Help with merino socks

[Clzandstra79]

Looking at merino wool socks. Is all merino created equal? I see different percentages from different companies. I was looking at farm to feet that had a heavyweight with 76 percent merino. Is that the beat I’ll find?

 

[280Ackley]

Darn tough are the best I’ve ever had.

 

[taggart_lumpy]

i like my darn tough the best.
i have a pair from gore i like as well but haven’t been able to find any others

 

[Michael54]

Smart wool pill like crazy
My Darn tough seem to be bomb proof
My warmest socks are my alpaca socks but they dont seem to be wearing very well.

 

[Agross]

There seems to be a huge following of the darn toughs on here . And honestly I have a few pair, but they don't get worn as much as the others. For me they are more of a tighter weave and actually make my feet clammy and cold more than other brands. I have close to 30 pairs of merino socks of all different thicknesses and merino content, from extremely light, to extremely warm. Do a search on here, they have been discussed quite a bit. It's where I got ideas for several to try I hadn't heard of. Just try a few different ones and see what works best for you.

 

[MillCreekMike]

I really like the Trail socks at Costco. I'm not sure what the % of merino is. 76% seems pretty good. Is the rest a Nylon/Spandex blend?

 

[tlkaetz]

Darn Tough or Farm to Feet. They are both great socks.

 

[Wrench]

Thorlo mountaineering socks are the reference standard. They last until you lose them.

 

[MBAO-millennialbyageonly]

Ran smart wool ultralights the last few years with a liner only problem is you gotta rotate through liners too often for me. Made the switch to darn tough this past year and been really impressed so far.

 

[Juan_ID]

Hard to beat the Kirkland merino socks. That’s all I wear every day. I finally just tossed 4 or 5 pairs away after 5-6 years of use. More than got my money’s worth, last month I ordered 5-6 different brands off amazon and sent them all back and am sticking with the Kirkland. For what it’s worth my feet don’t seem too picky and I’m a cheap ass haha!

 

[CanEater]

I started wearing Darn Tough 3 years ago and haven't looked back.

 

[Winnie]

Been a lover of Smartwool and tried a pair of Darn Tough. The Darn Tough socks shrunk so much that they are now my 12 year old son's socks. Not impressed. Back to Smartwool.

 

[Kronos]

Wool socks are the only socks I have. I don't own any synthetic or cotton socks. Started with smartwool, but within 2 years they were all threadbare or had holes in them. Switched to Darn Tough, only have had them one year, but they are holding up better than the smartwools after a year of use.

 

[IdahoElk]

Black Ovis merino socks get my vote.

 

[Clzandstra79]

Great replies everyone. Thanks! I’ve been using cotton socks for year and sticking toe warmers in my boots but they don’t work very well!

 

[Truaxdw]

I bought a pair of darn tough, smart wool PhD and gore and put them through their paces I started with darn tough but for my feet they seemed to hold moisture against them instead of wicking it away I don’t have that problem with the smart wool PhD. Just a thought, you can get them pretty cheap if you don’t mind buying colors on clearance

 

[Tyler127]

I've tried Darn Tough, Smart Wool, Kuiu, First Lite & Cabelas merino socks. I have always went back to the Darn Tough.

 

[Ynothunt41]

I think I will try the new Black Ovis socks when I need some new socks.

 

[Catahoula]

Smartwool liner and Injinji liner socks. There are many other nice options in merino wool socks for different applications and foot structure.

 

[Kronos]

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