Assessing the lower temperature limit for comfort in footwear
George Havenith
Nicola Gerrett
Steve H. Faulkner
Yacine Ouzzahra
Davide Filingeri
2134/11956
https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/conference_contribution/Assessing_the_lower_temperature_limit_for_comfort_in_footwear/9338069
When selecting clothing and equipment for use in the cold, consumers often receive only limited
guidance from product information provided by manufacturers. In the area of sleeping bags the
introduction of standards for their climatic range assessment, though often heavily debated by
manufacturers, has undoubtedly provided consumers with guidance. Currently no such standards
exist for outdoor footwear. Many manufacturers of footwear do claim certain lower temperature
limits, going to -40ÂșC in some cases. No information is however provided on how this is tested and
what criteria are applied. Kuklane et al. (1999) did several studies on the relation between
footwear insulation and comfort range, but so far this has to our knowledge not led to the
development of a standard. In the present study, following up on work by Kuklane, an attempt
was made to collect physiological data that may be used in setting criteria for the lower
temperature range of footwear.
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