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i have a bunch of costco wool socks which are excellent and reasonably priced, but that's not an option for me now. smartwool is too expensive. anybody got socks they like? (USER WAS AUTOBANNED FOR THIS POST) . |
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# ? Jun 10, 2024 10:52 |
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let's help this poor goon out pals i think he used the hot tag because the wool socks are hot and didn't know about the auto ban OP you're good come back and post with us it's a good sock thread
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# ? Nov 3, 2022 18:07 |
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Ghouls are Ghastly posted:let's help this poor goon out pals i think he used the hot tag because the wool socks are hot and didn't know about the auto ban cheers! that's exactly what i did. someone in the chat thread pointed me to https://www.socksaddict.com/ which seems good, and i also found the aforementioned Kirkland wool socks on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Kirkland-Signature-Outdoor-Trail-Merino/dp/B074RMFYGT/ref=sr_1_6?crid=2AKAW1FCOPIT those kirkland socks are way better than they have any right to be . |
# ? Nov 3, 2022 18:16 |
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I don't really have opinions on socks, and my ma gets me socks every year for Christmas so I've literally never bought them myself. Sorry op. |
# ? Nov 3, 2022 20:11 |
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one of the most luxurious luxuries that you can treat yourself to are some nice wool socks. like proper wool. i'm a huge fan of good socks
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# ? Nov 3, 2022 20:50 |
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i've got my parents and my inlaws to pretty much just get me socks and snacks for xmas now and it rules super dark chocolate and a pair of darn tough socks, it is wonderful
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# ? Nov 3, 2022 22:37 |
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christmas socks ftw absolutely darn tough makes good socks . |
# ? Nov 3, 2022 23:58 |
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edward fingerhands is a fibre champion i bet they could point you in the right direction
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# ? Nov 4, 2022 00:08 |
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I got some kickass kitten paw socks a while back but they fell apart real easy because they were cheapies from Amazon by far the comfiest socks ive ever owned |
# ? Nov 4, 2022 02:15 |
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pringle of scotland makes recycled wool socks
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# ? Nov 4, 2022 05:28 |
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Rated 5.
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# ? Nov 4, 2022 10:45 |
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w4ddl3d33 posted:pringle of scotland makes recycled wool socks prongle? of scrontchland?
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# ? Nov 4, 2022 13:57 |
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My stepmom likes to get me dress socks for Christmas and seems to forget that I work from home and am too old to get invited to many weddings and too young to get invited to many funerals so basically she gets me more pairs of black socks than I will wear in a year, every year |
# ? Nov 4, 2022 15:11 |
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i've only ever bought the cheapest socks possible and i'm not really convinced i'm missing out on much for the price. i like to make fun of my fancy sock wearing friend by pointing out that my walmart socks look solid and his look like a hobo patched them up over the years
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# ? Nov 4, 2022 16:08 |
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Sherbert Hoover posted:i've only ever bought the cheapest socks possible and i'm not really convinced i'm missing out on much for the price. i like to make fun of my fancy sock wearing friend by pointing out that my walmart socks look solid and his look like a hobo patched them up over the years my orb, please get yourself one pair of good wool socks, and then put them on, so you can have the realization of: "my god i've been a loving idiot about this for years, i need more of these" like i did like: what if socks felt good, instead of just being a thing that you put up with wearing
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# ? Nov 4, 2022 16:47 |
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good wool socks are like a biblical revelation for your feet. let your feet taste the forbidden fruit of woollenness
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# ? Nov 4, 2022 16:52 |
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biosterous posted:my orb, please get yourself one pair of good wool socks, and then put them on, so you can have the realization of: "my god i've been a loving idiot about this for years, i need more of these" like i did The Darn Tough crew socks are so comfy that I bought a dozen pair (not all at once!) so I could wear them around the house. Driving down the continent with a pistol in her lap |
# ? Nov 4, 2022 17:24 |
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if my feet sweat even a little in cheap cotton socks i feel cold and miserable. wool socks are so nice and warm even if you sweat a little or get them wet. wool sock gang!!
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# ? Nov 4, 2022 17:34 |
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making some convincing points itt
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# ? Nov 4, 2022 17:35 |
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Full wool base layer crew.
