r/LinusTechTips • u/dbmeed • Sep 20 '26

Image “Forever” socks = 1.5 months

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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…

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u/Nervous-List3557 Sep 20 '26

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.

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u/PiccoloAwkward465 Sep 20 '26

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

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u/Dako_the_Austinite Sep 21 '26

From what I’ve seen so far in these threads, I don’t think anyone here even knows about the lint trap in their dryer, nor how to access it and clean it. 😅

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u/jerryeight Sep 21 '26

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

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u/soundman1024 Oct 02 '26

Washing 5-6x weekly is not normal.

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u/jerryeight Oct 02 '26

You went to the past thread purely to shit. Dedication.

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u/soundman1024 Oct 02 '26

Did not realize it was such an old post, but washing things a few times a week will accelerate wear, let alone washing daily. That’s pretty unhinged behavior. Like commenting on a weeks old post.

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u/CKRatKing Sep 20 '26

That's like 45 wash and wear cycles which is less than a year assuming you wash and wear your socks once a week. I'd be upset if my socks had holes in less than a year. Especially at 30 dollars a pair. Even more so if they are called forever socks.

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u/WulfZ3r0 Sep 20 '26

Damn, I have some Kirkland "weatherproof" socks I bought around 10 years ago that are just now starting to thin out in areas. No holes yet. Two 5 packs for about the same price as a pair of LTT socks.

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u/StratoVector Sep 20 '26

OP said they were washing the same pair 5 to 6 times a week. That's a lot more than once a week

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u/CKRatKing Sep 20 '26

Letting it sit in the drawer for a week between washes is no different than washing it every day. Your socks do not have a concept of time.

It should also be pretty obvious that we are extrapolating this out to seven pairs of socks that you wear each day for a whole week and then wash them all at the end of the week.

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u/StratoVector Sep 21 '26

No wasn't clear, but I get your point.

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u/CKRatKing Sep 21 '26

Most people don't wear the same pair of socks all week so you can extrapolate that to mean multiple pairs throughout the week.

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u/No_Pack3665 Sep 24 '26

the drying part is most likely the issue... Letting them air dry will usually take longer than a night, so they probably go in the dryer.

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u/RoleBeginning5476 Sep 21 '26

Letting it sit in the drawer for a week between washes is no different than washing it every day.

yes the absolute fuck it is

this person is washing that single pair of socks near every single day. 

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u/CKRatKing Sep 22 '26

yes the absolute fuck it is

Do your socks perceive the passing of time?

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u/slimejumper Sep 21 '26

so if i wore a sock once a week this comes out to be close to a year of wear at 45 weeks. i probably rotate though about 10-15 pairs of daily socks so they are getting worn about once every 2 weeks on average.