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i am excited
I AM EXCITEDGood morning,I felt as though wearing your clothes for so many years I should take the time to thank you for the time spent outdoors and not being cold.I am in central Illinois and while the winters are not exceptionally brutal, your clothes have made them more than bearable.First off, the liner jacket. When the weather turns cold [...]
bone chilling vortex
BONE CHILLING VORTEXJerry, Like, most of the nation for the last couple of days, Michigan has had a polar vortex. When it gets single digit and below zero, I break out your parka. It never fails to amaze me how efficient the insulation is. I made the mistake of layering when I first put it on. Keep in mind, [...]
poncho saves lives
1.The poncho that saved our livesHello, a few years ago, my hunting partner and I were on a remote butte in the middle of a wilderness. We were hunting Blacktail Deer. About a half mile away was a 1000-foot-high hill. Here, in the western states, anything under 3,000 feet is a hill. Anyway, it was late afternoon when we [...]
fire retardant parkas
FIRE RETARDANT PARKASFive years ago, I published on the Wiggy web site my video “NO BURN” where I put a blow torch to a couple of Wiggy sleeping bags demonstrating that the Lamilite is non-combustible. What I was demonstrating is the fact that taking the source of flame away from the Lamilite the burning stops. Also, I put my [...]
Backpacker Sleeping Bag Sale
WELCOME SPRING AND SUMMER I know it is only January and quite cold at this moment, but spring and summer will be following soon. These past two weeks have been very productive for Wiggy’s on the supply side. I have secured 22,000 yards of domestic 70 denier nylon taffeta pure finish [no chemicals added] in the color black and royal blue. [...]
big foot
TWO DIE IN THE HUNT FOR BIG FOOTLast month 2 men in Washington state went in search of big foot.I was told of this situation because they got lost and the SAR people called me since the terrain was difficult where they were looking and the needed my waders.The result was two men who died of exposure.The more I thought [...]