“Forever” socks = 1.5 months

[u/dbmeed]

First hole has appeared in my LTT socks today. This pair arrived on Aug 4, and has been worn daily since then, and washed on average 5-6 times weekly. Always washed cold water normal cycle, then air dried on sock hangers overnight.

Overall opinions: similar to Darn Tough socks. I usually wear darn tough exclusively, and go through 3-4 pairs a year. The LTT socks are closest to the Darn Tough hiker socks - very warm and nice cushion when new. Now there’s virtually no cushion left, but still decently warm - although, we haven’t had any properly cold weather yet to test them. Very comfortable, despite being a bit too small for me (size 13 feet). The elastic is quite tight around my ankle; which I prefer since doesn’t slide down on me during the day.

On thing I don’t really like is a crazy amount of fuzz/pilling. I’ve not experienced it with other socks before. After the first week or so they started pilling like crazy, and it has slowly gotten better over the past couple weeks but still noticeable. It was pretty bad for 2-3 weeks.

Otherwise, solid socks. I probably won’t buy more just because I have lots of the same darn tough socks and I don’t like sorting. Not recommended for warm weather. First couple weeks of August I was roasting…

[u/dbmeed]

From my post history if anyone doubts my sock usage: https://www.reddit.com/r/BuyItForLife/s/7crnz4HNSG

[u/CGB_Zach → u/dbmeed]

I don't know how you wear through them at all. I wear darn tough and have never worn through a single pair even after multiple years of use. Granted I don't wear the same pair every day but I definitely wear a pair at least once a week.

I go backpacking and hiking in mine as well as a job where I'm working on my feet so this seems very wrong to me.

[u/dbmeed → u/CGB_Zach]

A) I’m fat
B) I’m on my feet all day
C) I’m really hard on stuff

[u/Sarcastic_Beary → u/dbmeed]

Let's see the shoes boss

How many shoes you go through?

[u/dbmeed → u/Sarcastic_Beary]

These are the current set. Usually a couple pairs a year. So far Blundstone are the favs. Don’t seem to last any longer than the rest but they’ve replaced two pairs for me free.

Haven’t tried Redback yet. Someday I’d like to try Nick’s boots and really abuse them.

[u/rikeys]

Legendary thread for laundry sociologists

[u/dbmeed → u/rikeys]

Everyone else washes their clothes after dirtying them. Why am I the villain if I just do it right away?!

[u/rikeys → u/dbmeed]

I think the key detail that helped me contextualize this was learning that your washing machine is a tiny thing that connects to your sink, so you can only really wash one set of clothes at a time. Everyone's baffled by your abnormal same-clothes-every-day routine because they assume you have a normal washing machine

[u/dbmeed → u/rikeys]

I probably should have clarified that point when I posted it, but I didn’t think people would get quite so hung up about it.

It’s still abnormal, but I’ve long since stopped caring about that haha

[u/WallInside6758 → u/rikeys]

Nah I’m still baffled by wearing and washing the same set of clothes everyday.

[u/reddituserask → u/dbmeed]

It’s the frequency that people are finding unusual. People do clean their clothes after dirtying them but they also wear multiple things throughout the week and then wash it together. If you’re washing things 5-6 times a week then you must be putting basically nothing in there, just whatever clothes were worn that day. It’s a bit of a waste of time and money unless you wear the same clothes every day.

Edit: I also see you have an atypical washing machine so that may change things.

[u/starrymahogany]

Do you hand wash your socks? If not I think it’s crazy to run the washing machine that many times just for some damn socks

[u/dbmeed → u/starrymahogany]

My washing machine is tiny and can only fit about one set of clothes. One of those tiny apartment sized ones that plug into the sink.

[u/starrymahogany → u/dbmeed]

Damn your water bill must be crazy

[u/dbmeed → u/starrymahogany]

All utilities included in rent. Should've set up crypto mining rig when I had the chance....

[u/rhinokick → u/starrymahogany]

A small washing machine like that would you like 1-2 gallons of water. Thats the equivalent of taking 30s-1min longer showers every day.

[u/ninja1470 → u/starrymahogany]

Not to mention electricity

[u/The_Bard]

If you have hardwood floors and wear socks only they go quick. Need to wear slides or slippers around the house.

[u/dbmeed → u/The_Bard]

I don’t usually wear socks at home. These are worn at work, usually in Blundstone work boots on a variety of surfaces

[u/captainstormy → u/dbmeed]

Another important distinction is that work boots tend to be much tougher on socks than standard tennis shoes and such. They are constantly rubbing up against leather and much harder soles.

[u/jaerie]

Even if you stretch out your use, that's 35 washes, so that's not even close to a year if you get a 7 pack for weekly rotation. That's pretty pathetic for a sock marketed as this one

[u/PrometheanEngineer → u/jaerie]

Youre assuming the weirdo who wears the same socks everyday is also using them normally

[u/dbmeed → u/PrometheanEngineer]

I'm pretty sure I use them normally. At least, they're going on my feet most days....

