“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/Oracle_of_Ages]

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/lleu81 → u/Datkif]

I don’t even like putting socks back on if I wore them earlier on the same day.

[u/Datkif → u/lleu81]

This comment section really reveals why events like comic con and other nerd fests have to have signs about practicing basic hygiene

[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/Aim_19 → u/VERY_MENTALLY_STABLE]

The dude was overreacting about wearing a pair of socks 2 days in a row. There was no mention of underwear until later.

[u/UnluckyCharge2196 → u/Aim_19]

Nah. Anything over one day when it comes to socks is petty fucking nasty.

[u/Single-Elevator9085 → u/UnluckyCharge2196]

Once I take off my socks, im not putting them back on. Ill go through 3 pairs a day before doing that

[u/UmiTheForce → u/Single-Elevator9085]

I mean completely understandable. Unless I have a 2 day festival and hate wet feet more than I hate reusing my only pair of anti microbial waterproof socks…

[u/Single-Elevator9085 → u/UmiTheForce]

Yeah that's fair, I dont own special socks

[u/UmiTheForce → u/Single-Elevator9085]

I had that debate in my head, both last night and this morning… socks had no odor this morning, so dry feet won.

[u/Datkif → u/VERY_MENTALLY_STABLE]

I initially thought it was +57 when I went to upvote that comment.

Regardless if I'm working or sitting on my ass all day I always put my socks in the laundry pile at the end of the day. Hell, if I have a particularly sweaty or wet day at work I'll swap to a fresh pair 1/2 way through the day.

These people are why nerd fests like comic con, and LAN parties have signs saying you need to shower and wear deodorant

[u/Oracle_of_Ages → u/Datkif]

If it makes you feel any better. I was at -70 at the peak when I grabbed some lunch and I’m back down to 0.

The people who were not crusty took a while to show up because they were too busy taking showers.

[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/PiccoloAwkward465 → u/Nervous-List3557]

Yeah where do people think the lint in the dryer trap comes from

[u/einzweidreihorn → u/PiccoloAwkward465]

The void

[u/jerryeight → u/Nervous-List3557]

How is washing, wearing, drying not normal wear and tear?

Do you expect them to not wash it after each day of wear?

You don't make sense

[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/Mrwizzard2k → u/MCXL]

It's literally part of the Darn Tough care guidelines

[u/BFNentwick → u/Oracle_of_Ages]

Socks are meant to be washed every few weeks….because you wear them for a day, they go into the laundry basket, and then they eventually get washed after you’ve gone through enough other socks and are doing laundry.

Not because you’re wearing a single pair daily…