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Darn Tough Socks
« on: January 22, 2016, 03:33:46 PM »
I have read some great reviews and I am wanting to get a couple pair. I like their guarantee and that they are made in the USA. The problem is they have so many choices. I'm looking for a good hiking/hunting sock any recommendations?

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Re: Darn Tough Socks
« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2016, 03:51:08 PM »
The reviews look good.

I personally prefer to wear two pairs of socks: a light inner sock, and a second outer sock. As a result I light the outer sock to be thin, otherwise my foot becomes too tight in the boot.
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Re: Darn Tough Socks
« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2016, 04:37:17 PM »
I've got 3 pairs of these ones. Love them for hiking and hunting.

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Re: Darn Tough Socks
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Re: Darn Tough Socks
« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2016, 05:57:13 PM »
I have been running them for a year+  and like them !!! Also FITS socks, I also run a silk  liner sock when hiking
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Re: Darn Tough Socks
« Reply #5 on: January 22, 2016, 06:18:31 PM »
I also run a silk  liner sock when hiking

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Re: Darn Tough Socks
« Reply #6 on: January 22, 2016, 06:22:52 PM »
I have been running them for a year+  and like them !!! Also FITS socks, I also run a silk  liner sock when hiking
So silk liner with the darn tough socks?

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Re: Darn Tough Socks
« Reply #7 on: January 22, 2016, 07:09:04 PM »
Yep silk will keep a dry barrier and merino will wick moisture away! I found this out while trying to break in a pair of Kennetrek boots that destroyed my feet ! But I still use this combo hot or cold and have had happy feet ever since!
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Re: Darn Tough Socks
« Reply #8 on: January 22, 2016, 09:12:26 PM »
I have probally 30 pairs of darn tough socks, it's all me and the wife has been wearing for the last 3 years, hunting, hiking, work, everyday. Never used a liner sock though.
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Re: Darn Tough Socks
« Reply #9 on: January 22, 2016, 09:23:49 PM »
my buddy wore those sock liners this year on a backpack trip, got blisters half way up the trail, took them off. its an ongoing joke about him wearing panyhose on a hunting trip

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Re: Darn Tough Socks
« Reply #10 on: January 22, 2016, 09:24:59 PM »
I don't do liner socks at all. I've tried. No good for me. Different strokes for different folks.
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Re: Darn Tough Socks
« Reply #11 on: January 22, 2016, 11:02:34 PM »
Darn toughs are great. The guys at Lathrop and sons really like them. Have used liners but they didn't seem to make a big difference to me. Some people swear by them.

My favorite is the cabelas ingenius. I bought some one day without looking into it much. I noticed that they didn't make my feet hot and sweaty nearly as much as the darn toughs or smartwools in the warmer weather. I went home and ordered 5 pair. Supposedly they're a liner sock and insulating sock in one. I also have no problem wearing them in below freezing weather.
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Re: Darn Tough Socks
« Reply #12 on: January 22, 2016, 11:18:23 PM »
I cant get the socks I love.  I bought 6 pairs of fox river socks from a sale bin at Dels feed back in 2006, they have been worn near daily, hiked in, hunted in, around the house, you name it I love these darn socks.  2 pairs now have blown holes in toes, and the other 4 pairs are getting weak.  I am guessing I will be losing my favorite socks ever this year and have found NO other socks that have ever held up like these.  10 years they have lasted at about 8 a pair pretty good investment.


these are similar but not the socks I have https://www.foxsox.com/catalog/product.aspx?type=sockfinder&sortorder=stylenumber&height=L0003&weight=W0003&padding=&content=I0006&temperature=&activity=&feature=&size=&audience=&stylenumber=&selectedstyle=2099

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Re: Darn Tough Socks
« Reply #13 on: January 23, 2016, 11:49:23 AM »
I cant get the socks I love.  I bought 6 pairs of fox river socks from a sale bin at Dels feed back in 2006, they have been worn near daily, hiked in, hunted in, around the house, you name it I love these darn socks.  2 pairs now have blown holes in toes, and the other 4 pairs are getting weak.  I am guessing I will be losing my favorite socks ever this year and have found NO other socks that have ever held up like these.  10 years they have lasted at about 8 a pair pretty good investment.


these are similar but not the socks I have https://www.foxsox.com/catalog/product.aspx?type=sockfinder&sortorder=stylenumber&height=L0003&weight=W0003&padding=&content=I0006&temperature=&activity=&feature=&size=&audience=&stylenumber=&selectedstyle=2099

http://www.amazon.com/Fox-River-Socks/b?ie=UTF8&node=2592140011
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Re: Darn Tough Socks
« Reply #14 on: January 24, 2016, 05:42:03 AM »
I have probally 30 pairs of darn tough socks, it's all me and the wife has been wearing for the last 3 years, hunting, hiking, work, everyday. Never used a liner sock though.
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Re: Darn Tough Socks
« Reply #15 on: January 24, 2016, 10:01:35 PM »
I have about about a dozen pairs of just their standard issue sock I got while in the army. By far the best socks I have ever had. One thing that stands out with them is their durability. I have had mine now for 8 years and haven't even gotten close to putting a hole in any of them and I wear them daily for everything. From running to hunting. Another great thing about them is their drying ability. While in the field you will be able to wear the same pair for a couple days and still feel fresh. So if their standard issue sock is that awesome I can imagine that all of their other socks are just as great.

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Re: Darn Tough Socks
« Reply #16 on: January 29, 2016, 11:16:01 PM »
I cant get the socks I love.  I bought 6 pairs of fox river socks from a sale bin at Dels feed back in 2006, they have been worn near daily, hiked in, hunted in, around the house, you name it I love these darn socks.  2 pairs now have blown holes in toes, and the other 4 pairs are getting weak.  I am guessing I will be losing my favorite socks ever this year and have found NO other socks that have ever held up like these.  10 years they have lasted at about 8 a pair pretty good investment.


these are similar but not the socks I have https://www.foxsox.com/catalog/product.aspx?type=sockfinder&sortorder=stylenumber&height=L0003&weight=W0003&padding=&content=I0006&temperature=&activity=&feature=&size=&audience=&stylenumber=&selectedstyle=2099

http://www.amazon.com/Fox-River-Socks/b?ie=UTF8&node=2592140011

I think the peak are closest to the ones I bought but they do not make the version I have any more.  And surprise surprise none of the available are ever the same, I run into this with shoes and boots and bras  :bash: :bash: :bash: find something that works and they stop making it   :bash: :bash: :bash:

 


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