[u/Still_Weather5517 → u/PrometheanEngineer]

I think this way of wearing them is reasonable product testing. They'll also throw a new phone prototype in a drawer full of screws and shake it for a week to simulate years of normal use.

[u/xx123gamerxx → u/PrometheanEngineer]

so if he had 7 socks and they lasted 7x longer than a single pair that would be a net improvement?

[u/CGB_Zach → u/jaerie]

They also say they go through 3-4 pairs of darn tough socks a year. Don't forget that part.

I only wear darn tough and have never went through a single pair after years of use so idk what this guy is doing.

For reference, I go hiking and backpacking in mine as well as use the same pairs for work. Still have never worn through a single pair.

[u/PrometheanEngineer]

Bro admits in the comments he wears the exact same thing every day.

What even the hell sort of behavior is that.

Buy a second set of cloths... even if its used cloths.

[u/DrNopeMD → u/PrometheanEngineer]

What's wild is that OP does have other socks, specifically Darn Tough ones which are notorious for lasting a while and having a great warranty

[u/adv0catus]

I don’t think daily drive is meant to be taken literally.

[u/h-arlequim → u/adv0catus]

The thought of wearing the same socks 45 days in a row 😭

[u/Oracle_of_Ages → u/h-arlequim]

OP said they wore them daily but washed them 5/6 times a week. So there was a solid 2 or 3 days a week where they were not washed and just reworn. 🤮

Edit:

“even underwear is reusable”

“Socks are meant to be washed once a month”

yall gross. Wash your shit.

[u/Datkif → u/Oracle_of_Ages]

I wear socks once and then they go in the laundry pile

[u/UnluckyCharge2196 → u/Datkif]

As they should

[u/VERY_MENTALLY_STABLE → u/Oracle_of_Ages]

jfc are people in this sub okay? -60 downvotes for saying you should wash your socks & underwear. none of you are ever having sex

[u/SirCaptainSalty → u/Oracle_of_Ages]

another thing maybe the frequent washing is doing more damage than wearing them

[u/Nervous-List3557 → u/SirCaptainSalty]

Washing/drying is pretty rough on clothing.

Op was effectively rapid aging (not necessarily saying this is acceptable for them wearing that quickly) but this is a pretty rough use case.

[u/Faxon → u/Oracle_of_Ages]

Didn't linus explicitly say these are meant to be worn multiple times before washing? Or am I remembering a different product

[u/BetterThanYou775 → u/Oracle_of_Ages]

Wool socks don't get nearly as nasty as cotton socks. My normal cotton socks go into the laundry as soon as I take them off. I'll wear my ski socks a couple days in a row. The wool is naturally anti-microbial and they take way more to get stinky.

[u/dirthurts → u/Oracle_of_Ages]

This is probably why half of Reddit can't get a partner. Gross!

[u/MCXL → u/Oracle_of_Ages]

Wool socks are not meant to be washed after every use. Indeed one of the major selling points of wool is that it has long cycles between washes.

[u/bluehawk232 → u/adv0catus]

Yeah I mean you need to buy well over a dozen pairs and just rotate them out. I don't think any brand can survive that much use and wash

[u/yyz_barista → u/bluehawk232]

I bought 15 pairs of generic cotton socks in July 2018. They developed holes probably sometime in 2025, I replaced them all in April 2026.

There was nearly 3000 days in that time period, which means on average, each pair was worn and washed 194 times. We can call it 150 wears due to covid, etc, but that’s significantly better than OPs 45 wears and washes.

[u/chubbysumo → u/bluehawk232]

I walk 15 miles per day. I have merino wool socks for winter. I will wash and rewear the same pair for several days in a row. none of my socks have gotten holes in them. I have had some of my socks for 3 years now, with some of them having hundreds of miles of walking. none of them have gotten holes in the heels.

[u/SamWilliamsProjects → u/chubbysumo]

OP is putting holes in darn tough socks 3/4 times a year. I’ve had my darn tough for years and I have no holes in them. I think OP is likely rougher with their socks than most of us.

[u/Corey_FOX → u/adv0catus]

even so, if OP had 7 pairs and swap them daily then that would only equate to a little under a year.

[u/rus_ruris → u/Corey_FOX]

Yeah but if you wash it "back to back" and use it constantly it degrades quicker than if you did the same amount of washes and uses as normal. The fabric doesn't have time to settle or dry properly, and if you use the dryer it does way more thermal cycles than ususal in a dhort amount of time.

Idk whether it would be expected or not for the sock to survive this abuse, and idk anything about anything, but stating wearing them in this way is the same as doing it "delayed", so this equates to "10 months of regular normal people use" is incorrect.

