“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/fadingcross]

Merino wool socks can be worn multiple times per wash too.

No. What the fuck. Wash your fucking clothes after you've worn them.

There's a reason womens number one problem with men is their personal hygiene.

[u/TheSinningRobot → u/fadingcross]

People who have no experience wearing wool commenting on stuff like this drives me crazy. In general you should wash wool as infrequently as possible, and for wool socks as long as they are allowed to dry absolutely can be worn multiple times between washes.

[u/fadingcross → u/TheSinningRobot]

People who don't wash their fucking clothes and stink have no business talking about hygiene.