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Trade shows can be brutal on the feet. Akin to a death march through Death Valley, few thing can dish out pain and fatigue quite like walking/standing for hours and hours on nothing but a thin layer of carpet and a foot of concrete. At the end of two days of walking the ATA (Archery Trade Association) show I found myself at the Lorpen booth to compliment the guys on their awesome scent control merino wool hunting socks that I had used last fall while backcountry bow hunting. (review to come shortly)
After a little chit chat I asked what’s new. I’ll not soon regret what came next. The two guys looked at each other and nodded as if on queue and then introduced me to the new Lorpen Light Hiker sock, asking if I wanted to change the way the next day at the show felt on my feet. I was in, with both feet. (pardon the pun)
Lorpen Tri Layer Sock Details
Long known for it’s multi-fabric blended socks, this crew height hiker sock follows suit. It’s a combo of 36% Tencel, 35% Coolmax, 18% Nylon, 10% Lycra and a pinch of Modal at 1%. I can only imagine the spooling required to get that mixture correct when they weave the fabric. But it’s not just the weave that makes this “Partial Light” cushioned sock so darn comfortable all day long, it’s the way it’s tri layers are stacked.
Inside Layer – Coolmax
Middle Layer – Tencel
Outter Layer – Nylon
What Lorpen has done is taken the Coolmax and put it next to your skin...
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