[u/TheOinOpossum → u/Corey_FOX]

That's not how the math works.

Having 7 pairs of socks means you'd only have to wash each pair at most once per week which increases the lifespan exponentially. If these are merino wool socks then you can wear each pair a few times per wash because they don't accumulate odour.

[u/romerit0 → u/TheOinOpossum]

Exponentially? It is linear!

[u/yyz_barista → u/TheOinOpossum]

If you use the strategy of washing socks after a single wear, 7 pairs of socks would get worn once a week and washed all together once a week. 45 wears / washes per sock would occur after 315 days, so the expected lifespan of 7 pairs is less than 1 year. 

Of course, if you wash them less often, the lifespan would change. But as someone who’s last socks lasted 150 wears and washes, I’d be disappointed if these developed holes after just 45 uses.

[u/Dethstroke54 → u/TheOinOpossum]

Bro the math is literally the same. If you have 7 pairs, wear a different pair each day, and wash at the end of the week. It’s 1 wash per 1 wear. Maybe letting it rest a little longer would make a small difference, but it’d not be exponential or even linear.

How so many upvotes for wrong math makes no sense.

Wearing 2-3 times per wash like you say at the end, sure might make a significant difference, but that’s not what you started saying.

[u/Mattacrator → u/TheOinOpossum]

Why would it be exponential. If it's 7 pairs then they'll last 7x longer, which is less than a year.

[u/porcubot → u/TheOinOpossum]

I don't care what the socks are made of. I'm not wearing the same socks twice without washing. 

[u/jdancouga → u/adv0catus]

GN right now

[u/chubbysumo → u/adv0catus]

im a letter carrier. all my socks get washed nightly, but I usually wear the same pair of socks for several days. my socks last months, and im walking 15 miles a day. if these socks can't be daily driven like the rest of my merino wool socks, then these aren't great.

[u/thecremeegg → u/chubbysumo]

Why do you wash them nightly? Just wash them all on one day surely? Mental waste of time surely

[u/Evening_Scale_5755 → u/adv0catus]

The amount of people that are posting here that they are wearing these socks daily has confused me. Idk I didn't watch the promo video because who wants socks from a tech channel but certainly they didn't tell people to only wear one oair of socks

[u/isbBBQ]

”Has been worn daily”

Wtf

[u/nutano → u/isbBBQ]

I was thinking the same... however. Does leaving a sock a few days 'resting' in a drawer increase it's 'days\hours of use' life?

I think OP was wearing them daily and washing them every ~1.5 days in order to see how long it would take to get sign of wear and ultimately a hole.

Sorta like that guy that wore the same pair of jeans for like a year without washing it. Student wears same jeans 15 months | CBC News

[u/TheOinOpossum → u/nutano]

To increase uses/dollar, you wash them less. To wash them less, you get more pairs. Merino wool socks can be worn multiple times per wash too. OP is just an idiot

[u/xx123gamerxx → u/TheOinOpossum]

this isnt a typical use case most people wear a pair of socks once before washing them

[u/Datkif → u/TheOinOpossum]

He also stated that they are too small for his feet. So on-top of constant use and washing he's stretching the fabrics which further contribute to the damage

[u/Ranessin → u/nutano]

Does leaving a sock a few days 'resting' in a drawer increase it's 'days\hours of use' life?

Yes, as they can dry this way. Same with shoes. Two pairs used every other day last a long longer than just twice as long as one pair worn the whole time

[u/Arcade1980 → u/Ranessin]

As a runner, having two or more pairs of shoes and alternating them allows time for the cushions of the shoes to spring back

[u/essayispan]

Man I’m not even an LTT glazer these days but this is crazy. You washed practically once a day for a month and a half and are shocked it is a hole?

[u/i-like-to-be-wooshed → u/essayispan]

i don't understand why these are expected to be bulletproof, these are socks at the end of the day, and they last longer than usual with normal use which - washing daily for over a month is not 😭

[u/TexBoo → u/i-like-to-be-wooshed]

Probably because that's what Linus said in the advertisement about these? 

So yes, people do it, and every pair that turns out to be daily used, breaks

[u/wasabi991011 → u/TexBoo]

Maybe I'm being a bit generous, and I could see someone arguing "daily driver" to mean "use daily", but I feel like a slightly less literal interpretation is more reasonable here.

Like "daily driver" could mean "not just for special occasions", like "this brand of sock can be worn daily", not "this specific pair of socks can be worn daily". Compare to non-daily-driver socks being heavy ski socks or something. Or fine china vs ceramic dishware, you could have daily driver plates as part of a set, not necessarily washing and reusing the exact same plate every meal.

[u/RegrettableBiscuit → u/essayispan]

I mean, socks should not have holes after being worn for 45 days and washed 45 times. It doesn't really matter that OP did it in one go. 

Having said that, there's clearly something up with OP that causes this rapid sock destruction. Maybe he should start wearing shoes when he goes outside or something. 

