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buoyant
LAMILITE IS BUOYANTMany years ago, I was doing lots of work with the US Navy Natick labs developing mittens for use on submarines that are still used today. Every year or so I get an order for more of them.At that time the engineer I was working with liked the Lamilite for several reasons, one being it was buoyant.One day [...]
manufacturing
MANUFACTURINGSunday morning, I was watching the program “how it’s made” a program I have watched for years. I always marvel at the machines that produce parts and then assemble those parts. For this I am sure I am not alone. The parts are precision made.I was them reflecting on the production that takes place in the Wiggy factory.We have [...]
forums
FORUMSI wasn’t really in the market for a new bag but some folks on a forum I frequent were raving about how good Wiggy’s bags were. I decided to check it out and purchased a Super Light bag for myself. I was a little skeptical, but the quality of the bag is amazing. Everything feels high quality and well [...]
REALITIES OF A SLEEPING BAG
REALITIES OF SLEEPING BAGSMany years ago, I was working with a company who sold to the military. They were looking for a sleeping bag to be vacuum packed for the air force.The parameters were arctic use and a specific size to fit in the ejection seat survival kit. The bags were down bags. The problem they had was interesting. [...]
open letter
AN OPEN LETTER TO CANADIAN SOLDIERSThis letter can also be applied to US soldiers as well as civilians.The Canadian soldiers now know they will not be issued sleeping bags that will perform in Alaskan or arctic conditions.Until such a time you can today acquire a single sleeping bag or a sleep system that will comfortably keep you warm in the harshest [...]
Canadian Armed Forces: Procurement Follies
The following video is remarkable for several reasons but it has a section about the debacle of what transpired about the sleeping bags. Sent from Point Nemo More about our ‘no-sleep’ bags and procurement. Interesting factoid on our total armed force size. Probably accurate but still very depressing. I believe a Canadian soldier is responsible for sending the video to [...]
canadian no sleep sleeping bags
MORE FOLLOW UP OF CANADIAN SLEEPING BAG SCANDALAs you may recall the dollar amount spent on the sleeping bags was $34,000,000.00.The current solicitation calls for a three-part system, two sleeping bags that fit together and a bivi bag. The prior solicitation called as far as I can tell from the report was a single sleeping bag.My sleep system of the [...]
testimonial and more
NICE TESTIMONIAL Contact form submission A user has submitted the contact form on Wiggy's [...]
where does heat go
WHERE DOES BODY HEAT COME FROM AND WHERE DOES IT GOThe human body is for practical purposes a heating plant.The food we consume is our fuel. Metabolism is the process of turning our fuel [food] into heat.Everyone reading this article has experienced numerous times how warm they get after eating a meal. Just like adding coat to a furness, the [...]
insulations and how to stay warm
INSULATIONS AND HOW TO STAY WARMOn the home page is an article with this title that is 11 pages long.I am going to take parts of the article and publish them in the newsletters. I will be adding necessary comments.If you place polyester fiberfill or down between two materials the air that is trapped within the fiberfill or down does not [...]