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  • Socks… first world problem
  • oldmanmtb
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    Fed up with expensive socks that don’t last..

    Specification –

    1. Medium weight boot sock

    2. Merino wool content

    3. Long enough for boots

    4. Survive a year

    CaptainFlashheart
    Free Member

    Smartwool have always been excellent for me.

    oldmanmtb
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    Have not tried them? Any particular brand

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    Northwind
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    Mountain Warehouse

    These are ace. They’re not 100% merino but that doesn’t seem to be a problem, I think possibly it actually helps draw sweat away from the foot as they’re not as damp feeling as pure merino can be. They’re really nicely shaped and finished and they’re as warm as my woolie boolies, though not quite as warm when wet. The heel tends to wear through a little bit quicker than I’d like but that’s something that happens a lot with me and socks so maybe it’s just some weird thing I do. And they’re £7.50 so I don’t mind too much.

    I just bought another 3 pairs because of you 🙁

    oldmanmtb
    Free Member

    Cheers think i might run a “mini test”

    oldmanmtb
    Free Member

    Don’t blame me for your rash spending habits….

    MSP
    Full Member

    defeet woolie boolie, do an ankle length sock and a longer version.

    https://www.alwaysriding.com/defeet-woolie-boolie-sock-2-6-inch-cuff.html

    CountZero
    Full Member

    4. Survive a year

    year! I’m annoyed when socks go through after five or six years! I’m particularly pissed that one of my two pairs of Large Hardware Kevlar reinforced socks has gone through just above the reinforced heel, and I’m seriously looking at trying to darn them. They’ve got to be over twenty years old!

    Thing is, I’ve got loads of socks, and wear a pair once before washing, so the wear is spread over long periods.

    iamanobody
    Free Member

    those px ones are amazing! Got some that are 5 years old and feel lovely still!!

    DezB
    Free Member

     I’m particularly pissed that one of my two pairs…

    Holes in socks turn you to drinking? Slight overreaction..

    DezB
    Free Member

    I have a few pairs of these that I’ve been wearing over the winter commute. I think I found them slightly cheaper on ebay

    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/northwave-extreme-winter-high-sock-aw16/rp-prod139496

    (CRC only have Small left)

    aphex_2k
    Free Member

    Hardware Kevlar reinforced socks

    I had no idea this was a thing. Now I need to google!

    footflaps
    Full Member

    My Karimoor medium weight boot socks are about 15 years old now and still good as new, although they are pre Chavs Direct buy out, so probably no longer made.

    bodgy
    Free Member

    Another vote for Smartwool. Very durable.

    stevenmenmuir
    Free Member

    I didn’t find Smartwool socks very durable but I wear out all socks, I think I’ve got pretty bony feet or something.  Best socks I’ve had have been the Ulvang socks which were cheap on eBay a while back.  I wear them with safety boots everyday for work.  Mostly pretty thin now but no holes or bald patches.

    Ro5ey
    Free Member

    If I was a Bezillionaire … I’d wear a brand new pair of socks each and every day.

    That is all

    oldmanmtb
    Free Member

    I bought a lot of those cheap ulvangs mostly been nicked by my kids

    aphex_2k
    Free Member

    Whatever socks I buy get nicked by the wife. And lost singularly. Then put back in my sock drawer.

    theotherjonv
    Full Member

    ‘Hold your nose’ and order the Planet-X ones.

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