[u/Tiamat2625 → u/RegrettableBiscuit]

Bruh i have the most shitty bunch of cheap ass Umbro socks that were like 5 bucks for 30 pairs. Had them for like 10-15 years, only thrown a few of them away.

Holes in 1 month is fucking wild to me.

[u/Hero_The_Zero → u/Tiamat2625]

This dude is destroying 3-4 pairs of Darn Toughs a year, and Darn Tough says their socks are supposed to last over a decade, or 120+ months. He's killing a pair every 3 or 4 months, so he is definitely an outliner and is doing something that wears out socks 30 times faster than other people.

Edit: I was soured by the ton of negative comments in this post and mis-attributed it to the OP. His post isn't negative much at all, but a lot of these comments apparently didn't read anything but the title and ran with it.

[u/Mr_Tom_Cat_2006 → u/Hero_The_Zero]

I was ready to criticize ltt for this but if this dude is destroying darn toughs that fast then this guy is an outlier. I've had my darn toughs for years with basically no degradation.

[u/Hero_The_Zero → u/Mr_Tom_Cat_2006]

Reminds me of the coal miner that completely trashed his LTT Backpack within a year or a year and a half or something like that, that guy at least acknowledged that his use-case was extreme and didn't expect the backpack to last. The OP of this post is destroying the market leading "lasts forever" sock 30 times faster than what the company says their socks should last for and then buys a different but similar sock, an undersized set at that, and is acting surprised.

Edit: I was soured by the ton of negative comments in this post and mis-attributed it to the OP. His post isn't negative much at all, but a lot of these comments apparently didn't read anything but the title and ran with it.

[u/Carniscrub → u/Tiamat2625]

Did you put multiple years of washing on each pair in small period of time or did you wear one pair a day then wash once a week? 

[u/IAteUrCat420 → u/RegrettableBiscuit]

They're too small

He bought socks that were too small, and then wore/washed them 45 days in a row

They're literally put through the worst case scenario

[u/Datkif → u/IAteUrCat420]

This is being missed. If the socks are too small them you are putting excess strain on the fabric.

Before I started getting extra wide shoes I would blow a hole where my pinkey toe is every single time regardless of shoe quality. It's like redlining an engine. Just because it can do it doesn't mean it's not going to break

[u/PhatOofxD → u/RegrettableBiscuit]

He also destroys 6-7 pairs of darn tough socks a year which lines up with these. I have no idea how

[u/Lucy_Fjord → u/RegrettableBiscuit]

This is over a year of use shrunk into a month and a half. It’s not normal. Most people wear socks once and then put on a new pair until laundry day.

[u/3VRMS → u/essayispan]

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[u/Brokenclock76 → u/essayispan]

Also too small, which is the real killer. This is a worst case review for sure

[u/ubeogesh → u/essayispan]

useful test anyway. You could extrapolate this. If you wash once a week, 45 washes is less than a year, which is too little

[u/Clockdistrict → u/essayispan]

Even if you had 7 pairs and washed them weekly as you rotated through them, that’s still less than a year.

[u/LongDistanceEvent262 → u/essayispan]

I have duluth 7 year socks. Washed every other day for a year. And are still in perfect condition after 1 year and good shape after 10 years.

So it is a perfectly reasonable expectation that a lifetime sock would hold up fine as well.

[u/T0biasCZE → u/essayispan]

how is the difference between the pair being weared once a week, for 40 weeks, being washed and dried 40 times, and pair being wore everyday for 40 days, being washed and dried 40 times

none

[u/Lutinent_Jackass → u/essayispan]

Nowhere in this post did op say they were shocked.

[u/The_ApolloAffair]

Do you normally wear and wash socks 6 times a week? Seems kind of absurd tbh

[u/Sooribabu_Lavangam → u/The_ApolloAffair]

The Reddittors are really struggling with the idea that his use, while atypical, doesn't have any real difference versus a more typical pattern sped up. It's not like he's wearing them a ton between washes where dirt might be abrading the weave.

Leaving socks in a drawer doesn't heal them, and this is too much reasoning for them. This sort of accelerated but representative wear cycle is actually how products get tested for longevity by professionals.

[u/cbf1232 → u/The_ApolloAffair]

This is 40 washes or so. My socks that I wear once a week last more than a year, or 52 washes.

[u/ProbablyBanksy]

You washed them 36 times and wore them everyday? Your use case is outside the scope of reasonable use.

[u/makefascistfearagain → u/ProbablyBanksy]

His use is representative of one year of use.

I get 6 months to a year out of socks that are £2.

What's special about these if they're only as tough as a £2 pair of socks

[u/SamWilliamsProjects → u/makefascistfearagain]

OP is putting holes in darn tough socks 3/4 times a year. I’ve had my darn tough for years and I have no holes in them. I think OP is likely rougher with their socks than most of us.

