Valenki "Kuoma": a dimensional grid, reviews

Many parents are not by hearsay familiar with one of the most popular Finnish brands for the production of demi-season and winter shoes "Kuoma". Some acquire it in Russia, while others, fearing fakes, are hurrying to go to Finland after the onset of cold weather. What is footwear from the oldest specialized manufacturer "Kuomiokoski", which for more than 80 years continues to successfully win attention and maintains the trust of its customers to quality products of "Kuoma", starting from insoles, slippers, working boots, and ending with ultramodern boots for almost all age Categories? What should you pay attention to when choosing products of this brand? And what is the size of Kuom's grid ?

Kuom brand shoes for many Russians living in the middle zone of the country are associated, first of all, with so-called felt boots, which in many respects resemble ordinary children's or adult boots, but not traditional felt products. Warm and light, comfortable and comfortable, with a different color palette - from cold, calm, pastel to bright and bold, including uncomplicated drawings, they give a whole bunch of positive emotions to their "masters". And small preschoolers now do not need to suffer with lightning, laces and clasps: it is enough only to put a minimum of effort into the shoes, putting the leg into the boot without the tightness of "Kuom". Dimensional mesh (reviews about shoes are mostly positive) allows you to pick up felt boots with an elegant shoe, side or frontal velcro that form a snow-protective cuffs with kulisks, leather inserts, decorative weights. For the female models from the brilliant superpolyamide are developed.

Qualitative characteristics of boots "Kuoma"

Not quite presentable and somewhat cumbersome (according to some categories of people) the appearance completely overlaps the quality characteristics of the durable boots "Kuoma", the dimensional mesh of which will be given below. First, they are characterized by good thermal insulation properties, created by a soft layer of artificial fur, felt felt insole, which does not roll in a felt, practical, flexible, absorbent polyurethane sole, both high and low (for toddlers). Wear resistance is provided by high-quality modern textiles with moisture and dirt repellent impregnation, side tots and toes, cast on the frame of the same seamless, sturdy, non-slip soles. In addition to special impregnation, the indicator of moisture resistance is the presence in footwear of innovative plastic with closed pores. A comfortable shoe and a tight backdrop indicate that when sewing shoes "Kuoma" the anatomical structure of the foot is necessarily taken into account. Suitable, including for people with high lift. Another nice trifle, though not so describing the quality of shoes, but playing an important role in ensuring the safety of the child on the road in the dark, is the presence of retro-reflective 3M-Scotchlite elements.

Weather

For what weather are the felt boots "Kuoma"? The dimensional grid of this product implies its use by different age categories in both weak and severe frosts. The air temperature can range from -5 ° C to -40 ° C. To -10ºC is enough to put on a child or an adult cotton socks. Synthetics with felt boots are not recommended, as it will cool and deliver discomfort. In severe frosts, many mothers, still fearing the health of their children, wear thermal or woolen socks or buy thin soft fur insoles, inserting them directly into their native felt. Here everything is individual. If the shoes are matched correctly, sometimes enough and a terry socks with felt boots, even in a frosty frost.

disadvantages

The shortcomings of shoes "Kuoma" include the following:

- the more active the child, the faster the heel in boots is worn;

- it's not membrane shoes, in a warm room your feet can sweat, so it's better to wear a shift in school, and not walk in boots;

- too thin leg will look in boots Cuom with a wide bootleg a bit sloppy.

Size chart

Kuoma is represented by a fairly wide range of Finnish shoes, differing in their models, color shades. The range of products produced by the official manufacturer of "Kuomiokoski" varies from 19 to 49. In this regard, for the majority of those who wish, a unique opportunity to choose the right solution is presented. The size is fixed on the sole and tag on the inside of the shoe.

Does the Kuom series fit the generally accepted Russian standards?

Depending on the length of the foot, the children's footwear, according to the all-Russian standards, is represented by the sizes 16,5 - 37,5. For adults, the range varies between 35-50. When buying Finnish shoes it makes sense to pay close attention to the fact that the Kuuma range of products is somewhat different from the Russian standard standard sizes. So, for example, if your child has 24, then according to the correlated length of the insole, the "Kuoma" shoes will fit 23 sizes. Also it is worth bearing in mind that the Kuoma size grid (for children and adults) does not have "half-size" values. Therefore, when choosing and buying shoes, first of all, one should not rely on the existing foot size, but on the length of the foot, referring to the desired Finnish size along the length of the insole. Slightly lower in the table are data that visually show the suitability of the length of the insole to the desired size, which can easily determine the appropriate size of shoes "Kuoma". The dimensional grid, in view of the simple ignorance of the fact that it does not comply with Russian standards, unfortunately, is not always taken into account, which leads to errors.

Nuances when choosing the right size of Kuom shoes

Determining for yourself the right size of shoes before buying, it is important to remember the following. Footwear "Kuoma" can not be worn back-to-back! To do this, to the length of the foot should be added at least a centimeter - one and a half. This will allow (if necessary and to calm the mothers) to put extra socks on the child or insert fur insoles in severe frosts, and, most importantly, to provide the necessary ventilation of the feet in the felt boots of "Cuom". Dimensional grid (customer reviews testify to this) largely helps in the right choice. Plus, in children under 10 years of age, the leg also grows rapidly.

Dimensions in different models. Table "Cuom's boots, felt boots: dimensional grid"

The manufacturer of shoes Kuoma tried to anticipate the wishes of his customers and created felt boots of various designs. And there are some models produced simultaneously for both children and adults. The classic version of Kuomi felt boots : Putkivarsi for children and Universal for adults are represented by sizes 20-39 and 35-49 respectively.

Corresponds to the above-mentioned sizes of "Kuoma" shoes "Tarravarsi" (Velcro) (it is positioned as children's shoes), except that its size grid ends with the 35th size. A similar length of the insole has female models: "Gloria", "Elle" and "Glamor" (Glamor) - boots "Kuoma", the size grid which starts with 23 for "Gloria" and "Elle", from 30 - for "Glamor", and ends with the 42nd size for all three models. More similar to the boy's boots boots "Kuoma" "Crosser" (Crosser) have a size of 22-35, the adult version of them - this is the size of 36-47. For children from one year to two and a half years (on average), a Kuoma mesh size 19-24 (13-15.6 mm) with a strong zipper and a fur top insert protecting the wind and precipitation is presented.

In different sources, you can face minor deviations of 2-5 mm in the length of the insole. In order not to be mistaken and not to doubt, it is possible to measure the length of the foot in advance, to make a foot stock taking into account its length (heel - the big toe) and to correlate with Kuom's felt insoles directly in the store.

Proper care

Small dirt on Kuom's shoes is enough to wipe with a soft damp cloth or wash off dirt from the sole under the stream of water. Most textile models can be washed in a typewriter in a delicate mode. Polyamide things can only be hand washed in water up to 40 ° C. After washing, it makes sense to treat shoes specifically designed to restore water repellent properties by aerosol impregnation.