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Wool Slipper Sock – Naturally Comfortable |
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October 03, 2003 By: Rony Swede Wool Slipper Sock – Naturally Comfortable
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. 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.) All Emu Ridge wool fiber products are treated with a new process called SuperWASH™ that stabilizes wool fiber from shrinkage, allowing for easy machine washing and tumble drying. Emu Ridge has developed a SuperWASH™ fleece lining material made of 100 percent Micron 20™ Merino wool that outperforms acrylic fleece in both comfort and moisture management. The wool fleece has many of the thermal qualities of sheepskin, only at a more affordable price. SuperWASH™ fleece is used in the Wool Aire™ inner soles, Aussie Moccs, Woolly Warmers, and Pak Boot Liners.The perfect answer to cold nights at home, Emu Ridge's Woolly Warmers are a simple, yet luxurious, bed or slipper sock constructed of machine-washable SuperWASH™ Merino wool fleece. The Emu Ridge Pak Boot Liner can turn your Sorel or other pak boot into a warmer, drier, and exceptionally comfortable boot. Designed to fit in most pak boots, the liners are available in two models: 100 percent sheepskin or SuperWASH™ Merino wool fleece. Emu Ridge is confident its Wool Aire™ socks will provide more comfort, moisture management, and blister prevention than any synthetic sock. Constructed of Micron 20™ wool terry knit, these socks are super soft and easily machine washed and tumble dried. A range of 10 styles cover outdoor activities from light walking to cross training, hiking, mountaineering, backpacking, and snow sports. Each sock is designed with comfort and support zones appropriate to the intended activity. Also see; novelty socks.About
The Author:
Rony Swede is a successful author and regular contributor to http://www.socks-n-socks.com.
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