Micron 20' Merino Wool Socks – Nature's Answer To High-Tech Fibers

With all the hype petroleum-based micro fibers have received over the past decade, good old-fashioned wool has fallen to the wayside. But now Emu Ridge has taken Mother Nature's high-performance fiber into the third millenium with Micron 20'.

"With wool, nature has done a fine job of creating a fiber with superior insulating qualities and wind-chill resistance, even when wet," claims Emu Ridge CEO Andrew Raggatt. "After all, you never see sheep shivering." From Greek fishermen to mountaineering pioneers, people who brave the elements have long loved wool, but critics have called it scratchy and difficult to wash.

Emu Ridge takes the best of wool's properties and eliminates its downsides. Micron 20' can be found in Emu Ridge's entire Fall '99 line of sheepskin boots and slippers, footwear accessories, performance socks, and long underwear. Because wool contains a natural, self-regulating thermostat, these products will keep you warm in winter and cool in summer.

Only the finest wool in the world, Australian Merino wool with fibers measuring in the 20-micron range, is used for Emu Ridge's products. The incredibly fine fibers are silky soft to the touch. The scratchy, Army surplus type of fabrics most people think of as "wool" are made from fibers in the 30-plus-micron range.

Micron 20' provides superior moisture management, with even higher wicking and breathability qualities than synthetics. The naturally hollow fibers transport moisture away from the skin by capillary action. And the fibers will absorb up to 35 percent of their own mass in water before becoming saturated at the skin's surface. That's significantly more than synthetics and five times more than cotton.

Micron 20' releases this moisture as vapor, instead of trapping it, along with odor-causing bacteria, between the fibers as in synthetics. (We all know how polypropelene retains odors like so many fond memories, despite rigorous washing.) -MORE- Micron 20' Merino Wool -- Nature's Answer to High-Tech Fibers, Page 2

Micron 20' sheepskin and wool fleece are used in Emu Ridge's footwear and orthotic inner soles, while the socks and long underwear are constructed of Micron 20' wool fabrics. Unlike other care-intensive wool clothing, you can just throw these wool products into the washing machine and drier along with the rest of your laundry.

Emu Ridge was founded in 1994 by C.E.O. Andrew Raggatt. Located in Geelong, the world-renown wool capital of Australia, the company sources its raw materials locally and controls all stages of manufacturing. This allows Emu Ridge to offer products with more features and greater quality at lower price points than its competitors. Emu Ridge products are sold at outdoor specialty stores across the United States and distributed by Rocky Mountain Sports in Boulder, Colo.

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Rony Swede is a successful author and regular contributor to http://www.socks-n-socks.com. Having indulged in countless sporting activites over the years, Rony is a self-appointed expert on socks and enjoys sharing his insights with consumers.

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