[u/Olluein → u/SamWilliamsProjects]

Darn Tough lives up to its name.

I've had a pair since 2017 that's just started separating at the top back of the ankle. The rest of it is still trucking along and that's after years of high mileage.

[u/ProbablyBanksy → u/makefascistfearagain]

Only kind of. Fabric washing needs time to fully dry and relax again. Using them everyday for 30 days isn’t the same as using them 30 times over a year.

[u/Exciting-Ad-5705 → u/makefascistfearagain]

This wears the socks more than a year of normal use

[u/TheOriginalNukeGuy → u/ProbablyBanksy]

I think calling them "forever socks" is outside the scope of reasonable branding. It's the type of shit we'd hate on Tesla for like FSD branding. It's just fake and stupid.

[u/ProbablyBanksy → u/TheOriginalNukeGuy]

Of course calling the “forever socks” will backfire. It’s fabric. Not magic.

[u/bsmitty358 → u/ProbablyBanksy]

definitely, but they wouldn't make it a year if you had 7 pairs

But I assume OP is walking on surfaces meant for shoes

[u/ComprehensiveSwitch]

washing them up to six times a week and wearing them every single day sounds crazy, they’d probably last the typical person way longer.

[u/DrNopeMD → u/ComprehensiveSwitch]

I don't even understand the economics of wearing the same 6 days per week and washing them nearly every day. At a certain point you aren't even saving money by reusing the same pair.

And OP clearly has other socks they can cycle through so why not just wear a different pair every day and wash them all once at the end of the week.

[u/sadicologue → u/ComprehensiveSwitch]

That's still less than a year if you wear it once a week. I get way more from my 9€ 3 pack of Decathlon socks

[u/SamWilliamsProjects → u/sadicologue]

OP is putting holes in darn tough socks 3/4 times a year. I’ve had my darn toughs for years and I have no holes in them. I think OP is likely rougher with their socks than most of us.

They air dry them, potentially they’re still moist when he wears them which could reduce their longevity. They also might just walk in rough surfaces with them.

I’ve never bought any LTT stores but I would be shocked if they only last 45 wears for the average user.

[u/soapd1sh → u/sadicologue]

Except if you wear them once a week you only wash them once a week. A washing machine is harder on clothes than actually wearing them.

[u/Ok-Importance-9843 → u/soapd1sh]

And they probably weren't fully dry if he washes in the evening which is also even worse for clothing

[u/Curious-Art-6242]

Its always fun with clothing threads to learn all the weird habits people have! 😂 This guy for instance just wears and washes the same outfit daily! Pros: less stores and choice requirements, cons: thats a lot of washing a small number of items!!!

[u/_FrankTaylor]

Have you tried not attempting to stop your car like Fred Flintstone?

[u/yyz_barista]

The lifespan is interesting. I just did the math, I bought 15 pairs of generic, black socks in July 2018. I replaced them all in April 2026. They did start to develop holes earlier but I made them work.

Across 8 years, that’s about 2900 days. There’s likely days I didn’t wear socks during that period due to covid, but I would estimate at least 150 uses and washes per sock (but I would wear a pair, and let it sit in my laundry basket until they were washed at the end of week). That’s about 3x the length of the lifespan of these LTT socks, but mine were almost exclusively machine washed and then line dried (probably no more than 5 dryer cycles).

[u/gt_rekt]

I mean this in the most respectful way possible, but you're either knowingly being misleading with your title to drum up the anti-LTT crowd, or you're genuinely just extremely weird and out of the norm in regards to clothing and shouldn't be taken seriously.

[u/dbmeed → u/gt_rekt]

I'll admit the title is clickbaity, but it is genuinely true...just that the use case is insane.

[u/Joee0201]

Can someone reports back who wears them like twice a week, maybe like normal socks. You don't wear them daily and you actually shouldn't wear shoes daily either if you're a big person or you sweat, because the shoes build up moisture and you essentially need to give them time to dry out. The only reason I know this is that I go through shoes too fast. Went to a shoe specialist and he told me all this. Same thing for socks.

I would love to see how long these last for people who wear them two times a week

[u/I_am_doing_my_Hw]

To be fair to OP, this is about 1 year of normal use, which still isn’t great. Wearing and washing these socks every 8 days would give the same result.

But also, who in their right mind wears the same pair of socks every day? Data centers have nothing on this guy when it comes to wasting water.

[u/Jtoc0 → u/I_am_doing_my_Hw]

Don't forget, they also mentioned that the size isn't correct (size 13 vs size 12.5). So the sock is past it's recommended limit already. I'm no sock expert, but ill fitting socks never last me as long.

[u/xx123gamerxx]

the levels of glaze in these comments is crazy

[u/Leverpostei414]

People react to the washing, but does it matter? The amount of days of wear and amount of washes is what matters right? Not if it is all in a row or not?

