[pct-l] socks

[eyakel at earthlink.net (Eric Yakel)]

Wright socks at wrightsocks.com are great.  They have a inner lining that is
sewn to the outer sock.  No more problems with my feet since I switched to
these.  Check out the hiker extra at the website.  Eric
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Setzer" <Steven.Setzer@Colorado.EDU>
To: <pct-l@backcountry.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 9:29 AM
Subject: [pct-l] socks


>
> 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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