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Porelle Dry Socks - Washing Instructions

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Richard Bates

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May 30, 2003, 2:05:14 PM5/30/03
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Being a typical bloke, I have thrown away the leaflet that came with
my Porelle Dry Socks. I assume that this leaflet contained some
washing instructions, as there is no label on the garment itself.

Can anyone enlighten me as to whether any special care is needed, or
is it just a case of throwing them in the machine with my other socks?

Love and socks from Rich x

[Hangs head in shame for owning these socks for many years and never
yet having washed them]


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congokid

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May 30, 2003, 3:00:51 PM5/30/03
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In article <o37fdvsrsck9vcvsj...@4ax.com>, Richard Bates
<mail.sent.her...@cuddle.clara.co.uk> writes

>Being a typical bloke, I have thrown away the leaflet that came with
>my Porelle Dry Socks. I assume that this leaflet contained some
>washing instructions, as there is no label on the garment itself.
>
>Can anyone enlighten me as to whether any special care is needed, or
>is it just a case of throwing them in the machine with my other socks?

From the leaflet:
Porelle drys can be machine washed and tumble dried to 40 C
Do not iron or dry out on a radiator or any other direct heat source

There are four symbols that I can't decipher but I think they cover all
of the above.

There you go.

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Andy Dingley

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May 30, 2003, 9:00:58 PM5/30/03
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On Fri, 30 May 2003 19:05:14 +0100, Richard Bates
<mail.sent.her...@cuddle.clara.co.uk> wrote:

>Being a typical bloke, I have thrown away the leaflet that came with
>my Porelle Dry Socks.

Same as any microporous stuff. Don't boil them, don't use softeners,
don't use detergents that leave residues.

wafflycathcsdirtycatlitter

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May 31, 2003, 8:27:30 AM5/31/03
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If you go to

http://www.drysocks.co.uk/contact.htm

there's the contact info of the company - then you can get the instructions
stright from the horse's mouth

Cheers, helen s


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Frank

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May 31, 2003, 2:16:55 PM5/31/03
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"Richard Bates" <mail.sent.her...@cuddle.clara.co.uk> wrote in
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This may be a stupid question, but why are you wearing Porelle Dry Socks at
this time of year?

Pete Biggs

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May 31, 2003, 6:50:23 PM5/31/03
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Frank wrote:

> This may be a stupid question, but why are you wearing Porelle Dry
> Socks at this time of year?

He's washing not wearing them! :-)

Drying Tip: Keep turning inside-out and outside-in, otherwise they'll
never dry - assuming they're like Sealskinz - which seem to wash ok in a
synthetic 40 degree program.

~PB


SabineUK

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May 31, 2003, 7:07:18 PM5/31/03
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"Pete Biggs" pLime{remove_fruit}@biggs.tc said:

>assuming they're like Sealskinz

I think Porelle Drys *are* Sealskinz - I seem to remember a
rebranding a wee while ago, with SS being the new name for PDs.

John


Danny Colyer

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Jun 1, 2003, 4:01:16 AM6/1/03
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SabineUK wrote:
> I think Porelle Drys *are* Sealskinz - I seem to remember a
> rebranding a wee while ago, with SS being the new name for PDs.

I *was* going to post saying that seems unlikely, as I bought a pair of
Porelle Dry's a couple of years after my SealSkinz. They're completely
different socks, with the Porelle's being a lot more comfortable,
although I believe the Seal Skinz have evolved since then.

However, if you go to the Porelle website (
http://www.porvairinternational.com/ ) and
follow their socks and gloves links, it takes you to
http://www.sealskinz.com/ .

My Porelle Dry's don't have a SealSkinz logo on them. Perhaps one
company bought the other some time after I got my socks.

Anyway, this thread reminds me that I really should wash my SealSkinz
gloves while I'm not using them.

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Richard Bates

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May 31, 2003, 11:15:37 PM5/31/03
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On Sat, 31 May 2003 18:16:55 +0000 (UTC), "Frank"
<sep...@yahoo.co.uk> in <bbarin$9rb$1...@sparta.btinternet.com> wrote:

>This may be a stupid question, but why are you wearing Porelle Dry Socks at
>this time of year?

I wore them to go skiing at Tamworth Snowdome, and after taking them
off, decided that they were quite disgustingly dirty.

BTW I had a beginners lesson and the instructor reckoned that cyclists
generally made good skiers. I may have proved him wrong!

Love and skis from Rich x

Andy Dingley

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Jun 1, 2003, 8:25:10 AM6/1/03
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On Sun, 01 Jun 2003 04:15:37 +0100, Richard Bates
<mail.sent.her...@cuddle.clara.co.uk> wrote:

>BTW I had a beginners lesson and the instructor reckoned that cyclists
>generally made good skiers. I may have proved him wrong!

Haven't a clue.

But as a youngster, I was a very keen skier. Particularly on climbing
our local un-lifted dry slope. Didn't cycle at all.

Twenty years on, I'm a fat bloater who can suffer cardiac arrest when
trying to lift my cheeseburger too fast, but I still have thighs that
can outsprint many of our local clubbies.

Gadget

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Jun 2, 2003, 6:56:29 AM6/2/03
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> BTW I had a beginners lesson and the instructor reckoned that cyclists
> generally made good skiers. I may have proved him wrong!
>
The closest I've got to ski slope was the dry one in Harlow and even then
that was for bombing down on with our bikes at midnight. I was a hooligan in
my youth (i'm 21 so i'm not going too far back). :o)

Gadget


the Mark

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Jun 2, 2003, 3:08:40 PM6/2/03
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You should come to Edinburgh. There is a down hill track beside the ski
slope and you can take your bike up on the chair-lift, I think.
--
Mark


Gadget

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Jun 2, 2003, 7:26:58 PM6/2/03
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You should come to Edinburgh. There is a down hill track beside the ski
> slope and you can take your bike up on the chair-lift, I think.
> --
> Mark
>
>
I'll need a place to stay. Hint Hint. ;o)

Gadget


the Mark

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Jun 3, 2003, 3:18:51 PM6/3/03
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Sorry, we're full. Number one son even has to climb a ladder to get to his
bed in the loft. He likes it there though, honest.
--
Mark


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