Injinji socks — which models?

I've had good luck with the original weight socks. The thinner iterations wear out very fast.

I've mostly worn the original weight as well. They work great at keeping my feet blister free; unfortunately, I'm lucky if I get 6 mos to a year out of a pair before I wear a hole through one of the toes or through the ball of the foot. To be fair I still consider it worthwhile since I no longer get toe blisters, and I wear them for all of my hiking trips, runs and gym workouts.

The really lightweight non-merino ones just don't hold up to trail running/hiking in my experience. I wore holes through two brand new pairs after a particularly gritty and muddy 50 mile overnighter.

I have yet to try any of the newest iterations as my latest couple of pairs of injinjis still have some life left in them.

del

I've been using the original weight and really like them. That being said, I wear compression sleeves when I hike so I've been considering trying the full compression sock that they offer.

Adrien

I agree with the wear out quickly comments. I have the original weight and the wool ones and they both wear very fast. Too loose of a stitch. Too bad darn tough doesn't make this style sock.

I use the lightweight version for running in my Vibram Five Fingers (if i even bother to wear socks) and lightweight or original weight wool blend ones for hiking (i wear 5 Finger Spyridons in late spring/summer, early fall, but use the injinji in hiking boots too)

As others have said, durability is an issue. I'm using a pair of original weight at the moment, but mainly with flip-flops rather than while hiking. I tried the Coolmax liners they make which shredded badly after very little wear (worn correctly as liners, not as an outer sock), so I'd suggest avoiding those.

I like to wear wool socks (Injinji or others) during the winter, so I have a pair of their wool ones. I feel that they wear out at a faster rate than the normal-weight ones.

YMMV

I use the Injini Performance Lightweight. They work great for me- no holes, but I baby them and handwash them.

I've owned the original weight Sport crews, the original weight sport micros and the liners. The liners wore out within the first two days of hiking. I've had exceptional luck with the original weight sport micros and crews. I also have a pair of the original weight quarters that they have on sale now.

i own a pair of the lima bean green injinji socks in what is clearly, a most dishonorable length. to my mind, it seems that the first time i put one on, it's pale limpid green'ness tried to gay out my foot. this would have been catastrophic if it had gone septic and crept .. up.

later on : i took them north, and their effect was neutralized when faced with the extrmemly manly realities of manhauling a sled across queen maud gulf. the cool thing about them is that i can wear them at night, where the little toe'y things keep my guys all seperated, and lets the day's damage heal overnight. it's quite a treat to wake up with better feeling feets.

i suspect injiniji's may be absolutely the finest socks to not walk in.

del

"I use the Injini Performance Lightweight. They work great for me- no holes, but I baby them and handwash them."

+1 I have found them to much more durable than the regular weight Performance Injinji's, also more comfortable, and also, not surprisingly, lighter.