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Backpacker Sleeping Bag Sale
WELCOME SPRING AND SUMMER I know it is only January and quite cold at this moment, but spring and summer will be following soon. These past two weeks have been very productive for Wiggy’s on the supply side. I have secured 22,000 yards of domestic 70 denier nylon taffeta pure finish [no chemicals added] in the color black and royal blue. [...]
big foot
TWO DIE IN THE HUNT FOR BIG FOOTLast month 2 men in Washington state went in search of big foot.I was told of this situation because they got lost and the SAR people called me since the terrain was difficult where they were looking and the needed my waders.The result was two men who died of exposure.The more I thought [...]
NEW HAIR
HAIR For the first 78 years of my life, I had straight hair. In September of 2019 I developed shingles on my forehead with sensitivity on my scalp so I cut off my hair and stayed bald until this summer when I let it grow back, and it came in as you can see wavy. I am not so sure if [...]
testing in the cold
TESTING COLD WEATHER PRODUCTSWhen I first entered the outdoor business, it was with sleeping bags.The companies doing the manufacturing in the 1980’s, for some reason that I am unaware of in unison all sent their sleeping bags to the Environmental Lab of Kansas University because they had copper manikin.When I found out I also sent one. mine was my Ultra-Light [...]
wiggy's dominates alaska
WIGGY’S DOMINATES ALASKAWiggy’s has been selling sleeping bags to people living in Alaska as well as people going to Alaska to hunt, because the guide services have been my unpaid sales agents.We then had a deal with a retailer who wanted to purchase from me parkas on a private label basis because the oil patch workers needed an effective parka [...]
antarctic bag
Thru-hiker and alpinist approved!No one in their reviews gives a good relation to any bags size to the tester. I purchased a long wide Antarctic mummy bag and have found Wiggy's bags to be a reminder of what quality is and how a sleeping bag is designed to work. I am 6'0" tall and 135 lbs. The Antarctic bag [...]
antarctic parka
Night out at -45 belowI have a Wiggy's Parka!!! It is an XXL. I can wear it alone or put it right over the coat I usually wear on my trapline in Alaska! I carry it in a compression bag on the sled. Behind my Sno-go (snowmobile to you flat landers). It finally happened, I was breaking the trail, [...]
barren grounds inventory at a bargain price
SORT OF OLD INVENTORYWhen I decided to eliminate the outerwear, we had some items already cut. As time would allow, we finished these garments.The first list is just BARRON GROUNDS PARKAS that do not have the detachable hood the way we are now making them. Those are $250.00, these are $150.00. They are made the DUCKSBACK material. MEDIUM0D GREEN 3TAN [...]
saving money
TWO REVIEWS FROM THE SAME PERSONExcellent head coverage without sacrificing peripheral visionI am a volunteer Fire Police Officer in Pennsylvania. I have finally found the perfect head cover. The face opening is cut sufficiently wide that my peripheral vision is not affected. I will now be able to stand post in the most frigid conditions in complete safety I plan on [...]
frost bite
First FDA-Approved Treatment for Severe Frostbite Now Available in the U.S.December 9, 2024SGB Todayby SGB Partner Sponsored ContentSERB Pharmaceuticals, a global specialty pharmaceutical company, announced that Aurlumyn (iloprost) Injection, the first FDA-approved treatment for severe frostbite in adults to reduce the risk of digit amputations, is now commercially available in the US.Dr. Jennifer Dow, emergency medicine physician at Alaska Regional Hospital [...]