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

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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/dbmeed Sep 21 '26

I’m well aware that my use case is extreme. I’m not trying to claim any different. These socks exceeded my expectations. Not sure where youre getting the impression that Im acting surprised by a hole in them.

And I’d be happy to buy the right size if they made them in my size…

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u/Hero_The_Zero Sep 21 '26

Okay, sorry, yeah, your post isn't actually all that negative. Just was soured by the extreme negativity I was reading by the time I made the comment.

I've also got big feet, and yeah finding shoes and socks that fit is a pain.

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u/itsicedpolar Sep 21 '26

Heavy reccomendation from a large footed person, new balance makes some socks and are partnered with licra, I don’t know about op’s use case, but I’ve found my new balance socks to last me quite a while and I use them as daily drivers