is scandalous
IT IS SCANDALOUSCanada is a small country compared to America so large government expenditures that fail, as is the case of the sleeping bags does not go unnoticed by the general population. A similar situation in the USA the general population never hears about.When it comes to sleeping bags, we spend several hundred million dollars on sleeping bags. Before [...]
lamilite
WHY DOES LAMILITE, CLIMASHIELD, CONTINUOUS FILAMENT FIBER WORK SO WELL AS AN INSULATION? THEY ARE ALL ONE AND THE SAME.I have written an enormous amount about Lamilite but until now I did not understand the physics of why it works so well. Now I can explain it. There are several factors that contribute to its success.Factor number one, the most important [...]
more scandal
THE SCANDLE CONTINUESWhat follows is but one of several articles I found on the internet.“Military has addressed sleeping bag issue, spokesperson tells National PostIn a statement to the National Post, the Department of National Defence said it has already taken action.If they, had they would have called me. LOLI do not know what action they have taken since nothing is [...]
story testimonial
The following article is as I received it.Jerry,I've finally got a minute and want to write a full-throated endorsement of your products on several fronts.MaterialWorkmanshipResponsiveness.EducationMy fides are, if I may say so, fairly impressive. LOL!I've been a bow hunter, rifle hunter and field engineer in many states. Endured cold weather and VERY nasty wind after 40 years in North Dakota and [...]
a scandal
A SCANDALThe sleeping bag debacle has become a scandal in Canada.I was talking with the fellow who will be bidding my hypothermia bag.Eventually I told him based upon the poor sleeping bags they probably had lots of hypothermia casualties which has caused them to look at getting them. I asked if he saw the article and he told me it was [...]
HYPO BAGS FOR THE CANADIANS
400 EVACUATION BAG CASULATY INSULATIONYes, the Canadian government has put out a solicitation for 200 of the Wiggy hypothermia bags with our Canadian NSN and a second 200 of a different hypo bag with a different Canadian NSN. The description of my hypo bag is accurate and is a product they have purchased from me. The second hypo bag [...]
canadians are you listening
FOLLOW UP TO CANADIAN NO SLEEP SLEEPING BAGSWhat the Canadian repot I believe left out was the probability that they had to medivac soldiers that were suffering frost bite or were becoming hypothermic. There was a reason for this to happen.KEEP IN MIND THE HUMAN BODY IS VERY FRAGILE IN THE ARCTIC.These soldiers are dressed for the arctic with several clothing [...]
canada no sleep sleeping bags
About 10/12 years ago I was contacted by the civilian agency of the Canadian government to bid on sleeping bags for arctic use. I told them I was not interested because all prior experiences were failures for me. To put it mildly they begged and set up a private skype type of meeting with me. There 5 civilians and [...]
ptfe/pfas
PTFEWhen you finish reading this article taken from Textile online magazine, you will then get an education about the ptfe film and pfas water repellant._______________________*__________________“eVent Fabrics, a global producer of waterproof and breathable technologies, is offering their partner brands eVent BIO and eVent alpineST technologies. Both are made without PFAS and are compliant with regulations requiring the removal of [...]