[pct-l] socks

[chwillet at indiana.edu (Christopher Willett)]

I used basic, ankle high running socks during my hike.  I was wearing
trail runners and found the ankle highs to be about perfect.  I tended 
to carry 3-4 pair with me and would put a fresh pair on every morning. 
This meant that I had to scrub out my socks sometime each day, but this 
wasn't much of a problem, particularly from Kennedy Meadows north. 
My favorite type were by Fox River.  I don't think they are very
expensive.  Note that SoCal chews socks: The sand and other debris that 
comes into the shoes burns holes in the socks.   From Kennedy Meadows
north, I burned up 3 pairs of socks.  From Mexico to Mojave, I went
through something like 5.

Suge

On Tue, 13 Jan 2004, Steve Setzer wrote:

> 
> What kind of socks are most thru hikers using?  It seems like people
> rotate through a ton of socks so they must not be smartwool ($16 per
> pair!).  Are you all really using nylon dress socks?  I love smartwool
> socks but I don't want to buy enough pairs to make it through a thru-hike.
> Maybe a few pair would last the whole way but I doubt it.
> 
> Steve
> 
> 
> On Tue, 13 Jan 2004, Jon Lovejoy wrote:
> 
> > Jim, I didn't see socks on your list. I carried 2 pair and had a fresh
> > pair in every resupply box. I left a few in hiker boxes along the way
> > and threw out a few, but it was worth it to me to always have fresh
> > socks entering into the rotation.
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