Sock Advice For Warm Weather With Waterproof Boots
Jul 31 '07 (Updated May 04 '08)
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The Question
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Subject: Sock Advice for warm weather?
Hello,
I read some of your reviews on epinions.com and wondered if you could help me pick out a great sock. I currently do surveying work in the hills of south east Kentucky, where it can get pretty warm low 90 degrees and humid. In these conditions I sometimes spent 8 hours a day walking in 11" waterproof Red Wing boots, due to the possibility of often walking though streams for long lengths of times. I am wondering if you can give me some advice on a soak or a sock and liner that would be great on wicking away sweat, and keeping my feet COOL, because my feet tend to sweat all the time. In the winter time I wear really heavy wool socks, but for the summer time in this heat I don't really know what to wear, can you help... I would like a sock that goes a little on my leg, perhaps just a little lower then the top of my 11" boots.
Intro
I know how bad it can be with having socks that do not wick away sweat with being in heat of up to 107 degrees F prior to adding in the humidity factor to wear it can feel like 125 degrees F and the last thing after hot day (when I worked as a land surveyor the Summer of 2006) was to have hot stinky feet. To combat this nasty potential situation I would wear my Thorlos and a Wigwam Gobi Liners.
The Answer
Hi John Doe,
Glad to hear from you and thank you for asking.
Buying socks now days can be difficult with their being so many socks and so few people who use more than the standard sock. My best educated guess backed by measuring would be your safer choice of going with crew length so your boot will be higher than the sock by a small amount.
The liner for this kind of weather can be found here
Wigwam Gobi Plus Liner Socks F2154
but maybe a longer one if you like because may be a little short.
And the best regular sock should be either
Acorn 200 Weight Fleece Versa Socks -- Free to Wear All Year Long
or
Thorlo Wool Hiker Socks -- Excellent Blister Free Socks.
Both of the regular socks are pretty expensive between $10-15;however, this is an investment in the comfort of your feet. And the liner sock is about $5-$7, sometimes less.
I would recommend trying out each combination (Acorn with Gobi Liner and Thorlo with Gobi Liner) before going and buying a bunch of either regular socks before deciding to get an entire set.
And to help protect your investment in your feet purchase a laundry bag to wash them in and wash with fabric softner to help prevent hydrolysis. Hydrolysis is simply the fabric rotting. When comes to drying never hang dry unless you have no power because of hydrolysis and I recommend drying on low heat for all of these socks but do not leave inside dryer to long. And for the regular socks it is best to turn them inside out prior to drying to fluff the cushioning.
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Socks Reviewed
Acorn Socks
Acorn 200 Weight Fleece Versa Socks -- Free to Wear All Year Long
Acorn Versa Two-Way Fleece Socks -- Free To Wear All Year Long
Adidas Socks
Adidas Cotton Quarter Socks 3-Pack Mens -- Ok Socks for Being Cotton Made
Adidas Men's Ultra Tech Running Cushion Low Cut -- High Quality & Plenty of Cushion
Adidas No Show 3 PR M --- Excellent Padding for Shock Absorption
Adidas ClimaLite Low Cut 2 PR M - Do Not Buy...Save Your Money
Asics Socks
Asics 3-Pack CoolMax Ped Sock -- Great No Show Socks
Cabela's Liner Socks
Cabela's Over-The-Calf Coolmax® Liner Socks - Free From Dampness
Cabela's Ultimate Wool Sock - Fight off blisters & foot fungus for free
Cabela's Thermolite/Merino Heavyweight Wool Socks - Free from Dampness
Cabela's Socks
Cabela's Ultimax Cool-Lite Socks -- Great Year Round Socks
Cabela’s Thermolite Merino Super Heavyweight Wool Socks -- Free from the Cold of Winter
Cabela's Wool Boot Socks - Free warmth while wet
Cabela's Military Weight Polartec Power Stretch Socks - Free from Moisture
Cabela's Wool Boot Socks -- Great Winter Time Socks
Cabela's Socks with Built-in Liner
Cabela's Ingenius Boot Sock - Built-in Sock Liner for Free
Elder Socks
Elder Merino Wool Socks -- Free from Expensive Cost
Elder 3-Pk. Merino Wool Socks -- Great Socks For Chilly Weather
Elder Thermal Sock & Liner Sock -- Sensible & Inexpensive Solution To Keep Feet Warm
Gordini Socks
Gordini Lavawool Midweight Hiker Crew Socks -- A Good Deal?
