What are your preferred socks? I got some badly needed new socks for Christmas and was ecstatic to see they got me over-the-calf like I wanted. Mid-calf end up sliding down all the time, and ankle socks are weird with anything besides shorts.
Socks for Christmas
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I pretty much exclusively wear Darn Tough Micro Crew socks. These socks extend approximately 2" higher than normal ankle socks and on me sit just below the calf.
Totally agree. I almost always wear a longer sock with some type of wool blend in the winter months because I have **** circulation in my feet. They are usually still icicles even inside the warm socks. In the summer months it is almost always a no-show sock unless I'm wearing long pants and not shorts, I'll then wear a crew sock. So mid-calf I suppose
Not sure if many people put it on a wish list, but it's a simple stocking-stuffer.
Nothing like stuffing a stocking with stockings, after all.
I'm a huge fan of darn tough socks. usually the mid calf, have some crews for biking, but have a pair of their over the calf mountaineering socks they stay in place over long under wear great for the weather we just had.
Darn Tough is an AMAZING brand. They last forever to the point where they are actually affordable despite high price. I go on long high altitude backpacking trips with huge temperature variations and even after wearing them for a week straight they don’t smell and they keep me from getting blisters.
I’ve also had Smartwool brand for same type of hiking. They are warm and don’t smell, but they are not as durable, I’ll get 1-2 years out of them compared to 5+ years out of Darn Tough.
Smartwool crew with pants. Regular ankle with shorts. Merino all year.
Summer I wear cotton ankle socks.
Winter I like mid-calf wool blend for everyday use. Go with some merino wool if I am doing an outside activity.
In my old age, I've come to love warm slippers in the winter when knocking around the house.
Winter I like mid-calf wool blend for everyday use. Go with some merino wool if I am doing an outside activity.
In my old age, I've come to love warm slippers in the winter when knocking around the house.
Where is the option of "Don't buy me socks, I will buy my own". I am very specific about my socks
This. I wear crew socks basically 75% of the year since I'm in my work boots probably 75%+ of the year.
They're expensive but once you go to a good pair of merino wool socks it's hard to go back.
No show for tennis shoes, crew cut wool for boots. People should start wearing more wool in general. It breathes, wicks water, naturally smell and microbe resistant. Just an incredible material. Oh and hemp. Stronger and softer than cotton.
