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rubberized boots and waterproof breathables
TESTIMONIALS AS A RESPONSE TO PACK BOOTSYour pac boots are the only rubber bottom boot that works. Had a pair of LL Beans boots in 1980/90s. Always got cold feet! This winter wore your pac boot on my winter Caribou hunt in February along the Denali Hwy. Temps between 0-10F. Feet sweated of course but never cold. Dragged [...]
rubberized boots
DO ALL RUBBERIZED BOOTS FUNCTION THE SAME? YESI manufactured pack boots that had a rubberized base. The purpose of the rubberized base is to keep water out of the boot. The upper that I put to the base was a urethane coated fabric that was also waterproof as well as Lamilite insulated. Since the exterior material used for [...]
making my day
MAKING MY DAYFor years I take pleasure in publishing testimonial letters that I receive. I believe the more people know what other people think of the products that I make and market as well as how they are treated when they call us is important to the success of Wiggy’s.As the manufacturer I can assure you I have never [...]
fixation
DUCKSBACK TESTIMONIALMy wife and I have just spent several very rainy days on the Oregon Coast, south of Lincoln City at 'Salishan' a golf club. I had been wearing my ''DUCKSBACK”' front full zipper parka exclusively on our beach walks and in town. The fabric is most amazing in that it has a very 'soft hand' in texture but is [...]
ban chopped staple fiberfill
BAN CHOPPED STAPLE FIBERFILL BATTING FROM USE IN SLEEPING BAGS OR EXTREME COLD WEATHER CLOTHING!The following e mail came to me from Marc Taylor proprietor of Wiggy’s Alaska retail store.Last week a gentleman walked through my door at Wiggy’s Alaska.He was obviously military by his demeanor.He was carrying a top-down compression sack that I thought would contain a Wiggy bag, [...]
division of labor
THE DIVISION OF LABORDid you ever hear of Ludwig von Mises a very prominent Austrian economist! He wrote about the division of labor. No one can know and do everything.On Friday a fellow came into Marc’s store Wiggy’s Alaska looking for a bivi bag. Marc asked why and he said he was a Lt in paratrooper unit based I [...]
delusional
THEY MUST BE DELUSIONALToday I read an article on the snews web site titled “GORE-TEX brand campaign encourages people to find their state of ‘flow”The sub title is “Don’t Think About GORE-TEX products’ campaign high lights that Gore fabrics let consumers focus on their passions, not their gear.”The first paragraph of the article demonstrates “delusional thinking” in my opinion. [...]
ducksback garment
DUCKSBACK ZIPPERED JACKETSThey are now in inventory as is the pullover.All orders that were received until now are shipping this week.They are remarkably light in weight. The extra-large that I have been wearing has a weight of just one pound and nine ounces. To weight it I placed it in a poly bag that measure 12 inches square [...]
one more bogus insulation
A NEW TESTIMONIAL AND THEN FAKE NEWSAnd I have to say, as I sit here spelling out this reply I’m wearing one of your liner jackets. I love this simple and wonderful thing. It’s so simply adaptable. I can get a little chilled here at the desk, but with the liner I’m perfectly comfortable. Further, [...]
final comments about testing a sleeping bag
HOW A SLEEPING BAG IS MADE ALSO CONTIBUTES TO ITS EFFICIENCYWhat I published on Monday concerning the temperature ratings of my bags using the Natick Theoretical Clo chart was incomplete. I did not include the numbers for the systems. My Ultra-Light plus the overbag is rated to -20 degrees which equates to 8.5 clo.My Super-Light plus the overbag [...]