Quite apart from being the only dietary requirement of the planet’s most cuddly animal, bamboo has also become the yarn of choice when it comes to making the most luxuriously soft socks. Not only does bamboo offer a more practical and economical solution to other wonderfully soft socks, like cashmere, but as bamboo is a sustainable organic resource, is naturally anti-bacterial, breathable, hypoallergenic and UV protective it’s not hard to see why these socks are referred to as ‘super socks’ in the same way that bamboo is a ‘super food’ for the Panda.
The Micro Crew sock may appear to be a lightweight sock but it still benefits from the tight knitting process which produces our trademark extra dense padding in the foot. Made from 100% Extra-fine Merino wool, the sock is comfortable and incredibly durable, has a short ribbed leg and special grip sections for subtle support as well as a flat linked toe seam to prevent any rubbing which may cause blisters.
The Merino Boot sock has a full loop-pile construction throughout giving the sock a uniform feel and weight around the foot and the leg. The loop pile, whilst still dense and durable, has a little bit more loft to it giving the feeling that the feet are floating on air. A chunky, non-restrictive welt, fine toe seam and specially designed grip sections only add to the all-over comfort, whilst the Lycra content maintains a sure fit wash after wash.
Workwear socks have to be durable yet comfortable. They need to stand up to the rigours of a hard day’s work without the necessary care and attention lavished on some of its more pampered outdoor sock cousins. The solution is to use new wool with strong polyamide. New wool is wool that has not been previously used meaning the wool has not sustained any damage. What new wool fibres lack in softness it more than make up for in strength and durability. The tight knit loop pile has a ribbed finished to the upper foot and leg, which, with the grip sections and Lycra content continually provide a great fit despite the use and abuse they suffer.
Workwear socks have to be durable yet comfortable. They need to stand up to the rigours of a hard day’s work without the necessary care and attention lavished on some of its more pampered outdoor sock cousins. The solution is to use new wool with strong polyamide. New wool is wool that has not been previously used meaning the wool has not sustained any damage. What new wool fibres lack in softness it more than make up for in strength and durability. The tight knit loop pile has a ribbed finished to the upper foot and leg, which, with the grip sections and Lycra content continually provide a great fit despite the use and abuse they suffer.
This pocket handbook to navigation will help you master the necessary map and compass skills for mountain walking. Chapters include map scales, symbols and contours, grid references, map reading, bearings, route planning and night and bad-weather navigation, as well as navigating with a GPS.
This guidebook has all the information needed to walk the South Downs Way, a 100-mile (160km) national trail through the South Downs National Park between Winchester and Eastbourne. The route is described in both west–east and east–west directions, over 12 day-stages.
A guidebook to walking the North Downs Way National Trail, a 130 mile (208km) walk between the high downland of Farnham and the historic city of Dover on the Kent coast, with an optional visit to Canterbury. The route is described in 11 stages, and is fully illustrated with colour photographs and OS map extracts. The North Downs Way is one of the easier national trails with a modest number of steep (but short) ascents and descents and long sections with no noticeable height gain or loss. Several historic sites including Neolithic burial chambers, Roman roads and Norman churches are passed and much of the route follows The Pilgrims’ Way. The area also boasts many literary connections with some of the most celebrated voices in English literature. A separate pocket-sized map booklet is included and shows the full route on 1:25,000 scale OS maps.
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