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2012-03-14 16:55:31
When a pair of socks is designed from scratch specifically to suit the mining industry, we just had to check out a pair and see how good they are!
The feet of a miner have a hard time that’s for sure - stuck in rubber or leather boots for twelve hours on end through heat, cold, dirt, mud and water. We’re on our feet a lot and our boots always eventually end up full of dirt or leaking water at some point. The socks we wear are pretty important then in keeping us comfortable, hygienic and productive shift after shift.
I’ve just been sent a pair of socks that have been designed by a miner, specifically for use in the mining industry, both surface and underground. The socks are produced and sold by Miners Corp Essentials, a Perth-based company started by a miner who saw a need and came up with a solution!
The socks feature a number of elements custom made to make them more practical, durable and comfortable in a mining environment:
(1) Elastic at the top helps the sock stay up above the top of a gumboot or long boot
(2) Elastic section around the middle of the foot keeps it in place in your boot
(3) Thick, hard wearing material (and I’m told they’re made in st1:country-region w:st='on' New Zealand to ensure the quality)
(4) Sanitized to reduce foot odors etc
(5) Constructed to maximize moisture absorption
(6) Good cushioning under all of the foot
I’ve been trialing a pair the Miners Corp “Gumboot” socks for a few months now, with long lace up boots, gumboots, and short elastic-sided boots.
The material is holding up well despite the amount of wear I’ve been giving them, and the amount of times they’ve been wet and dirty. They fill my boot well but didn’t heat up my feet when it was warm. They seem to wash out well, and the elastic is all staying nice and tight to keep them up above the top of the gumboot (the way I like it!). In fact after a few months of wear they’re still as undamaged and tightly fitted as when I got them.
Overall, Miners Corp seem to have done a good job of designing a sock with the right features for mining environment for manufacturing and other professional , and then gone and got them made out of some quality materials to make sure they’ll last. Let me know in the comments section below if you’ve tried them, and what you think of the idea – are there any other features they should have added?
