Wool Socks

rraming · October 14, 2014, 11:36:00 AM

Smartwool - they have different weights, I tried the Hunter Socks last time and they felt nice. I think there is even a thicker pair than these

Zradix · October 14, 2014, 12:18:00 PM

smartwool

T.A.C. · October 14, 2014, 01:54:00 PM

Another vote for Smartwool!!

Kris · October 14, 2014, 03:32:00 PM

Smartwool for me. Any quality Merino wool is better than 98% of anything else out there! Quality wool is the bomb!

Kris

Charlie3 · October 14, 2014, 03:37:00 PM

Alpaca wool socks are awesome. Like Big Jim said they are pricey. They are softer and more comfortable than sheep wool. Worth the extra $ for me to have my puppies happy

Tom P · October 14, 2014, 04:20:00 PM

I use the one's sold by Bass Pro under the Redhead label they come with a life time warranty also.

Rustic · October 14, 2014, 05:17:00 PM

I'm still wearing my Cabelas wool socks and they are over 10 yrs old.

hoo-ray · October 14, 2014, 09:21:00 PM

I like the smartwool. I may have to try the Sam's club also. Josh

OregonTom · October 15, 2014, 08:00:00 AM

Smartwool or Omniwool socks are great. You can buy a three pack of omniwool for the same price as one pair of smartwool.

October 15, 2014, 08:35:00 AM

Of all the wool/woolblend hunting socks I have used I like the Cabela's heavy weight (white foot, gray top w/ stripes the best. They are warm and BOMBPROOF. Just don't wash them in anything but cold water and no dryer.

dnurk · October 15, 2014, 04:48:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by awbowman:
Smartwool. I too have some 10 years old and going strong. I would think they are still the same high quality

Another vote for Smartwool. The elastic never wears out, they are extremely durable, come in various weights so I can choose correctly depending on weather and my activity level. Just an awesome product that has outperformed very other merino wool sock I've tried (Bean, Redhead, etc...)

T Lail · October 15, 2014, 07:11:00 PM

Smartwool first......Wigwam Wool heavy hiker next....

goobersan · October 15, 2014, 09:38:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by LC:
Most will laugh but Sams club sells a Omni wool socks in pack of three that are awesome!

unless I'm in my running shoes these are the ONLY socks I wear. Very durable and warm (price is right too :D )

zwickey2bl · October 15, 2014, 09:57:00 PM

I don't wear heavyweight socks much but I found a great buy on some Pendleton lightweight merino wools at an outlet store the other day for $3.75 a pair. I bought four pairs and probalby should have bought more. They're nice and long and work great with my cowboy boots or my Rocky snake boots that I bowhunt in this time of year.

warbird · October 16, 2014, 08:31:00 PM

Carhartt Extreme arctic cold weather socks are by far the warmest socks I have ever owned. Pricey as with most Carhartt stuff.

AkDan · October 17, 2014, 03:43:00 PM

Well I'll have to disagree to some posts here. I spend most days in heavy weight socks. up until I changed jobs a few years back, I was outside as much as inside during the winter and wet over half the time, or either hunting or standing in a barely above freezing river somewhere chasing salmon/trout/grayling in the 'summer'.

That said.....

smartwool is a great, very warm sock. I wear the mountianeering (red), which are the heaviest they have. It's warm very very warm! if your feet sweat, spray them with deodorant first.

my socks wouldn't get close to 10 years before I could see the mesh the wool is woven on, the pile was gone or severely reduced. Every fall I buy 4 or 5 pairs for hunting season most years so I have half a dresser full of them. I'm not trying to talk you out of them, just that YMMV depending how often you wear them, how well they wear. My older pairs I wear around the house/shop etc. But that pile on smart wools will fall apart.

I currently work in a power plant these days. Another local T-ganger put me onto Darn Tuffs. They are too warm as well for me to wear in a heated plant and I unfortunately lost my cold weather acclimation as well grrrr, something about being wet and outside through the peak cold of winter vs staying inside working by hot boilers changes things haha. When I do wear them here my feet rot! They're just too warm! I do wear them turkey hunting down south in the spring and are my go to's when it does get warmer up her during the summers while I'm out chasing fish.

If you go with darn tuffs I like the heavier kind of dark green model. buy one size larger than you think you need. If, I should say WHEN, they shrink, if you're snug to begin with, they'll be too tight for a cold weather sock!!!! Every pair I have shrunk just enough. I picked up some lighter pairs for wearing during earlier season hunts and was glad I did...my sheep boots shrunk and I wasn't able to wear my typical heavy socks (smart wool). The pairs that shrunk didn't shrink much as I cant tell which is which visibly. But my feet will freeze in a heated building, which is the dead give away!

Darn tuffs have a lifetime warranty as well! Just heed the size warning!!! If you don't your feet WILL freeze!

FAV 52 · October 17, 2014, 09:53:00 PM

Fox River Socks made in the USA at Osage Iowa best socks i have ever bought .

Hummer3T · October 17, 2014, 10:25:00 PM

smartwool expedition

tracker12 · October 17, 2014, 10:33:00 PM

Smartwool here also.

slowbowjoe · October 18, 2014, 11:07:00 PM

Smartwool's best for me.