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memorial day sale
MEMORIAL DAY SLEEPING BAG SALEStarting today and running until May 28 four sleeping bags are now priced as follows:ULTIMA THULE $230.00ANTARCTIC BAG $250.00HUNTER ULTIMA THULE $240.00HUNTER ANTARCTIC BAG $255.00We built a large inventory of these bags based on quantities that the military was asking for. Some of the orders materialized and some didn’t.The end result is the inventory which I [...]
bugout kit
Survival Kit Items for U.S. Air Force Product DescriptionThe kit as a whole consists of six components:A poncho that can be worn or converted to a sleeping bagA pant that closes on each side with hook and loopAn insulated head coverBoot covers that go to the kneeMittens that go above the elbowA carry bag to hold all of the componentsAll of the components [...]
bastardization
BASTARDIZE; to lower in condition or worth; debase:Various companies have for years have entered into the field of insulation with the exception of Climashield these companies have failed to make a product that actually works. The Climashield product is made of continuous filament fiber and used properly as we use it at Wiggy’s it outperforms all products that preceded [...]
Clo?
CLO TESTING It has been many years since I have written about “clo testing” but today I have surfaced a test report paid for in December 2010 by a reseller of my sleeping bags to the Chilian military. This test was the turning point for them to buy my Super Light FTRSS (two bag sleep system). [...]
camping quilt
SUMMERTIME CAMPING QUILTFor the past few years, I have seen companies offering camp quilts for summertime use.I just realized that I have been making one for a number of years originally offered as a TV blanket.If you are interested in a warm weather Lamilite insulated quilt we now have one.$115.00
reprint
One of my customers wrote in response to my last article that the thermal q insulation used by mountain hardwear for their bozeman 30 bags was actually made by primaloft. The following is a reprint of an article I wrote when the product was first introduced.another jimdandy insulationPosted by Jerry Wigutow on Oct 7th, 2015MORE [...]
selling to foreign militaries
SELLING TO FOREIGN MILITARYBecause of all of the warring taking place several foreign militaries are creating a sleeping bag they believe will serve their purposes. Unfortunately, those in charge of developing the sleeping bag do not have a clue to what they are doing.These individuals do not know anything about the insulating materials, they do not know about the shell [...]
maintaining selling price
MAINTAINING SELLING PRICESFor the past 4 years I have ben able to keep my sleeping bag prices as low or lower than the giant companies that claim to sell sleeping bags, the claim is unfounded. What they actually sell are “no sleep sleeping bags”.That said recently I reviewed what is available on the web sites of rei and moosejaw.When [...]
shipping to alaska
SHIPPING TO ALASKAAs all Alaskans know you have to pay the cost of shipping. I just realized that we ship for free in the lower 48. So, we are now going to discount all sleeping bags sold to Alaskans by $20.00. just to make sure you understand it is $20.00 per bag, if you order 2 or more the [...]
magical bag
sleeping bag magicHi wiggly I moved to Alaska 22yr ago and found your sleeping bags via my father in law at the time. They have never been out of my sight each winter since. I live in Fairbanks and seasonally would stay in a wall tent through deep winters -45°f and down. Your bags let me forget the pack [...]