Viscous 4.5" uninsulated soft toe. Cotton socks were the worst but I still got blisters with Merino smart wool socks. Customer service indicated it's possible the heel cup is misshaped and suggested I put in the warranty claim.
Yes, cotton socks are the worst.......because they hold moisture. But merino socks by themselves aren't much better........they hold moisture. You need a poly liner sock, and it will be much better. I don't know how folks do it with just merino socks (and some do). Their feet must not sweat much. To me liner socks are even more important than my base layers......but both do a good job of getting the sweat away from my skin.
My feet sweat at the drop of a hat. It's awful
Ya, try the liner socks. I like Cabela's 2-pack polypropylene liner socks, been using them for decades for elk season. My feet sweat as well........along with my whole body when elk hunting. But my feet are always dry when I go to bed every night thanks to the liner socks, and hang my merino socks so they can dry.
I've only typically used liners in the past either when it was super hot and that's all I wore or super cold and is wear them to the stand and then pull the thick wool socks over them.
Dude...I really like their strings but the wait time is a drag.
I ordered 1/24...still have to wait till the end of next week. I called customer service and asked what was going on and they said the ice storms they had last week and the week before really set them back since they had to shut down
The last set I ordered through them, I ordered through my shop. It still took over a month.