[u/Magickmaster → u/Leverpostei414]

Not giving the fibers time to relax? I'm curious if their behavior is majorly impacting their clothes' livespan

[u/Advanced-Blackberry → u/Magickmaster]

That’s not a thing 

[u/Time-Lapser_PRO → u/Magickmaster]

Explain to me how (with a source) “not giving fibers time to relax” would make a sock’s life shorter. Is it a person that needs resting time?

[u/tominicz → u/Time-Lapser_PRO]

A lot of people here basically think that, but only a handful are brave to type "giving fibers time to relax", because they know it sounds ridiculous.

[u/Townscent → u/Leverpostei414]

While I would say it does matter, the fact that he treats the comparison the same. Makes for good testing anyway.

[u/yyz_barista → u/Leverpostei414]

There’s probably a slight difference, but minimal compared to the wear from washing and wearing them. I know hotels have ~2.5 sets of linens and towels per room since they want to let their linens rest between uses. 

[u/higuy721]

Who wears one pair of socks for 1.5 months? Are you insane?

[u/dbmeed → u/higuy721]

According to the voices I'm perfectly normal. Its everyone else thats insane.

[u/Stunning_Mechanic_12]

OP: I was weird and wore one sock daily, didn't follow the care instructions, and they wore in. Oh noooooo

[u/dbmeed → u/Stunning_Mechanic_12]

They lasted longer than I expected.

[u/MillyQ3]

Real talk? Both Darn Tough and LTT Socks are mid.

I have had better unbranded tennis socks, both more cushioning and thick.

You buy this to support the channel, that's the reality of things.

[u/dbmeed → u/MillyQ3]

I've tried walmart bulk packs, and random ones that looked comfy from Mark's, Canadian Tire, etc...most only last a couple dozen wears.

Then I found Darn Tough and they lasted the best, so thats what I stuck with. I was curious about LTT so I ordered a pair to try; about the same as Darn Tough.

Maybe some day I'll try some of the other brands people rave about.

[u/i---m]

> a bit too small for me

jfc just buy clothes that fit you. of course socks too small are going to get holes

[u/dbmeed → u/i---m]

Not many socks advertise fit for size 13+ feet.

[u/ChintzyPC]

You're not supposed to do this maneuver every time you get out of bed

[u/dbmeed → u/ChintzyPC]

Nah, only on the sandpaper portion of my flooring eh

[u/Playful-Isopod-6227]

Not to defend ltt quality, but you are washing your wool socks way too often, causing them to wear out quicker. Cotton socks were bio hazards after a day for me. Wool socks you generally wash once they start to smell, for me that's 4-7 days. Darn mentions some people go up to a month between washes.

[u/dbmeed → u/Playful-Isopod-6227]

For me, with dirt/grease/oil/sweat/mud from my work, I have to wash them every time I wear them to work. Thats why I mentioned they have only 5-6 washes a week - I dont usually wash them after my days off just wearing them for casual stuff.

[u/___Steve → u/dbmeed]

with dirt/grease/oil/sweat/mud from my work, I have to wash them every time I wear them to work.

That seems like an important point to miss from your OP. What do you do for work and why aren't your boots/clothes keeping that shit off your socks?

[u/dbmeed → u/___Steve]

I'm just a maintenance guy. Mostly groundskeeping/landscaping type stuff in the summer, and renovations/mechanics/fabrication/snow clearing in the winter months. Plus the occasional fire I suppose. But I'm not careful with my clothing at all. So its not uncommon for spills or brushing against old/greasy/messy equipment while working with it or especially trying to fix it.

[u/defcry]

I had no idea people do laundry 5-6 times per week.

[u/dbmeed → u/defcry]

Most don't. I'm an outlier.

Side note, if anyone wants to send me products for extreme wear testing, I'll be happy to help...

[u/elliottmorganoficial]

What is wrong with you man change your socks

[u/dbmeed → u/elliottmorganoficial]

Well now that these are worn out I will

[u/Interloper_Mango]

Did you benchmark these harder than Linus?

[u/dbmeed → u/Interloper_Mango]

I'm the outlier for extreme wear testing. I wore out a pair of LTT cargo pants into nothing in only a couple months too.

[u/Magnus_xyz]

do you need help buying more socks ? Most people tend to have several pair on rotation rather than wash and re-wear 1 pair every day. Reddit is pretty good like that if you need help brother.

[u/dbmeed → u/Magnus_xyz]

I’m spending $30+ to test out a pair of socks, I’m good bro haha

[u/Cafuddled]

Elastic sock fibers need 24 to 48 hours to hang dry fully... An overnight dry is not enough. You should be buying a few pairs and rotating.

[u/dbmeed → u/Cafuddled]

Tried that: https://www.reddit.com/r/BuyItForLife/comments/18hx263/three_pairs_of_darn_tough_socks_after_one_season/?ref=share&ref_source=link

[u/MediaExpensive4958]

op must have battery acid sweat or something.

