[pct-l] socks

[dude at fastmail.ca (dude)]

I used to wear nylon/polyester sock liners for skiing (I guess that I 
have a little more vanity than Jardine.  haha.), but now I have 
discovered The Wright Sock, which is a double layer sock comprised of 
two thin synthetic socks.  The first sock clings to your foot and the 
secod clings to the shoe, so all the rubbing is done between the 
layers of socks and not between your foot and the shoe (at least 
that's the theory, and it seems to work for me).

They make socks for Running, Hiking, and different purposes.  I 
prefer the "lite" sock because its thinner (i really do not like 
thick socks):
http://www.wrightsock.com/lite.html

peace,
dude



> 
> 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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