Lin Socks
Lin CoolMax Pure Energy Socks -- Biking on SunShine
Nike Socks
Nike Total 90 Gameday Soccer Sock -- Excellent Soccer Sock Double As Sock Liner
Rei Socks
REI Merino Wool Light Hiker II Socks - Amazing Bargain
REI Silk One Liner Socks - Natural Fibers Are Not Just For Hippies
REI Dry One Polypro Liner Socks - First Class Quality
SmartWool Socks
SmartWool Merino Wool Liner Socks -- Finest Touch Of Wool Keeping Feet Dry
SmartWool Light Cushion Ski Socks - Good For Avoiding Ticks & Fleas
Smartwool Light Hiker Crew -- Smart Choice Of High Quality Socks
Smartwool Snowboard Socks -- Not Just For Snowboarding
Smartwool Expedition Trekking Sock -- Socks That Are Worth Their Weight In Gold
Surplus Socks
New Swede Brown/Grey Wool Socks - Itch Free Wool Socks
New Norwegian Mil. Wool Socks
Norweger Schafwolle - Norwegian Wool Socks
U.S. Military Army Socks -- Affordable Excellent Wool Sock
Thorlo Socks
Thorlo LRMXM Lite Running Mini-Crew Mens Socks -- Please Get Me This For Christmas!!!
Thorlo Wool Hiker Socks -- Excellent Blister Free Socks
Thorlo WLTH Lite Hiker Wool/Silk Crew Mens Socks -- Keep you comfortable and dry
Thorlo LRXM Lite Running CoolMax Crew Mens Socks - Free From Wetness
Thorlo LTH Lite Hiker Coolmax Crew Mens Socks - Free to Pick From 4 Colors
Thorlo LWXM Lite Walking CoolMax Crew Mens Socks - Free from Wetness
Thorlo LWMXM Lite Walking CoolMax Mini-Crew Mens Socks - Free from Wetness
Thorlo Rolltop Tennis Sock -- Great for Badminton and Walking
Thorlo Walking Crew Socks -- Excellent Socks To Help Walk Away Weight
Thorlo KX Hiker Crew Mens Socks -- Excellent Hiking Socks
Thorlo Running Mini-Crew -- Need Relief From Feet Pain Or Neuropathy Gives These A Try
Thorlo Women's Light Hiker Mini-Crew -- Oops I Forgot My Thorlos At Home
Opinion
Wigwam Socks
Wigwam Ultimax Lightweight Ski Sock -- Not Just for Skiing
Wigwam Bombshell Sock --- Weird Science Lady?
Wigwam Journey II Crew Socks -- Excellent Merino Wool Itch Free
Wigwam Liner Socks
Wigwam Gobi Liner -- Excellent Summer Moisture Wicking Liner Sock
Wigwam Mills Thermolite Liner F2163 -- Excellent Winter Moisture Wicking Liner Sock
Wigwam Gobi Plus Liner Socks F2154 -- Great Year Round Sock Liner
Wigwam Gobi Polypro Liners -- Keep Feet Warm & Dry
Wigwam Dry Foot Liner Socks F2152 -- Excellent Liner Keeping Feet Free From Wetness
Woolrich Socks
Woolrich Pine Creek Two Pack Sock - Soft Itch Free Warmth of Wool
Woolrich Ten-Mile Over The Calf Socks -- Keeping Your Calves Warm While in the Outdoors
Woolrich Day Hiker Sock - Soft Itch Free Warmth of Wool
WrightSock
WrightSock Double Layer Cool Mesh Low Socks -- Blister Free - Guaranteed
WrightSock Coolmesh Quarters Socks -- Free Central Air For Feet
Wyoming Wear
Wyoming Wear Teewinot Print Fleece Socks - Free To Wear All Year Long
Wyoming Wear Cirque Fleece Socks -- Perfect for Winter Expeditions
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