[pct-l] Socks

[Kevin Cook]

I like that idea about the duct tape in the heel. That's the area I always
wear out first anyway, so that might prolong the life of the shoes. Might
get a few sets of insoles' life out of a pair.

On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 5:05 PM, Jeffrey Olson <jolson at olc.edu> wrote:

> This may have been mentioned, so bear with me.  Also this is an opinion,
> not a statement of fact.
>
> The main thing about socks is that they are tight enough not to move on
> your foot.  Thickness doesn't matter - that's personal preference,
> although ragg wool socks pretty much suck at staying tight.
>
> I wear a 14EEEE shoes and large socks, which are usually 10 and a half
> or 11 to 12.  I forgot what I learned last summer and bought a couple
> pair of extra large socks and ended up using them as sleeping socks.
>
> If you walk through a stream or wet meadow and get wet feet, your socks
> shouldn't have a life of their own, shouldn't shift or bunch or fold or
> move at all.  They should adhere to your feet wet and dry.
>
> If your shoes flop around when wet, that's ok.  Your feet are likely to
> expand to fill them, either over the trip, or through the day.
>
> My experience is blisters develop when the sock rubs against skin, not
> when the shoe rubs against the sock, which being very tight, is like a
> second skin.
>
> Also, when your shoes are new, peel off a four or so inch strip of duct
> tape, remove the sole of the running shoe, and stick the duct tape up
> the inside back of the shoe, an inch or so underneath the sole to an
> inch or so outside the shoe.  Wear the shoe normally.  Normal foot heat
> will bond the duct tape to the shoe and voila - no blisters!!!  The duct
> tape rubs against the tight sock, but with little friction, wet or dry...
>
> Just some things to think about!!!
>
> Jeffrey Olson
> Martin, SD, where tonight it's supposed to drop to minus 25 degrees with
> a minus 40 to 60 degree wind chill.
>
> On 1/31/2011 4:53 PM, Brandon McGinnity wrote:
> > I found some cheap polyester ankle socks at Payless that I'm looking
> forward
> > to trying out. Though they feel too thin to me, I'm so used to wearing
> wool
> > socks all the time. I may or may not end up actually using them.
> >
> > On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 10:31 PM, Brick Robbins<brick at brickrobbins.com
> >wrote:
> >
> >> On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 7:08 PM, Steven dvsteven<dvsteven at hotmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>> Do they make white dress socks?  lol
> >> They will be brown after a couple of days anyway...
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