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# ? Nov 4, 2022 17:36 |
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Darn tough socks end up being cheap over time because they replace them for free when they start to get holes / worn spots |
# ? Nov 4, 2022 18:13 |
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# ? Nov 4, 2022 20:21 |
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I heard this was the wool sock megathread c/d
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# ? Nov 4, 2022 20:24 |
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Chewbecca posted:I heard this was the wool sock megathread c/d if you are cool enough to jive with the cyberspace sock jockeys, this is the place
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# ? Nov 4, 2022 21:24 |
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# ? Nov 4, 2022 21:45 |
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biosterous posted:my orb, please get yourself one pair of good wool socks, and then put them on, so you can have the realization of: "my god i've been a loving idiot about this for years, i need more of these" like i did Even though I'm a VERY cold robot, and I wear ordinary cotton socks, my feet get pretty swampy. I'd expect warmer socks to make them even swampier. ETA: Also, even the wool blankets that claim not to be itchy are really itchy (though not as itchy as the ordinary type). How would sox be less itchy?
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# ? Nov 5, 2022 01:17 |
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Robot Made of Meat posted:Even though I'm a VERY cold robot, and I wear ordinary cotton socks, my feet get pretty swampy. I'd expect warmer socks to make them even swampier. it's hard to explain but the way wool breathes means the warmth doesn't trap moisture like cotton or poly I wear wool socks (lightweight ones) even in warm weather but it depends a bit on the blend, the closer you get to pure wool the more breathable it is
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# ? Nov 5, 2022 01:31 |
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i guess with enough time and sweat you'd felt the socks but it'd take a while. the thing that made me understand the strength of wool, (title of my new fantasy novel), was this fairly obvious realization. wool is what a sheep wears on it's skin, but cotton is just a thing that grows. it makes all the sense in the world it would be more appropriate to wear on your skin than some random plant. cotton definitely has it's place and time, but there are a bunch of circumstances where even the most advanced synthetic fabrics are worse than wool.
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# ? Nov 5, 2022 01:40 |
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rock out with your sock* out *woollen
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# ? Nov 5, 2022 01:46 |
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Chewbecca posted:I heard this was the wool sock megathread c/d this is the wool sock mega thread . |
# ? Nov 5, 2022 02:15 |
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I know Darn Tough socks are really popular in the 'yob, but I'm still a Smartwool fan. Just got some shiny new boots today, actually. Timely thread! |
# ? Nov 5, 2022 02:44 |
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If I got drunk enough to buy a $25 pair of socks online one day, should I wash them and dry them like any other sock or do they require special care?
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# ? Nov 5, 2022 02:50 |
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cruft posted:I know Darn Tough socks are really popular in the 'yob, but I'm still a Smartwool fan. I have both! Driving down the continent with a pistol in her lap |
# ? Nov 5, 2022 03:27 |
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Sherbert Hoover posted:If I got drunk enough to buy a $25 pair of socks online one day, should I wash them and dry them like any other sock or do they require special care? i treat mine the same as my other socks (except my wool socks are in the darks load and my other socks are in the lights load but that's just usual laundry stuff)
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# ? Nov 5, 2022 18:09 |
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Sherbert Hoover posted:If I got drunk enough to buy a $25 pair of socks online one day, should I wash them and dry them like any other sock or do they require special care? TREAT YER SOCKS LIKE YOU TREAT YER WIMMIN
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# ? Nov 5, 2022 18:27 |
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Sherbert Hoover posted:If I got drunk enough to buy a $25 pair of socks online one day, should I wash them and dry them like any other sock or do they require special care? Follow the care instructions |
# ? Nov 5, 2022 18:28 |
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Sherbert Hoover posted:If I got drunk enough to buy a $25 pair of socks online one day, should I wash them and dry them like any other sock or do they require special care? hamjobs is very knowledgeable about this and I suspect will have Opinions
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# ? Nov 5, 2022 19:50 |
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yesterday I wore one wool and one cotton sock, thought about this thread. |
# ? Nov 5, 2022 20:29 |
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Wool socks can felt if you machine dry them. I would suggest washing them as normal, maybe a handwash for 100%, then line drying. They'll dry quicker than you think.
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# ? Nov 5, 2022 20:56 |
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# ? Jun 10, 2024 10:52 |
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In one of my hospital stays a friend made wool socks for me and she faced two challenges, my request that I needed extremely pink socks and also my feet are comically large so I needed some extra wool which needed to be pink and she ended up using her literal lower arm to measure the size and what I'm saying is, the pink wool would swallow me whole
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