HOT WEATHER COMBAT BOOTSToday a sources sought notice was published asking for information or product that might accomplish the mission of providing the military with a hot weather combat boot.What are being missed are the socks that would, could be or should be worn in the boots. I understand that socks are not a part of the thought process [...]
RESPONSE TO COLD FEET ARTICLEThe following responses came to me shortly after the last newsletter was sent out.I sure hope Wiggys wins this big! gortex will kill people and cause dramatic injuries to soldier’s feet over prolonged days. gortex will cause trench foot!! A Marine Corps retired Lt. told me he did get trench foot while serving in the [...]
COLD WEATHER BOOTOne more time the military has put out a solicitation for a cold weather boot, only this time it is being confined to two companies; Belleville Boot Company and Danner Boot Company.The justification for confining it to two companies reads as follows; I quote; “The Justification and Statutory Authority for this procurement is FAR 13.501. (I HAVE [...]
WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO FREE TRADEGovernments got into the act of acquiring unearned money!!!This morning I received a note via e mail from a fellow in Canada asking how the tariffs between the US and Canada were going to affect Wiggy’s. I was intrigued by the comment so I called him.He told me that sleeping bags were [...]
CONSUMER REPORTSOne of my readers wrote to me after my article titled “a question-why not” explaining why major companies choose not to attack their critics suggesting a class action law suit might be in order. He also said something to the effect that consumer reports may have reviewed the waterproof breathable claims. I had never thought of them doing [...]
DURING THE WINTER MONTHS ARE YOU TIRED OF HAVING COLD FEET?There are many people who work in snow and ice conditions that have cold feet because they were sold a bill of goods about winter boots that just aren’t made for winter conditions regardless what the company making them claims. Generally these companies use Thinsulate in conjunction with [...]
WHY NOT?Since the inception about 1975 or 6 one company has been hawking a material that would when attached to a second material via lamination create a single material that has two very desirable characteristics; 1- being waterproof and 2- being breathable. This so impressed other companies who had their own way of accomplishing the same thing an i9ndustry [...]
MORE ABOUT THE LAMILITE SOCKSA TESTIMONIALAn Invaluable SockI've owned a pair of Wiggy's Lamilite socks since November 2017. I've used them rigorously for several months, and they've been with me on several hikes during the cold months in Houston Texas, as well as to Canada. These socks will blow any sock out of the water bar none. I'm often used [...]
PURPLE SUPER LIGHT SLEEPING BAG SALE IS $140.00 WITH FREE SHIPPING (the price of $150.00 stated in yesterday’s article was incorrect).WET FEETThe military justifiably are on a quest to deal with the problem and it is a problem with wet feet. Soldiers are training in jungle conditions and their feet get wet. Soldiers fought in Viet Nam and [...]
A SERIES OF TESTIMONIALS THAT MAKES ME PROUDSam is very prolific with his comments, and since they were on the same page as the others I chose to reprint what was there for each product.I am very grateful to Sam and the others.WiggyFISHNETSAn incredibly Important Layering PieceI ordered this pair of fishnet underwear, after having a rather disappointing experience with a [...]