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#120686 - 09/10/09 11:10 PM trail runners and socks
Paul Offline
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Registered: 09/30/02
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For those who hike in trail running shoes, what kind of socks do you prefer?

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#120687 - 09/10/09 11:14 PM Re: trail runners and socks [Re: Paul]
ttaboro Offline
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Registered: 03/14/08
Posts: 18
Loc: Middle Tennessee
Wrightsocks

Found them at REI, they are thin but are two layers so it's like having a liner sock without really wearing two pair of socks.

Not sure what I'll use in winter though when I like to wear wool....

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#120688 - 09/10/09 11:19 PM Re: trail runners and socks [Re: Paul]
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#120711 - 09/11/09 09:22 AM Re: trail runners and socks [Re: Paul]
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I wear nylon dress socks. Gold toe are my favorite
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#120714 - 09/11/09 10:19 AM Re: trail runners and socks [Re: Paul]
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Smart Wool

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#120716 - 09/11/09 11:37 AM Re: trail runners and socks [Re: Paul]
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Registered: 08/21/09
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Loc: USA
I use Underarmour running socks. They are all synthetic, and don't get all stretched out or anything. I'm happy. They are pretty cheap too. I think I paid about $20 for a package of 7 pairs.
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#120717 - 09/11/09 12:01 PM Re: trail runners and socks [Re: Paul]
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What I do with all trailrunners:
1.Always a strip of 1" nylon medical tape up the inside heal, fold over the top.....keeps the heal material from wearing out.
2. I buy the cheapest, thinnest nylon Puritan dress socks I can find at Walmart.
3. Short hikes, 5 miles or so, 1 pair of socks.
4. Long overnight hikes....2 pair (which is still thinner and breaths better than regular socks). Tape and Bodyglide every couple hours of hiking. No hotspots ever if I do that. Sock changes at least twice in a full day, and wash/rinse/dry at day's end. I carry a total of 6 pair, but I double them....they also act as padding in my pack shoulder straps. (GPV4 pack)
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#120727 - 09/11/09 04:44 PM Re: trail runners and socks [Re: Paul]
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Loc: Matthews, NC
Wool socks. No liners. Helps with sweating in my case - the sweat wicks away better and keeps the feet happier :-)
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#120731 - 09/11/09 05:41 PM Re: trail runners and socks [Re: Trailrunner]
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Registered: 10/03/08
Posts: 541
Loc: Minnesota
Summer Thorlo light hikers
Fall and early Spring Smart Wool light hikers
Winter - heavy wool socks and mukluks
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#120738 - 09/11/09 08:06 PM Re: trail runners and socks [Re: Paul]
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Registered: 06/02/03
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Loc: Canora, SK, Canada
Merino wool. Hand made by my mother-in-law.

Howie

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#120752 - 09/12/09 12:13 AM Re: trail runners and socks [Re: Howie]
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No kidding? How many pair do you bring and how long do they last? Thin, thick?
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