That idea is still good! It originally surfaced with the -
ABOMINABLE SLEEPING BAG in 1980. The name and design were patented by RL Carter & Co of Colorado Springs. I have not seen a better design yet! I cherish two of them in BRIGHT HUNTER ORANGE.

For you capitalists, the patent was abandoned! See US73284858.

You can get the same effect by combining a good thick down coat with an "elephants foot," essentially a half length bag, which can also double as a child sleeping bag.

Incorrect. The ABOMINABLE SLEEPING BAG converted the bottom half to individual legs with feet via a zipper design. Likewise, the top half converted to individual arms with the same zipper design. All zipped up, it is a large mummey bag with thick loft.

The bag was intended for extreme cold. The smallest I have been able to roll them up fit in a 6 gallon dry wall bucket.

I guess we need to define "same effect." I have spent comfortable nights in a jacket/EF combination. The great thing is that on a chilly morning, one slips out of half of the sleeping bag and keeps wearing the rest. It is a lightweight, versatile rig at a reasonable cost.

Candles that are claimed to resist wind, snow, & rain
http://windproofcandles.wordpress.com/

Almost everything else on my wish list is too boring for this thread.

If it's dry now gaiters will do the same thing, I use one when in deep snow.

I guess by skiing boots you mean those meant for cross country? Since I don't see it happening with alpine boots.

I think I found a picture of one.....

Wiggys has something similar to footsacks.

http://wiggys.com/moreinfo.cfm?Product_ID=5&CFID=9773882&CFTOKEN=65387454

The footsacks don't look all that sturdy to me. I wonder how long they will last walking in them.

The wiggy product seems like just the ticket for crossing deeper bodies of water then the tops of your boot but lightweight hip waders don't seem like they would stand up to much walking either. Regular hip waders are not really for walking either.

A long while ago an acquantaince of mine showed me his solution for crossing a stream. It was two very heavy duty sleeves he had sewn up out of canvas. He wore them like socks, with sneakers on the outside for stream crossing. He said the canvas was slippery and he was afraid it would get torn on rocks, hence the sneakers. His dad owned a canvas shop (it was back in the late 70s when such things still existed) and had the equipment for him to sew up just about anything he wanted to out of canvas.

He even had this neat garment he had made that was sort of a poncho, but also could be used as a backpack, ground cloth, bivy tent, and overcoat. It had about a bazillion ties on it to allow him to configure it as he wished.

NanoStriker XL
http://www.exotac.com/nanoSTRIKER-XL/
I won't pay the premium for the NanoStriker, but I'll pay the premium for the XL version.

Peanut Lighter
http://www.countycomm.com/sslight.html
I know it's not new, but I don't have one yet. I have the cheap China knock-off from DealExtreme. I think this stainless steel version has features that make it worth the extra money.

Leash for Mini Bic
http://www.amazon.com/Original-Lighter-Leash-Retractable-Holder/dp/B003CMC2VS
Again, it's not new, but I don' have one. With slight modification, here we have a slick way to put a Bic on a neck lanyard.