- Midweight padding in the heel and ball protects foot from shear and impact.
- Low density padding in the shin and lace pads protects the leg and foot from boot pressures.
- Spandex in the arch for added comfort and better fit.
- Ventilation panel provides enhanced wicking.
Fiber Contents: 68% Thermolite®, 15% Nylon, 2% Spandex
Natural fat pads protect our feet, but we destroy them by walking and running on hard surfaces
- This loss of fat pads is due primarily to damage from shearing forces from walking and running on smooth, unyielding man-made surfaces (concrete, asphalt, hard floors).
- The damage is compounded by poorly designed and poorly fitted socks and shoes.
- Thorlos protect the fat pads from shearing forces by transferring these forces from the fat pads to the cushion fabric of the Thorlos; and where fat pad degradation has already occurred, Thorlos engineered cushion fabric helps replace the function of the natural pads.
Fabrics that work well on our bodies work poorly in our shoes
- Cotton, wool and silk (all natural fabrics) absorb moisture ["Absorption" is defined as retention]. Wool claims to "wick," which is not true.
- Inside the shoes, natural cushion sock fabrics become ineffective and even harmful to the feet: They absorb moisture, become saturated and collapse. Result: no protection.
- Acrylic "wicks" moisture ["Wicking" is defined as transmission or movement of moisture by capillary action], moving it to the outer materials of the shoe where it is released into the outside environment.
- Acrylic cushion sock fabric maintains resiliency and provides a more natural yielding, forgiving, dynamic environment for the foot (like walking barefoot in grass or sand).
- Result: More protection, more comfort.
Thermolite®
Thermolite® by INVISTA is an excellent wicking fiber designed with an air-trapping hollow cross section that produces amazingly warm and comfortable OUTDOOR and SKI Thorlos. Thermolite® protects against overheating and keeps you warm even when wet with perspiration.
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