[pct-l] How many pair of socks...

[Scott Williams]

A pair of good socks like the Wigwams usually lasted a month or a bit more
before I was walking on little more than holes.  I think the amount of dust
and grit that gets into my trail runners, as apposed to the boots we used
to wear, helps grind down even the toughest socks.  I now have a pair of
cheapos sent with each resupply box and I then get a fresh pair each week.
 I rotate out one pair per week that way.  I'm figuring on a maximum life
of two weeks for each of the two pair I carry.  I'm lucky in not having a
problem with the Costco $12, six packs of "low rise, acrylic,
anti-microbial" cheepos.  With the best pre-wahsing I could do, even good
socks got really gross long before they wore out, so I'm going with
frequent replacement this year.

Shroomer

On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 9:11 AM, branko grujcic <xo4xx at yahoo.com> wrote:

> ...did you got through for the entire PCT thru-hike?
> I'll be using Wigwam IronMan Thriathlete,  just need a ballpark number...
> Cheers and thanks!
> _______________________________________________
> Pct-L mailing list
> Pct-L at backcountry.net
> To unsubcribe, or change options visit:
> http://mailman.backcountry.net/mailman/listinfo/pct-l
>
> List Archives:
> http://mailman.backcountry.net/pipermail/pct-l/
> All content is copyrighted by the respective authors.
> Reproduction is prohibited without express permission.
>