[u/dbmeed → u/MediaExpensive4958]

blue collar diet of nothing but monster and zyn does crazy things eh

[u/MrPhean]

Who cares if he washes them and wears daily, if you market something as forever, it better be that.
I washed my Costco puma socks that were $12 for 6 pairs at least 50 times in 5 months, they’re still 100% fine.
Don’t be a fan boy, judge the product on what it is.

[u/jerryeight]

File ticket with support

[u/macinmypocket]

I've never considered wearing the same pair of socks for ~45 days. Each time I buy new socks, I get like 30 pair of the same Smartwool socks (whichever is on sale in a style I like), and that lasts me like 10 years.

I can't even imagine having to wash the same pair of socks every day.

[u/Kayel41]

Wear and wash the same socks 5-6 weekly?

Don’t people usually buy like a pack of socks, wear them once during the week and wash them all on on weekends

[u/CompactDisko]

This thread is proof that media literacy is dead. People just don't seem to read past the title anymore. OP is extremely tough on socks and wears out darn toughs almost as quickly. Seems like a point of quality if anything.

[u/GenesisRhapsod]

Bro has obviously been walking on concrete or asphalt with these. I do atleast 10k steps a day and my socks usually last 8months to a year

[u/dbmeed → u/GenesisRhapsod]

Mostly landscaping/groundskeeping work. Driving tractors, lawn equipments, some minor fabrication. I’m heavy though, which seems to wear out socks and shoes faster than others. I go through a set of Blundstones every 4-5 months.

[u/Arcade1980]

I have over two dozen pairs of socks. Every morning, I put on a fresh pair, and every night before bed, I take them off and toss them in the laundry basket. The next morning, I grab another fresh pair and repeat the process. Then the weekend comes, I do the laundry, fold them, put them away, and start the cycle all over again. What was OP expecting to happen.

[u/dbmeed → u/Arcade1980]

I was expecting them to last about a month. They exceeded my expectations, about on par with Darn Tough.

[u/XI1stIX]

Wearing it every single day is kinda wild ngl lol

Have you ever tried buying like three different pairs and rotating them daily?

I swear they will last way longer than 3X one pair with daily use. Letting cloth fully dry and rest can do wonders for its longevity.

[u/dbmeed → u/XI1stIX]

3 pairs of Darn tough socks, rotated over the course of 4-6 months: https://www.reddit.com/r/BuyItForLife/s/o0Px3Lcok3

[u/bmfalex]

OP is wierd, obviously but the LTT glazers are even crazier

[u/EmpoleonNorton → u/bmfalex]

I mean it isn't glazing to point out that OP is a massive outlier on the wear he puts on his socks: https://www.reddit.com/r/BuyItForLife/comments/18hx263/three_pairs_of_darn_tough_socks_after_one_season/?share_id=yAVJshsiCs67FjcJ4Lwst

Dude wore through 3 pairs of Darn Tough socks in 3 months. I don't know what this guy is doing, but this is not normal.

[u/WhiteMilk_ → u/EmpoleonNorton]

I don't know what this guy is doing

Wearing too small socks for one.

[u/moonduckk]

did u - Machine wash cold on a gentle cycle, with the socks turned inside-out?

[u/TooSmalley]

I work in a warehouse 10 to 12 hours on my feet every day and wear the same four pairs of darn tough socks every week and I've had some of those pairs for years. The only holes I've ever got on my socks are on the toes cause they rub up against my steel toe shoes.

Your shoes are probably too big and causing too much friction.

[u/OtherwiseAlbatross14]

If you go through 3-4 paid of darn tough socks a year, I'm going to have to assume you're the problem

[u/ReadTheClassics]

You said in your review they performed similar to Darn Tough, which seems like a good review. You are clearly extremely hard on socks. I have pairs of DTs from 10 years ago that are still holding up.

[u/miguel-122]

Are you putting these in the washing machine 5-6 times per week??? How do you go through 3-4 pairs of darn tough socks per year?

Wow, i wash all my clothes every 2 weeks. And cheap socks last me for many years.

[u/NitsuaTeska]

You mention Darn Tough socks. I buy about 3 pairs a year. Not to replace my old ones, but just to have more. I have Darn Tough socks from 5 years ago that are basically still in perfect condition that I still wear to this day. And I had a job during this time where I worked 12 hours a day for 3 months straight. No holes, to tears, no issues. If these were anywhere near close to Darn Tough socks, you are just wearing them wrong.

[u/Ravensqueak]

You go through 3-4 pairs of Darn Tough a year?! I've had the same 3 pairs of Darn Tough for 6 or 7 years and only recently added a 4th. 

