Pinnacle Apex Merino Boots
The Apex boot introduces an innovative over strap that improves lateral support and stops your foot from sliding sideways when walking. The strapping also supports your foot’s arch to reduce sole flexing, providing better power transfer to your fin. Combined with its merino lining, its one of the warmest boots on the market.
The Merino™ lining in a wetsuit absorbs and retains any water entering the suit. The retained water swells in the Merino™ lining. In laboratory tests, Merino™ held 30% more water than the best synthetic linings. This is because the Merino™ fibres absorb moisture, whereas synthetics can't. This creates a water-logged layer of up to 3mm between the neoprene and your skin. Merino™ is 'exothermic', which means it releases a significant amount of heat as it absorbs water. This helps you to warm your "water-skin" quicker. The weave of the Merino™ lining also helps to reduce the movement of water inside the suit. Because this layer of saturated Merino™ is primarily water, it is not affected by depth. So as the neoprene crushes and becomes less effective, your 3mm layer of drenched Merino™ retains its thermal insulating properties. In recent tests by the British Textile Technology Group, Merino™ proved to offer a 35% increase in thermal efficiency, in both dry and saturated conditions, over the best synthetic linings
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