- -20° C
- High-profile thermal socks engineered for cold storage and industrial settings. Merino-rich construction for warmth and durability.
Genuine Baffin replacement inner liner, reference L8562A40, for the Hunter boots. Same 3-layer Tri-Fit system as the factory fit: PolyWick™ lining, high-density insulation layer and vaporised aluminium membrane. Removable, hand washable. Sold in pairs, white, EUR sizes 39 to 47.
In a moulded boot, the shell lasts years: it is the liner that wears out. This one carries the same Tri-Fit system as the factory fit on the Hunter, in three layers with distinct jobs — a PolyWick™ lining that transfers moisture and evaporates it outside the fabric, a high-density insulation layer, and a vaporised aluminium membrane that reflects energy back to the foot. It slides into the boot with no adaptation, lifts out to dry, and washes by hand. Sold in pairs, white, EUR sizes 39 to 47.
A moulded boot is completely waterproof, and that is exactly what makes its liner decisive: nothing clears through the upper, no vapour passes through the rubber. All the perspiration produced during the day stays inside, and the only way to get it out is to take the liner out in the evening. It is also why the liner ages faster than the shell: it takes, day after day, everything the boot will not let through. Replacing it restores the original comfort temperature without touching a shell that has lost nothing at all.
The Tri-Fit system spreads three functions across three layers. Against the foot, the PolyWick™ lining picks up perspiration and carries it to the outside of the fabric, where it evaporates: that is the layer that decides whether the insulation stays dry. Above it, a high-density insulation layer traps air, which is the real insulator — it is not the thickness of the material that keeps you warm, but the volume of air it holds. On the surface, a vaporised aluminium membrane reflects the energy the foot gives off back towards it, rather than letting it disappear into the shell. It is this assembly that degrades with use: the fibre packs down under body weight, the volume of air falls, and the comfort temperature rises without anything showing.
Because a work boot is not judged by the state of its shell. The rubber and the outsole last years; the inside takes perspiration, compression and body heat every single day. Replacing the part that wears rather than the whole boot extends the working life of the equipment and restores the original comfort temperature.
Three signs the time has come:
A new liner in a sound shell is worth a new boot, for a fraction of the budget.
* Indicative temperature. Perceived warmth varies with activity, body type, humidity, wind, length of exposure and the socks worn.
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