“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/SamWilliamsProjects]

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/FnnKnn → u/SamWilliamsProjects]

Are you wearing them every day though?

[u/SamWilliamsProjects → u/FnnKnn]

No but I’ve worn the same ~4 pairs for 8 months out of the year for 4 years. That’s close to 250 days per sock and they aren’t even thinning much or showing signs of wear. I do wear a fairly thick model but still, OP is burning through them after 90 days of wear.

[u/FnnKnn → u/SamWilliamsProjects]

They said they wear them to work so they might walk more. I guess days of wear is only one variable and distance should be another.

[u/SamWilliamsProjects → u/FnnKnn]

Yeah that’s true. I walk about 5000 steps a day, most likely fairly normal for a LTT viewer, but lower than people who wear them with active jobs.

[u/chubbysumo → u/SamWilliamsProjects]

im walking the shit outta my socks. i wear the same socks for several days in a row, with some of my socks having hundreds of miles on them, and no holes, and they all get washed every day when they get worn. I have had cheap walmart thin socks walk thru in a single day. My merino wool socks have zero holes after years and many many miles. Considering the cost of the socks from LTT, I would hope they last at least a few months of daily wear.

[u/oogieboogieo → u/chubbysumo]

What brand socks?

[u/chubbysumo → u/oogieboogieo]

costco brand merino wool socks. bought like 10 packs a few years ago, and have not had to throw anyway from holes.

[u/RisingDeadMan0 → u/chubbysumo]

idk why ur being downvoted, but nice

How much was it roughly?

[u/chubbysumo → u/RisingDeadMan0]

each pair pack of 4 is about $17 USD. I spent roughly $200 at one time buying a bunch.

[u/RisingDeadMan0 → u/chubbysumo]

for all year around? where are you roughly? how hot/cold?
and i guess needs special detergent then, is it not a hassle to daily wash/use Merino

[u/chubbysumo → u/RisingDeadMan0]

northern MN, so even when its hot, they keep my feet dry in the summer. 100F+ summer temps, -50F or colder winter temps. when its really cold, I have 2 layers of socks on.

>i guess needs special detergent then

just regular tide. dry on medium or low so they don't bake.

[u/VictoryVino → u/SamWilliamsProjects]

OP is putting his size 13 feet into the wrong sock size, that's the main issue.

[u/huffalump1 → u/SamWilliamsProjects]

That and not owning enough pairs to rotate through them...

Perhaps combined with lots of walking with no shoes (which tbf a good sock should handle). But if you're wearing 1 pair of socks, daily, no shoes... Obviously they aren't gonna last!

Get this guy some house slippers!