16/08/2026
👀 Ever seen a boot cleaning machine like this?
Before and after every single shore landing in Antarctica, expedition crews send guests through these industrial cleaning stations - boots and pant hems get scrubbed by rotating rollers and blasted with water, all to stop any seeds, dirt or organisms hitching a ride between landing sites. It’s serious biosecurity, and it happens multiple times a day, every day.
Erica went through it trip after trip in her pants, on top of Patagonian wind blasts, zodiac water crossings and wading ashore. Her report back: no fading, no damage from the rollers, and dry by morning after hanging in the cabin bathroom overnight.
Nice to see gear hold up when the conditions really aren’t messing around. 🐧❄️
👖: Pure Lapland softshell pants
Sizes 16–36
Lengths: Extra short, Short, Regular & Long