Long Shot: Toe Sock Durability?

I've been running in Five Fingers for over a year. Most of the time I don't wear socks, but I've found the injinji socks do well for me when I do on those colder/wetter days. They've held up well. I wear the light or ultralight ones.
I've tried the smart wool ones but have had two of them unravel at the toe the first time wearing them.

The Injinji hiker merino or merino blends are nice, too, but a bit thicker. They hold up well in hiking boots during the colder seasons (backpack in five fingers, too when it's nice out).

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I am gonna give the Injinji Trail Midweight a shot instead of smartwool, then. Looks like 50% "NuWool" and 50% Nylon. Not as odor-fighting as I would like, but we'll see.

Open to other suggestions. I will buy the winning sock in bulk (3-4 pairs) and live out of them, so I wanna get this right.

I purchased a pair of Injinji Run 2.0 back in June and have already blown a hole in the big toe and they're beginning to go threadbare in some areas. Durability isn't very good IME. These weren't worn with Vibram FF, but my usual trail running shoes.

I've run in just about every sock imaginable over the last 6 years or so and can tell you that the Injinji 2.0 is probably one of the least durable socks I've owned. Durability be damned, I'll be purchasing a new pair of Injini 2.0 soon because they do the job of keeping my feet happy.

Hopefully the Trail will hold up better. Research tells me the Run 2.0 is 27% nylon and 68% NuWool, and the Trail is closer to 50/50.

Same experience as Eugene here:
Love the Injinji's, but durability is terrible. I'm guessing around 100 to 150 miles from a pair before I get holes under the ball of my foot.

That said, they're $10-12, they work (while they work), and I only wear them on longer trips/events so I can stretch the durability some. Cost of running.

Anyone have a long-term test of Smartwool PhD toe socks?

My one and only pair of Injinjis (Merino) lasted for one four day hike before I blew a hole in the big toe of one and the elastic at the top went in the other one. It was a wet muddy hike, but I wasn't impressed. The synth ones are meant to hold up better, especially the new versions.

Now using Defeet Wooleaters and they seem very tough.

I don't have long-term experience with PHD toe socks, but thats because mine developed holes (both socks) after using them once. I've got the unfortunate addiction to toe socks as well. Injiji's aren't very durable, but way more than my pair of PHD's. Strangely, my thinner injiji's seem to last longer than the thicker one's. The wool one's break down the fastest. I want some injiji compression socks for long days.

The Smartwool merino toe socks were the worst socks I've ever owned. Horrid duriability, and very slow drying.

I have an older pair of coolmax Injinjis which have worn very well. Sounds like the newer versions are not so good. With thin socks, less wool content is better.