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unusual application
THE 40 DEGREE BAG AND AN UNUSUAL APPLICATIONGreat bag for comfort in a cold roomI purchased one of the 40 Degree Bags for an unusual purpose. My mother, now in her early 90's, lives near Tampa, Florida. She recently needed to start dialysis three times a week. Though Tampa is warm and humid, she said the dialysis clinic was always [...]
cooler bags
COOLERSDuring the past year coolers have become a popular item for campers to have. Most of the coolers are hard sided models because so many people are car camping these days so they have plenty of room to transport them. They can also plug into auxiliary outlets so the cooling mechanism can be utilized. They are great, I know [...]
SO YOU WANT TO SLEEP COMFORTABLY DRY AND WEAR A JACKET THAT DOES THE SAME.
A RESPONSE TO SATURDAYS ARTICLE“I have had your Nautilus bag for over 12 years and it is still doing the job. It will keep me warm down to about 30. Great productJAMES”I rate the Nautilus model sleeping bag for temperatures as low as plus 40 degrees. The Nautilus bag I have made for 40 years, yes it predates [...]
more insulation nonses
REMARKABLE ANNOUNCEMENT!!!The following article is reprinted from the outdoor industry online publication “snews”. As far as I know the Youngone Company based in Bangladesh and started out as a contract manufacturer of outerwear. As things in the industry changed Youngone had to change as well. They have gone from contract manufacturing to being a verticle operation and they offer their products [...]
are you quaified to sell insulation
DOES IT MAKE SENSE TO HIRE AN INDIVIDUAL FOR A JOB WHEN THE INDIVIDUAL HAS NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE PRODUCT THAT IS BEING SOLD?PrimaLoft Inc. on Thursday named industry veteran Jim Frazier as new senior vice president, global marketing.As a 50 plus years veteran in the insulation business I thought I knew of most people, but in the case [...]
electric clothing
Hohenstein’s WATson Heat Loss Device That Quantifies The Evaporative Cooling Of Textiles Is Now A DIN SPEC StandardThe hoho institute in my opinion is a conglomeration of individuals who function on the basis of the rest of us having no knowledge.When you sweat your body gives off heat and moisture. As the moisture moves away from your body it is [...]
more military outerwear
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/06/07/full-details-army-test-new-extreme-cold-weather-gear-next-year.htmlFull Details: Army to Test New Extreme Cold Weather Gear Next YearMatthew Cox The Generation III Extended Cold Weather Clothing System (GEN III ECWCS) provides soldiers a multi-layered, versatile insulating systemadaptable to varying operational and environmental conditions. (U.S. Army photo)U.S. Army clothing experts are testing new, extreme cold weather gear that's designed to be lighter, better-fitting and more effective in colder conditions than [...]
ordering wiggy parkas
DIRECTIONS FOR BUYING WIGGY’S PARKASI have noted on the web site that people should call when wanting to order one of my parkas to make sure of proper sizing.The reason is because the weight of the Lamilite used in each parka varies but the patterns do not.Since inception of the Antarctic parka the weight of the Lamilite has been the [...]
b-s
THE PRIMALOFT “B-S” DISCUSSION!!!!Just in case you are not familiar with the meaning of my reference of B-S it means BULL SHIT!!! The primaloft fiberfill product has been offered and promoted originally by Albany International since about 1987 and eventually by the new company called primaloft. Unfortunately for the money spending consumers the primaloft product is NOT, IS NOT an acceptable [...]
the white fossil ridge parka
A WHITE FOSSIL RIDGE PARKAHi Wiggys crew, the new site looks great!Just wanted to take a minute and thank you for your work.From the Antarctic Bag & Mitts, our beautiful white Fossil Ridge Parkas & Bibs, Mukluks, even the booties & other odds & ends… these have all become my favorite things, because they’re the equipment depend on with [...]