KEY BENEFITS
Explore the high-level protective benefits of this technology application.
The footwear keeps feet dry and warm due to the durably waterproof GORE-TEX membrane.
Thanks to the GORE-TEX membrane, sweat can easily escape, making GORE-TEX Insulated Comfort Footwear comfortably breathable.
The durably high level of insulation provides cold weather protection without adding bulk, or compromising mobility.
Reliable protection for cold and wet environments
Footwear engineered with GORE-TEX insulation technology is specifically designed for working in cold, harsh weather. It combines durable waterproofness and optimised breathability with high insulation that's ideal for staying warm and dry, even for long periods outside, and during strenuous work. Water and snow stay outside the footwear, while perspiration is able to escapes from the inside. These benefits are thanks to the integrated insulated GORE-TEX footwear laminate.
Defense Personnel
GORE-TEX Insulated Comfort Footwear durably protects the feet of defense personnel against cold, harsh environments.
Workwear
For workers who need to withstand cold temperatures on the job, GORE-TEX Insulated Comfort Footwear is ideal.
Law Enforcement
For long hours outside in cold weather, GORE-TEX Insulated Comfort Footwear keeps the feet of law enforcement professionals comfortably warm and dry.
Standards
EN ISO 20345:2011 for protection level S2 and S3 safety footwear (mainly Workwear)
EN ISO 20347:2012 for occupational footwear (mainly Law Enforcement)
ADDITIONAL OPTIONS
Various Gore technologies can be combined to produce additional benefits for the wearer. The ability to combine technologies adds versatility and freedom of choice across the range.
GORE-TEX Thermium® Footwear
Description: Adding warmth and waterproofness to footwear has typically added bulk – reducing the agility and breathability that are critical for comfort and maximum footwear performance. GORE-TEX THERMIUM® Footwear addresses this challenge with ultra-thin, low-bulk, non-compressible THERMIUM® insulation engineered to provide improved thermal comfort over an extended range of temperatures.
Added benefits: The durably high level of THERMIUM® insulation provides cold weather protection without adding bulk, or compromising mobility. Ultra-thin, low-bulk, non-compressible insulation engineered for thermal comfort over an extended range of temperatures.
Ideal for: In extreme weather and in a wide range of styles, GORE-TEX THERMIUM® product technology brings additional warm comfort to defence and police footwear during their missions in temperate and cold conditions.
Find out more about GORE-TEX THERMIUM® product technology
GORE-TEX INSULATED COMFORT FOOTWEAR WITH AIRFIBER INSULATION TECHNOLOGY
Description: The next generation of laminates providing lightweight warmth for footwear is an insulated GORE-TEX footwear laminate called AIRFIBER. This laminate uses AIRFIBER technology, in which lightweight, synthetic hollow fibres are able to ensure the same level of insulation with up to 15% less weight. Thanks to the thinness of the insulation layer material this insulation also offers a more comfortable fit to the wearer, even after many hours out in the weather.
Added benefits: This unique insulation material allows for the same level of insulation by trapping more air while using fewer fibres. Wearers will appreciate the lighter weight of their insulated boots
Ideal for: GORE-TEX Insulated Comfort Footwear with Airfiber insulation technology is able to provide lightweight cold protection for professionals in cold and wet environments.
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Law Enforcement
Workwear
Joschi GTX ESD S3 CI by ELTEN
A recent wearer trial set up by Gore in cooperation with the agricultural division of BayWa AG and ELTEN, the manufacturer of the test boots, attests to the functional and comfort benefits of the new GORE-TEX Insulated Comfort footwear laminate AIRFIBER that features a hollow fibre insulation technology: a high level of thermal insulation - combined with a lighter weight and a more comfortable fit.
Between September 2017 and March 2018, 31 workers at BayWa AG in Neunburg, Germany, tested GORE-TEX Joschi ESD CI boots by ELTEN featuring the new AIRFIBER footwear laminate. They wore the boots 4-5 days a week and 6-9 hours a day. This was mostly inside unheated buildings as well as outdoors in temperatures as low as minus 16°C, and in wet environments. During this time the participants performed activities such as installation work in farm buildings and dairies, or maintenance work in biogas plants.
This is what some of the participants had to say about the waterproofness and heat retention properties of the test boots:
The boots are durably waterproof: that was really important in the winter, in rain and when there was a lot of snow (waterproofness).
They are the best winter boots I've ever worn (thermal insulation).
WATERPROOFNESS
All of the participants confirmed that the test boots were totally waterproof. This feature proved to be particularly beneficial when working outdoors in slushy snow and icy conditions, and while performing tasks in the dairy or involving milk tanks.
PERCEPTION OF TEMPERATURE
77% of the participants confirmed that the temperature inside the test boots was “pleasant”, even when they were working outdoors in temperatures as low as minus 15 °C.
18 of the 31 participants (58%) said that the test boots were “warmer” than their old safety boots.
SWEATING
76% of the participants said they perceived “no sweating” or only “mild” sweating in the test boots.
20 of the 30 participants (67%) said that they had even sweat “less” than in their old boots (half of which had no membrane).
FIT
81% of the participants were extremely satisfied with the fit of the test boots.
The data collected during the wearer trial was analysed by HYVE, a Munich-based innovation and market research agency.
wearer
BayWa
Wearer trial in cooperation with the Neunburg-based agricultural division of BayWa AG, a globally operating trading company and services provider.
