[pct-l] waterproof socks

[jeff.singewald at comcast.net]

Sean, 



I would agree with your comments.  In 2006 I used a pair of the Gortex Rocky socks and was very pleased with them through the miles and miles of snow travel encountered in 2006.  The only issue is an obvious one in that when you are crossing streams that are waist deep (or above the sock for that matter), the socks do not hold water out as the elastic around the top of sock allows water into the sock.   I would periodically need to stop and shed the socks and dump water out of them. 



Elevator 


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sean Nordeen" <sean at lifesadventures.net> 
To: pct-l at backcountry.net 
Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:47:59 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific 
Subject: Re: [pct-l] waterproof socks 

Hey Brad, 

Personally, I think trying to use waterproof socks for stream crossings is almost useless.  Everyone who reviews them always ends up complaining how they leaked or something. 

However using them in snow with trail runners is a different thing.  There they actually work.  And for that application I've talked to some guys who used them for a winter start on the AT.  And the opinion was that they liked the Gortex Rocky Socks better then the Sealskinz though both work.  I personally own the Sealskinz socks but I bought them because they were a lot cheaper at the time.  I sized them bigger so I could layer other socks under them depending on how cold it is. 

-Sean 
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