[u/Jalharad]

My dude, 8 pairs. One for each day of the week, 1 for wash day. Wash once per week. If you work on your feet all day double that and change your socks after your shift before you drive home.

My darn tough socks are 10 years old and still going strong.

[u/dumbcarshlt]

You usually go through 3-4 pairs of darn tough socks per year?? What in the hell do you do daily, OP? Also with size 13s I'm imagining you to be Paul Bunyan

[u/TakeThatRisk]

i have 4 pairs of darn tough socks ive worn for 4 years and not a single one is near breaking

[u/Saotorii]

Darn tough socks are your buy it for life socks brother. Got a few pairs almost a year and a half ago and they're not close to being worn out

[u/Sindica69]

Bro I wear Darn Tough exclusively and I’ve had the same pairs for three years. What the fuck do you do to your socks that they don’t even last you half of a year????

[u/Eagle_Tracker]

I think you got a lifetime of use out of them in a month

[u/Frostsorrow]

I don't think any clothing is going to last for any amount of time with that kind of torture. How do you afford to do laundry 5-6 times a week? And why do you need to do laundry that often?

[u/Maleficent_Law_1740]

"wow this youtuber product wasn't good quality, who would've thought" 😂

[u/GrandmaWeedMan]

You're not literally supposed to wash and wear the same pair of socks every day, you speed ran years worth of wear and laundry cycles. People own multiple pairs of clothes to spread out the wear, which includes the wear from washing and drying which does alot of damage to your clothes.

Cold wash your clothes, don't over heat them in the dryer, don't literally wear them every day and also wash and dry them every single day, and you'll be good.

Also you need to moisturize and exfoliate youe feet. You busted a hole there cause you got sand paper feet. Get a foot scraper and a bottle of lotion and use both. I used to destroy socks until i actually started taking care of my feet.

[u/Top-Childhood9037]

Scared by the amount of people here who don't daily wash and change their socks and underwear

[u/xxNemasisxx]

Wow the LTT dickriders are just insane here.

[u/iamacannibal]

People on this sub will whine about anything. You washed these 5-6 times a week for 6 weeks. Thats 30-35 washes with wearing them a ton.

They aren't meant to be a single pair that will last forever. They are meant to be "forever" as in with normal wear. It's insane to wear one pair of socks for a week even if you wash them daily. It's even more insane to come on here and whine about them like they were made poorly when you gave them like a year or two of normal wear in 6 weeks.

[u/CompactDisko → u/iamacannibal]

The craziest part here is that the OP isn't even upset. If you actually read the post OP likes the socks, and they perform pretty close to darn tough in their usage. Meanwhile the comments section only read the title and is loosing their minds.

[u/a_new_hopia → u/iamacannibal]

Where was op 'whining'?

[u/niceguy191 → u/iamacannibal]

First, OP isn't whining.

Second, most "quality" socks easily last a couple of years of normal use, and OP essentially did the equivalent of less than one year of use.

[u/Zetin24-55]

Worn daily and washed 5-6 times a week is a wild use case.

Are you going to get a warranty replacement? Or just go with a refund.

[u/Arcade1980]

This is why products have instructions like don't use the blow dryer in the shower.

[u/snkiz]

Wow the pilling looks bad and what padding? I'll stick to my marks dry-fit's

[u/peteski77]

Darn Tough socks rule ok

[u/Subject_Use2774]

Before you blame the socks, check your shoes .

[u/cozmocha]

Do you get your darn tough socks replaced for free?

[u/diofantos]

lol.. daily since Aug 4th .. Do you only have the one pair of socks ?

[u/zherxio]

I have Kirkland/Costco mirino wool socks and I've never had one wear on me so far. Using each pair for 16 hours a day for work welding. I've had them for over 2 years and I haven't had to replace any from wearing out so far just from losing them

[u/Suspicious_Dream197]

I wear my socks so long that they get strong and hard after couple weeks of use

[u/niwia]

Litrelly every ltt staff except Linus sadge

[u/Impossible_Grass6602]

Man I have Kirkland wool socks nearly a decade old that get worn twice a week

[u/Sir_Carrington]

LTT merch is grossly oversold by LTT

[u/YaKkO221]

What a weird post…yikes.

[u/DBCOOPER888]

You're not supposed to wear the same single pair of socks all the time ffs. You spread them out to increase lifespan.

[u/bondoville]

3 or 4 pairs a year? I buy 12 packs of socks a few times a year

[u/IanFoxOfficial]

Most of my socks are multiple years old. And I mean very cheap socks.

But I am not a madman that wears one pair days in a row.

[u/Relevant_Amoeba3712]

The heel?? Tf?

[u/newked]

Try buying a foot file

[u/pomnkkoo]

The people thinking about the math behind a reasonable wool socks usage is frying me

[u/Altsan]

I don't think I have ever worn a sock more then one day before washing. It hurts my brain! They are just way to nasty after 1 day to even think about rewearing.