The optimum temperature for your feet to remain comfortable is between 28 – 32 °C with humidity at below 80%. Skin temperature & the condition of your feet are influenced by a number of factors such as evaporation, humidity and body core temperature.
GORE-TEX® Performance Comfort Footwear keeps feet dry and protected by being durably waterproof and breathable and is an engineered system which provides leading climate comfort. It is ideal for a wide range of conditions and outdoor activities. It is also robust and hardwearing, giving you maximum protection and comfort no matter how long and demanding the work. For more information on the specialist materials used to create GORE-TEX® footwear, check out this GORE PDF.
We all know that if you have cold hands & feet in particular it has a physiological effect on your mind & the task in hand becomes more difficult. Physically you will have reduced blood flow to your feet; you will try and stop your boots from becoming saturated & ultimately start to shiver. Operating on Sennybridge in the winter becomes a real challenge & places real emphasis on personal admin routines. We have behavioural patterns in the cold when we will try to remain in a warmer climate – do you really want to get out of your issued sleeping bag to do the dead man’s stag at 3am on Dartmoor, Sennelager or Otterburn in winter, we layer up using base layers and toasty warmers jackets? From a boot point of view soldiers then tend to wear a more insulated boot, wear thicker winter socks, increase their activity level & wear waterproof GORE-TEX® boots to keep their feet toasty. Is there a better combination for your feet than a pair of Lowa GORE-TEX® boots and Yeti’s in the winter?
Lowa boots are manufactured with either the GORE-TEX® Extended Comfort membranes for their more lightweight categories of boots or a more slightly insulated GORE-TEX® Performance Comfort membrane in boots such as the Lowa GORE-TEX® Combat boots & Lowa GORE-TEX® Mountain.
