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legendary innovator
VACUUM PACKED ULTIMA THULESSeveral weeks ago I wrote about the Air Force putting out a solicitation for 24 vacuum packed Ultima Thule bags to be put in the survival kits of fighter aircraft. A charlatan offered a bag to them for $240.00 each versus my bag which would have cost him $395.00 each. Having known of the solicitation before [...]
mittens
SKI MITTENSDuring the 1960’s I started skiing because I was selling insulation to most all of the skiwear manufactures in the USA and when I developed the original Lamilite product using Polar Guard which became Climashield in 2005 I sold it to all of the ski mitten manufacturers in the USA. One company that made the very first Polar Guard [...]
incredible report
INCREDIBLE REPORT / TESTIMONIALI've been so busy; I'm just now getting time to compliment you on your sock liners. I'll briefly set the stage below for my hunting misadventure. BRIEF BACKGROUND:I drew a Wyoming elk tag this year. I have had two prior bouts of frostbite to my hands and feet prior to having any knowledge [...]
miracle socks
35 BELOW SOCKS?????This morning I saw a commercial on television for 35 below socks, to say it got my attention is an understatement. When I got to my office I brought up the site and printed out the 3 pages available. I scrutinized the pages to find out what company is selling these items. I am not entirely [...]
Christmas Special!
SUPER SALE FOR CHRISTMAS OF SLEEPING BAGS Because the military is converting all camouflage to Multicam, there is now a surplus of Marine Corps MARPAT and Army Universal Camouflage (ACU) materials available. When I was told about it, I requested samples (see pictures). The price was extraordinarily low so I bought it—all of it, several thousand yards. When I [...]
hammock camping
ARE YOU A HAMMOCK CAMPER, IF SO THE FOLLOWING TESTIMONIAL IS WHAT YOU SHOULD READThis seems like it’s becoming the new normal that when I go camping and sleep in the Allegheny Mountains the weather changes overnight on a dime. I am using a top of the line Jungle hammock tent since I like being off the ground. It [...]
deceit
HOCUS-POCUS; NAME OF OR FOR A CONJUROR, BEING THE FIRST WORDS OF A SHAM ----- WATERPROOF/BREATHABLEAccording to an article published in Outside magazine March 7, 2012 the above mentioned product is a “billion-dollar” business. Is there any wonder as to why so many textile companies want to get as the writer says ‘A PIECE OF THE PIE”.The latest company to [...]
testing a sleeping bag
HOW DO YOU TEMPERTATURE RATE YOUR SLEEPING BAGS?The above question has been asked of me more often these days than in the past. As the reputation of the Wiggy’s bags has grown with more people purchasing them and telling friends the interest in how I do things has also grown. I am pleased to accommodate answering the question.I [...]
a new use for gold
A NEW USE FOR GOLD?Rhone, the luxury men’s activewear brand, is testing out a new apparel technology concept, GoldFusion, by taking to Indiegogo for crowdfunding the new concept.Although the brand is already sold in retailers and studios alike, such as Nordstrom, Bloomingdales, CorePower Yoga and Equinox locations, Rhone Co-founder Nate Checketts thought the crowdfunding platform Indiegogo would make for a [...]
a little knowledge can be dangerous
PROOF OF THE OUTDOOR INDUSTRY NOT HAVING PEOPLE WITH KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT THEY ARE DOING!Wiggy'sI too have must agree with your statement about "unqualified" people making assessment's about products they never use, or in areas in which they have never actually participated. We as a nation have progressed into a country where we believe everything we read on the [...]