Has anyone tried anything like this - neoprene socks?
Terrible idea? I suppose they kind of rely on your foot being wet to be warm, which is probably not too pleasant after a while.
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sealskinz overated?
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Posted 2 years ago #
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bought some yesterday, wore them last night riding.
Early days, but if they continue to do what they did last night, they are awesome!
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p.s. my riding sock quality thus far has been restricted to primark sockettes, so sealskinz didn't have much to live up to though!
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p.s. my riding sock quality thus far has been restricted to primark sockettes, so sealskinz didn't have much to live up to though!
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My thermal ones have kept me completely dry so far. Even managed to get my feet completely submerged in a muddy puddle on Sunday and was just awaiting that horrible first cold and wet touch of water seeping into your socks - only for nothing to happen! Quite a weird seeing your feet submerged but staying warm and dry (outside of wearing wellies that is!)
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I reckon Sealskinz are great.
This will be my 5th solo 'Puffer with them. Having dry warm feet is an essential comfort IMO
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I've used them for a long time and find them to be 'ok'. As above, big shoes are required and in properly foul cold weather I wear overshoes too. One of the best things for me is that I can put wet horrible spd shoes on for the morning commute and not get wet horrible feet straightaway (Can't keep up with shoe drying at this time of year!).
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I have wooly socks with sheep on (called wooly booly I think).
They are a bit of a revelation compared to waterproof socks I had previously, as you stay warm when it gets wet, whereas all the waterproof socks I ever had were great for a few months, but then started letting water in, which then gets silly cold, and never gets out of the socks until you take them off. I always wore the trousers over them too, and didn't wash them wrong.
Joe
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The last ride I did with sealskinz socks (penmachno in a storm) my feet were so cold and wet by the end that I'd lost all feeling in them. IME they're only useful for light rain or showers or when the ground is sodden. In full on, all-day p*ssing it down conditions they tend to fill up with water.
As an alternative, I now wear thick merino wool hiking socks with a thin non-cotton liner. They get wet, but stay warm in just about any conditions. In really extreme weather I'll also don overshoes, but find I need them less and less since I got some thick merino socks.
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Cant grumble at Sealskinz services, Wore some new gloves at the weekend, Unhappy with them due to getting wet hands very quick. Emailed them, Send them off Tuesday come home today and my new gloves are waiting.
Yes they admited the first ones were faulty but great service in putting it right ;o)
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Interesting comments from the horse's mouth on this thread (and great to see them taking an interest).
I've always shied away from tumble drying them, instead popping them on the radiator to dry....DOH!
Love them as a product though - yes they let water in down your leg if wearing shorts but I still have toasty feet
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Well tonight was my first ride with mine in the wet and I have to say they were absolutely awful. They were far worse than normal socks as they filled with water and the water stayed there. When I got home I was able to take them off, turn them upside down, and pour the water out them.
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To add to the socks being crap, the Sealskinz gloves I bought fell to pieces after the 4th ride...
In their defence they were warm and waterproof when they worked but all the stitching has came away between the pinky and ring finger on the right hand and there's now a massive hole there.
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Just to add to this thread. Having taken the advice given by "Sealskinz" above, I started to tumble dry my socks on a cool setting..... and they delaminated. When I sent them back, they were returned with a note saying that I had obviously hot washed or tumble dried them so it was my own fault.
Moral is, don't believe everything you read on this forum! And don't put your sealskinz in the tumble dryer.
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