Frag Out! Magazine
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Waterproofness Almost all wearer trialist were able to confirm that the test boots were waterproof. no sweating excessive strong Sweating 59% of the wearers said they perceived "no sweating" or only "mild" sweating with the trial boots. In comparison, only 28% of the wearers could say that about the boots that they had worn in the past*. 0% 31% 6% 2% 14% 12% 12% 20% 0% 0% mild moderate Perception of temperature 89% of the wearers confirmed that the temperature inside the trial boots was "pleasant" – even when the temperatures ranged between 10 °C and 25 °C, or the soldiers were working indoors or in vehicles. In comparison only 46% of the wearers said that the temperature in the boots that they had worn in the past* was pleasant 0% 4% 4% 4% 2% 18% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% too warm slightly warm pleasant slightly cold too cold * included boots issued by the military and privately purchased boots. 2% I like the lining a lot. The temperature regulation is excellent. Your feet feel very comfortable." Your feet stay dry during long operations and up to 10 km foot marches." Your feet stay comfortably cool even at higher temperatures." No heat build-up inside the boots when compared with other boots." Very good to wear, comfortable and breathable. Very lightweight and still plenty of stability." The test was conducted and the data analysed by HYVE, a Munich-based innovation and market research agency. Tactical GORE-TEX ® Extended Comfort Footwear The results of the large-scale MILITARY boots user trial Details of the user trial - Full-scale user trial conducted by Gore in cooperation with footwear partner LOWA - July – October 2015: the combat boots were tested by 49 soldiers from Germany, Switzerland and Austria. They were selected from 219 volunteers recruited via gear and equip- ment platform www.spartanat.com. - Extended wear: Over 71% of the wearers wore the boots for more than 6 hours a day – both indoors and out- doors. 22% of them wore them for more than 9 hours a day. Around two thirds of the wearers also wore the boots when they were off duty. - Activities/uses: The boots were predominantly tested on easy to average terrain at field training and exercise sites and during troop deployments in Southern Europe, Afghanistan and Kosovo. The boots were tested across a wide range of temperatures, reaching up to 40°C in the summer. • At the end of the 16-week user trial: soldiers completed online questionnaire. • Data was collected and analysed anonymously by HYVE, a Munich-based innovation and market research agency. www.fragoutmag.com