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    Jeff Boone
    BPL Member

    @jnboone

    It's time to order some new ones, and I'm looking for ideas. Thanks!

    #1394426
    Mark Verber
    BPL Member

    @verber

    Locale: San Francisco Bay Area

    I have been very happy with Injinji Tetratsok. It took wearing them several times before I adjusted to them… but they go on every trip now. I have both hammertoes and morton's toes. Until I switched to injini I would need to treat my toes with moleskin or second skin… and still ran the risk of blisters. No blisters since I switch to the injinji socks.

    Most people don't have as much trouble with blistered toes. Ignoring the toes for a second, my favorite socks have been Inov-8 mudsocks followed by Wright DoubleSocks.

    –Mark

    #1394429
    Chad Mason
    Spectator

    @porch13

    Locale: Arizona

    I second the vote for Injinji socks. They were a little weird at first, but now I don't step on to the trail without them.

    #1394445
    Brad Rogers
    BPL Member

    @mocs123

    Locale: Southeast Tennessee

    I am a little more traditional than most on this forum when it comes to footwear. My favorite all around hiking sock are Smartwool Light Hikers

    #1394446
    kevin davidson
    Member

    @kdesign

    Locale: Mythical State of Jefferson

    Smartwool Adrenaline 3/4's or DarnTough Hike-Trek cushion 1/4's. Both are very durable, light, supportive and cushions where they need to.

    #1394448
    Steven Evans
    BPL Member

    @steve_evans

    Locale: Canada

    Teko EcoMerino Ultralight 1/4

    Only socks I wear hiking. I use the 1/4 for summer, and the full length for winter(I also bring thick socks in case I get cold feet). They have padding on all the "hotspots", weigh 1.4 oz and they're cheap!
    …and they one the Green Award in 2005… i think.

    #1394450
    John Haley
    Member

    @quoddy

    Locale: New York/Vermont Border

    Smartwool Adrenaline LT mini crews and Sole Dual-Layer Anti-Blister Socks.

    #1394451
    Brian Lewis
    Member

    @brianle

    Locale: Pacific NW

    If you do go with Injinji socks, be aware that they come in different materials, and in three different lengths. I like the middle-size length; the shortest are so short that the don't reliably cover all of the upper part of my heel, whereas the crew-length are more liner sock than I need.

    I recommend the "performance" series. My local REI had only the wool ones, I had to order mine online.

    #1394459
    John Coyle
    Member

    @bigsac

    Locale: NorCal

    My favorites are Smartwool Adrenaline Mini Crews. For some reason I have never been down with Coolmax or other synthetic socks–they seem too hot to me, but they do dry faster than the wool ones.

    #1394469
    Jason Brinkman
    BPL Member

    @jbrinkmanboi

    Locale: Idaho

    Darn Tough Vermont Socks. In-Country Hike-Trek 1/4 Sock Cushion 1401 in Olive Merino Wool.

    #1394472
    Philip Mack Furlow
    Member

    @philipmack

    Locale: North Texas

    This is my favorite pair of socks for hiking. I find that the light hikers fit loose and move around. The Adrenaline hugs your foot, protects from blisters and keeps your feet warm. If I could take only only pair of socks – the Adrenaline Crew would be the ones.

    #1394477
    Eric Noble
    BPL Member

    @ericnoble

    Locale: Colorado Rockies

    I wear Smartwool Ultralight Cycling socks. They are very light and dry fast. I originally bought them for cycling, and found they worked great for me when hiking, and now I wear them every day during the summer. The durability has been fine. My shoes typically have plenty of padding so my socks don't seem to need it.

    #1394480
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    I, too, am a recent convert to Injinji. Far and away the most comfortable socks I have ever worn. As Brian mentioned above, they come in different materials and lengths. The Outdoor version is made of wool and, IMO, is too hot and wears out very quickly. Much better is the Performance version, which is a synthetic blend that is cooler, dries faster, and wears much longer. Length is pretty much a personal preference issue, but I have found the crew to be fine, especially since I only wear one pair of socks except in the winter season. Only downside I can see is that they are not as durable as the Adrenalines. Mine are showing signs of wear across the tops of my toes, of all places, after about 200 miles of hiking, whereas I can use a pair of Adrenalines for at least twice that long.

    #1394484
    RC
    BPL Member

    @demo

    Locale: PNW

    injinji tetrasok (synthetic version), micro length as base sock, with [insert your favorite wool sock here] over it. I recently switched from Smartwool Hikers to Bridgedale Trekkers as my outer sock.

    #1394491
    Jason Shaffer
    Member

    @pa_jay

    Locale: on the move....

    I second the Darn Tough 1/4 Cushion Merino Wool for all-around use.

    Smartwool Adrenaline Crews are awesome for warm weather, or when less water-absorption is important.

    #1394494
    Michael Davis
    Member

    @mad777

    Locale: South Florida

    Now that summer is here in full swing, I am taking a survey of socks. Specifically, very fast drying socks for summer hiking.

    If you have tried more than one brand/model of fast drying socks and can compare the drying speed of one to the other, please share your observations with the rest of us.

    For me, my first priority in this category is a sock that will dry as fast as possible after a dunking during a creek crossing. As a secondary criteria, a great sock would also “feel” dry by wicking perspiration away from the skin and provide some cushioning. Of course, these last two criteria would be counterintuitive to fast drying as they would require more material, but, one could always hope that the miracles of modern science have produced the utopian summer sock.

    On a different subject, as for winter, I wear thick Wigwam Merino Wool/Silk hikers with gore-tex boots and keep 'em dry! Warm and cushy!

    #1394496
    Michael Fogarty
    BPL Member

    @mfog1

    Locale: Midwest

    Yep, I'm just starting to use the Adrenaline socks, and like them too.

    #1394511
    Brett .
    Member

    @brett1234

    Locale: CA

    Once I tried 5-toe socks I never went back. I have a couple wool pair(Montbell), a synthetic, and a thick silk pair. They all work equally well at preventing toe to toe friction, which was the last small problem remaining in dialing in my footwear system.
    If I'm wearing my Inov-8 330, just the 5-toes; with the Merrell Torre GTX, I add a pair of economical and durable REI light hikers in low or high length depending on season.

    #1394517
    Roleigh Martin
    BPL Member

    @marti124

    Locale: Founder & Lead Moderator, https://www.facebook.com/groups/SierraNorthPCThikers

    I have hiked the last 8 years without getting any blisters by wearing the "anti-blister" socks shown here:

    http://www.sockcompany.com/wrightsock.html

    Specifically I used these pair:

    http://www.sockcompany.com/wrigdoublaya1.html

    I am trying out though both a cooler, lighter, sock and a more comfortable sock this year in preparation and have not made up my mind which one to go with:

    http://www.sockcompany.com/wrdlacocr.html

    http://www.sockcompany.com/wrigdoublaya5.html

    Features of the original:

    See http://www.wrightsock.com/anti-blister.html

    Also see these for features of the ones I am trying out:

    http://www.wrightsock.com/hikingxtra.html
    http://www.wrightsock.com/coolmesh.html

    #1394617
    Brendan Murphy
    BPL Member

    @mbmurphy777

    Anyone try sealskinz?

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