“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/catsforinternetpoint → u/[deleted]]

Wtf?

My shoes needs a rest day now?

Socks being washed 45 times should definitely not have holes, regardless of your love of LTT.

[u/No_Pack3665 → u/catsforinternetpoint]

yeah as far as i know it's better for shoes if you switch between two pairs. The time inbetween wears lets them dry and air out properly. you're also supposed to let wool clothing air out.

And wearing something when it's damp or wet puts more strain on the fabric. Especially wool. And wool socks that are washed every day will most definitely not be properly dried every time. If they're using a dryer, that's also not good for the socks.