WHEN WILL IF EVER COMPANIES THAT MAKE RAINWEAR IN THE OUTDOOR INDUSTRY EVER LEARN?Just when I thought all of the companies that have been selling the so called “water-proof and breathable” concept in rainwear a new one appears. I was informed today by a “loyal” customer as he put it (which I very much appreciate) about Outdoor Research selling [...]
ARE THESE GARMENTS A JOKE?Did you ever hear of the “LUKLA JACKET’ for men?I do not know who makes it or where it is made, domestically or in Asia but it is what I refer to as a miracle jacket or a joke.This garment is made with a polyester fabric outer shell and an insulating material known [...]
A NEW TESTIMONIALThe following testimonial appeared on my face book page.In my humble opinion Wiggy's Manufacturer's ABSOLUTELY the VERY BEST ALL AROUND Sleeping Bags made anywhere in the World! My Wife & I both has a matched pair of Multi-Cam FTRSS Bags - the 20°F rated Ultra-Light & the 40°F rated Over Bag.The combination of these two bags allows [...]
INANIMATE: Not animated; lifeless, not endowed with animal life.Source: The Oxford Universal DictionaryRecently I have seen commercials on the television from companies that make and/or just sell underwear made probably in Asia that the companies represent as “breathable” underwear. I chose to call Duluth Trading and inquire as to how their underwear was breathable. What I was told is [...]
DO YOU WORK IN LAW ENFORCEMENTThe other day a local police officer was at Wiggy’s. I noted his black boots and told him that I now had them. He asked the price; $185.00 I said plus you get a pair of Lamilite socks. I then proceeded to give him all of the information and temperature capability. He said [...]
LAMILITE / CLIMASHIELDPeriodically I receive a question about the differences between Lamilite and Climashield.Lamilite predates Climashield by a number of years. Lamilite is a combination of continuous filament fiber laminated to two fabrics; one fabric on either side of the fiber. I started doing this with the original continuous filament fiber that was marketed as Polar Guard. So Lamilite [...]
RESPONSES TO MY LATEST ARTICLEFunny thing about that is that I have the Salomon Quest 4D Forces boots, the non goretex model, and it is truly an outstanding boot. I switched to it after having to cross a creek one morning that filled my goretex models up, and then having to endure un-dry able boots for the remainder [...]
HIKING BOOTS FOR THE MARINESJust this past week the Marine Special Operations Command (MARSOC) put out a sources sort notice for hiking boots. The boot described is a Salomon Quest 4D GTX Forces hiking boot. This boot contains a membrane; Gore-Tex Performance Comfort Footwear as a part of the lining. It also states the lining construction: waterproof bootie construction.I [...]
SURVIVALIST PREPPER INDIVIDUALSSince the activity that arose in 1999 because many believed that we would have a problem of many dimensions going into the year 2000 companies that sold to the survivalist prepper market place sold many Wiggy’s bags. I appreciated their opening the door for Wiggy’s to become a supplier of bags to that market place. Over the [...]
Super Light Mummy Style Sleeping Bags on Sale for $150 Inventory at Wiggy’s is just getting started. I have noted that my inventory of purple material is much larger than I expected to find. Therefore, as of today all Purple Super Light Mummy Bags with the old (traditional) mummy foot or new boat foot design are $150.00 each. I suspect [...]