[pct-l] SOCKS

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

The best socks are thin wool with fun colors and patterns. Two at a  
time makes them thick. One at a time makes them thin. Other socks may  
be better but on the PCT the thicker ones end up impregnated with  
dirt so deep it never comes out. Half the time you end up trying to  
wash them in the shower, not in a washer. I've never hiked anywhere  
so dusty as the PCT.

On Feb 10, 2012, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> Good morning,
>
> SmartWool socks are good ? I?ve used them ? but at list price they  
> cost
> around $15-$25 per pair.  Instead, for many years now, I?ve hiked  
> in men?s,
> synthetic, low-cut, dress socks from the discount stores which cost  
> $10-$15
> for 10 pairs.
>
> Steel-Eye
>
> -Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT ? 1965
>
> http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye
>
> http://www.trailjournals.com/SteelEye09/
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 8:52 AM, Dennis Phelan  
> <dennis.phelan at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> I strongly suggest the WrightSock Coolmesh II - it is a very  
>> lightweight
>> sock that has an inner sock built in that works great for blister
>> protection.  I love them,
>>
>> 2012/2/9 Yoshihiro Murakami <completewalker at gmail.com>
>>
>>> Yes Ned
>>>
>>> I am just writing the socks section in "Handbook of Hiking "  
>>> chapter 2
>>> ( footwear ) . Because I have a limited experience, I am searching
>>> basic findings concerning hiking.  The smartwool socks may be the  
>>> one
>>> of the best.