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A New Fangled Insulation From The North Face Company
Heatseeker™ Pro insulation. They are combining continuous filament fiber with chopped staple fiber. Maybe I should have titled this “the hair brained idea of people who have absolutely no knowledge of insulation for use in sleeping bags.”In the late 1960’s, TNF started making shingle construction sleeping bags and they sold very well. The fiber that [...]
Times They Are A Changing
In 1975 I started a company Olam Outdoor Products that made sleeping bags as I do today. I opened many retail accounts back then. In 1986 I started producing the Wiggy’s bags and in 1988 I changed the name of the company to Wiggy’s Inc. when I relocated to Colorado. During the time I was [...]
Preparedness
Before the year 2000 started, people all over the country were preparing for a disaster that never happened. However, many preparedness companies started in business and many are still in business. Many more have sprung up over the past 14 years, which is a good thing. I know this because almost all of them write [...]
Did You Know? "Down Is Still The World's Best Insulation" Really? No!
DID YOU KNOW?"DOWN IS STILL THE WORLD'S BEST INSULATION" REALLY? NO!Recently I was solicited by a German processor of down for use in clothing and sleeping bag products that I make, only I do not use down. Having been on my web site and not seeing a down product should have told them something. This [...]
Thermal Regulation & Moisture Management
Manufacturers serving the outdoor industry have for years tried to make fabrics that will regulate body produced heat and body produced moisture. In reality the fabrics that have been produced to this end have successfully never succeeded in regulating the heat or moisture created by the human body! IT CANNOT BE DONE!Each and every one [...]
The Sales Of Wiggy’s Bags
THE SALES OF WIGGY’S BAGSWiggy’s bags have been on sale for about five years now, and I am constantly asked how much longer the sale will last. My standard answer is until the economy y gets better. That answer should be bothersome because it means that the economy is not getting better. The good news [...]
Advertising Is Everything When Selling A Product?
In the late 1970’s 3-M Corporation launched the Thinsulate product on the market with a massive advertising campaign. This original product was advertised as a thin but very warm insulating medium for use in outerwear and gloves. Then they introduced Thinsulate Liteloft for use in sleeping bags. They advertised extensively the Liteloft product as well.In [...]
Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2014 Preview: Winter "Technical" Apparel (Emphasis Added)
The current winter season garments from some of the most prominent outerwear brands that are “phenomenally” warm outerwear are — I personally believe — garments that these companies have never used themselves in cold weather. If they did, they would not have made them. These garments that I am referring too are quilted with one [...]
Are You A Cold Sleeper?
Over the many years that I have been manufacturing sleeping bags one of the most common occurrences that has been presented to me by people interested in buying a new sleeping bag is their statement to me that they are “cold sleepers”. They ask what I have that will keep them warm under this or [...]
More Traceability Of Down
The North Face Company (TFN) is following what Patagonia is doing with their traceability of down, also from cradle to grave. Only TNF has taken it much further. They want to have, and I quote, a “Responsible Down Standard that addresses animal welfare and traceability and will implement it across its global supply chain next [...]