Socks Socks Socks!! Is there such a thing as Permies socks?

I am not convinced sock longevity has much to do with the socks as much as it has to do with the shoes worn over them. Stick your feet in sloppy fitting shoes where your foot migrates around and any sock is soon to wear out. Or neglect hygiene like keeping your nails trimmed and your socks will soon be worn out. Or one toe is sized awkward to the others. Or you work where grit works its way into your socks.

The problem is you don’t see any of that in one spot, it manifests itself in a sock with holes and the human says, “ah ha, cheap worn out socks”.

I am not so sure that is the case.

It would not be hard to comprehend a study that shows people who trim their toe nails short all the time have less sock consumption.

But maybe I am wrong???

Mmmmmm, just thought about something else. What about a shoeless house like mine. I am always parading around our house in socks, but not shoes. I might go through more socks than a person who lives mostly barefoot in their house?

And what about flooring? My house has full hardwood flooring and not carpeting.

Steve,

My house has mostly carpet and there are no shoes inside.  I do wear slippers/moccasins almost year-round to protect my socks though, and I still go through socks faster than I would like.  My shoes fit appropriately.  So my thought are that socks have become less sturdy over time as this never used to happen to my socks.

Eric

Eric Hanson wrote:Steve,

My house has mostly carpet and there are no shoes inside.  I do wear slippers/moccasins almost year-round to protect my socks though, and I still go through socks faster than I would like.  My shoes fit appropriately.  So my thought are that socks have become less sturdy over time as this never used to happen to my socks.

Eric

Well so much for that theory I guess.

Drat!!!

Guess we are back to cheap socks😀

Our personal foot care makes a huge difference in the longevity of our socks, too. Thick, rough calluses; long, torn or broken nails; and dirty feet are all the enemies of both socks and shoes. I keep up fairly well, with my own foot care, but hubby often will smack his toes on furniture, breaking a nail, but he doesn't always trim or file the breaks well, and his socks suffer badly for it. My socks will last years - his are often toast after a couple months.

I am kind of wondering how my new shoe choice is going to work on sock longevity.

For about a year now I have switched over to Sketchers Slip ind for both sneakers at home and work shoe slip ins.

They seem to fit okay it’s just the oil gets through my work shoes, but obviously they are not super tight in fit.

I do
Like them though.

Hellooo,
Hosiery, pantyhose, tights, whatever, great insulation under trousers for boys and girls.
Many years of experience riding motorcycles in all weathers, with colleagues from all walks of life keen to be as comfortable as possible, get over the man thing!!!

I wear flip flops, sandal type things, nearly bare foot, pretty much all year, in rain and snow.

Socks: had an amazing pair of socks and mittens, gift from a Kiwi friend. They seduced me into wearing my ankle boots.
They are made of merino wool and possum fur. The ecowool.com site sings the praises of being nature friendly etc, don’t know if there is man made fabric in their construction.
They are still somewhere and it would be great to locate them.
It goes beyond the one sock that disappears in the washing machine.

I am observing the mountain opposite as the snow level is descending.
Warm blessings
M-H

I just came across this YouTube video in my feed on the history of socks and thought it was appropriate to share here.

Ran across this company a few days ago - can't vouch for "lastability", but I'm pretty sold on the "no stink" properties.  The owner related a story about an Iditarod racer that was able to pack down from 25 pairs of socks to only 5 pair because he could wear them for multiple days without washing.  One guy hiked for 12 days on an elk hunt with ONE PAIR!  Besides, how cool is it to have socks from buffalo wool???  It'll cost you though so might fall into the "buy once, cry once" category ($30-$45 per pair).  They have all types and weights, not just heavy weight Alaska approved versions.

https://thebuffalowoolco.com/

Spent a few years in the military and have been through many, many companies - none really measured up either and now that I'm retired and can't get the "issued" ones anymore (extreme cold weather ones were best), I'm on the search for replacements.  Have several "merino wool" ones, but they only seem to last about the same as all the others.

I'll report back once I have a chance to do my own torture test on them if anyone is interested.

Regards, K

I sent military guys darn tough socks. Having long rucks with 40 pound backpacks. These stay up and last way longer than anything else.
It’s good sock for men that work hard outdoors all day, in all weather. Everyone that I talk to say these are worth the money.

Also, There is a mill in Alabama, I have been told, manufacture long lasting socks.
I believe it is one of these two companies.

https://sockswholesale.com/

https://zkano.com/pages/our-story?srsltid=AfmBOorxb6Er6oecgw3xGUbv-OUyHNPLlq694_32awNqRbkPn1u0YLGR