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Water Resistant Boots
Non-Waterproof BootsMany of the recipients of the new Lamilite boots have asked me about applying a water-proof coating to the boots such as Snow Seal. My response is it is not necessary. Let me explain.When you wear a boot that has the Gore-Tex film or whatever film is used it keeps the water that has been absorbed by [...]
Preseason Sale on Lamilite Socks!
It's just the beginning of the spring/summer season, so my “preseason sale” is for a fall/winter product: the Lamilite Socks. They are now on sale & available online at wiggys.com as follows: 8" sock $25.00 each // 13" sock $35.00 each FREE Shipping, as always, is included to the 48 contiguous United States. View Wiggy's Lamilite Socks »
The Demise of Waterproof/Breathable?
Is it the End of the Waterproof/Breathable (Vapor Permeable) Age? Maybe...Each of the companies that have promoted this non-sense are now engaged in the chemical industry trying to making the best ever water repellent treatment; Gore being probably the first to enter that field of chemistry. Others have followed. What existed before these companies entered the business worked fine [...]
Sleeping Bags in Backpacks
Earlier this past week I received a phone call from a woman asking how small my sleeping bags packed down. I responded by saying a Youth bag packs the size of a soft ball and the Antarctic Hunter about 12 by 24 inches compressed. I then asked if she would tell me what the temperature use it was [...]
Another Lamilite Boot Testimonial
Hi Jerry,I received your new boots a little over a week ago. The sizing, I wear a 10M and ordered same, is spot on. I was a little concerned about the lacing system at first; being that they are all eyelets, but the laces are nicely long and I don't need to unlace the boots to [...]
Lamilite Boot Testimonial
Hi JerryBoots arrived this morning - size is spot on.Must have been 105-110 degrees today and I wore the boots with thick wool socks and my feet didn't feel hot or sweaty, quite comfortable really, Very impressed.Thanks MateKevin Kevin is a longtime customer and is currently living in Laos which explains the temperature this time of year.What he has experienced I have [...]
NEW PRODUCT » SunWalker 2 Boot Liners!
Actually it is not a new, new product but a different size of an existing product. The Sunwalker 2. I have been making the Sunwalker since about 1995 for use as a replacement for the water absorbing felt inserts used in pack boots that are 8 inches tall. In the past few years taller boots that [...]
Early Delivery of New Lamilite Boots!
The boots started to arrive at Wiggy's on Tuesday and we started shipping today.The factory making the boots originally told me 6 weeks so they are 2 weeks early.considering the number of boots that were preordered in the size 10 to 12 size range I expect to have to reorder those sizes once we have shipped [...]
An Excellent Deal on a NEW Wiggy's Sleeping Bag!
Considering the economic times we are facing, products become available for less money than they are actually worth. I, as a manufacturer of a textile product, have available to me materials that are quite good that are excellent quality for sleeping bags, and as such I take advantage of the opportunity. On the website you will see a new bag [...]
How Some of the Body Works
SKIN GLANDSSEBACEOUS GLANDS (oil) glands produce an oily substance, sebum, that lubricates hairs and the surface of the skin. This prevents the hair from drying out and reduces water loss from the skin, too. Sebum also plays a part in preventing bacteria and fungi from infecting the skin. SEBUM is a Latin word that means “GREASE”.SOURCE; Concise encyclopedia of [...]