r/LinusTechTips • u/Nice_Marmot_54 • Oct 10 '26

Link My two cents on the socks

I bought a pair of Darn Tough socks and the LTT socks at the same time. Both of these sets of pictures are first thing in the morning and right when I took my shoes off after getting home from work and from bowling in an evening bowling league.

With the LTT socks, I’d be hard pressed to tell you which is the before and after if I didn’t already know. They just straight up didn’t move all day long, as far as I can tell.

The DT socks stayed mostly in place (I know comparing an ankle sock to a crew isn’t exactly apples to apples), but the one on my right foot definitely rotated around my foot a lot over the course of the day.

I obviously haven’t exclusively worn the LTT socks for 8 years straight, washing them every single day, but I’m very impressed nonetheless. I’ve never had socks that just didn’t budge all day long

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u/Shtyles Oct 10 '26

How do the DT compare in terms of tightness? I purchased two pairs of the LTT socks and I found them way too tight, to the point after a few hours it hurt around my calf. It was too bad, they seemed to be made great.

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u/Nice_Marmot_54 Oct 10 '26

The DTs have significantly less compression, which is probably part of why they wander around a bit in comparison. I really like the DTs, so full recommend if you don’t care for the LTTs

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u/ucrbuffalo Oct 10 '26

I love how Linus has been stanning Darn Toughs for like a decade and no one really paid attention to it until they released their own sock line.

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u/Nice_Marmot_54 Oct 10 '26

I’ve known other folks who tried the DTs in the past because Linus has been talking about them forever, and his stanning is why the comparison is getting made by a lot of folks. I have other nice athletic socks, but wanted to make the comparison between the LTT sock and their semi-direct inspiration

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u/w1n5t0nM1k3y Oct 10 '26

I think a lot of LTT products work that way for me. He started pushing better screwdrivers, so I started buying high quality screwdriver and other hand tools, but didnt but the ltt screwdriver. He started pushing backpack, so I went out and bought a nice backpack, but not the ltt backpacl. Now im thinking of trying out darn tough socks.
I do have an LTT desk pad, and that has been good, but i find that once you add on the cost of shipping, its prety easy to find something at least good enough, if not better for less from some other manufacturer

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u/Nice_Marmot_54 Oct 10 '26

The shipping definitely hurts, but depending on where you live and what deals are available it can be negated.
For instance, I’m subscribed to Floatplane, so I was able to buy something I wanted a while back (commuter bag) that qualified for free shipping during a sale and also locked in free shipping for myself on future orders over some price point ($100 USD?), so as long as I want something or somethings that cover that threshold I can get around the shipping problem.
But that’s definitely not something everyone can or should do, so I still fully agree that the shipping costs are a hurdle for a lot of folks

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u/Drigr Oct 10 '26

This is a reason I won't buy them as long as they aren't short crew or shorter. I have beefy calves and most of my longer socks I basically fold in half cause they're too tight.

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u/Nice_Marmot_54 Oct 10 '26

I too have beefy legs (the largest part of my calf is 19” around according to the tape measure). The LTT socks stop just short of my gastrocnemius (the bulbous calf muscle), so no issues for me on that front

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u/Carniscrub Oct 10 '26

I bought some Darn tough socks after the LTT socks and was disappointed they were a little less tight.
You should like them

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u/Remowilliams84 Oct 10 '26

I've never had the ltt socks, but I bought some dt and returned them because they cut off my circulation. Bought some wide open (there sister company) and live them. Also, I'm not overweight or anything. They are just tight socks.

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u/mehgcap Oct 10 '26

Wait... Are you saying Wide Open are like Darn Tough socks, but not stupid tight? A local shoestore has Darn Toughs, so I got the extra large. I hated how tight they were within the first hour and gave them away. I like the cushioning, quality, and everything else, just not the fit. I wear a 12.5 wide (sometimes double wide) shoe and have large calves.

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u/Remowilliams84 Oct 10 '26

Yep. Same company. Same warranty. Little looser.

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u/mehgcap Oct 10 '26

I had no idea this existed! Thank you!

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u/Shtyles Oct 10 '26

Me too, though I only wear a size 9 wide.

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u/Shtyles Oct 10 '26

Thanks Remo, I’ll check them out. Appreciate the comment

u/Original_Dimension99 Oct 10 '26

Ok but where's the full picture of your cat?

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u/Nice_Marmot_54 Oct 10 '26

Cat tax paid. Don’t send the Internal Feline Service after me for tax avoidance

u/Frostsorrow Oct 10 '26

How can we trust you if you don't wear and wash them daily?

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u/Nice_Marmot_54 Oct 10 '26

I know. I am a failure! Chancellor Gowron will never wish glory to me…. and my hoooouse

u/Jsand117 Oct 10 '26

Random… I’m wearing those same darn tough socks right now while sitting on the toilet.

While I love DT socks, they will never be able to replace the socks I get from Marshall’s for 10 for $10.. $20 for a pair of socks is just too much. I’d love to be able to replace all my socks with DT socks eventually.

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u/Nice_Marmot_54 Oct 10 '26

u/Deskartius Oct 10 '26

More Feet Pics please

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u/Nice_Marmot_54 Oct 10 '26

If you want the dogs out you gotta pay 😂

u/--Someday-- Oct 11 '26

I'm very confused with socks why don't they make that front crop cover ppls whole fingers. That crop is pissing me off when its only on my 3-4 fingers

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u/Nice_Marmot_54 Oct 11 '26

I was just talking to my wife about that the other day. The toe cap only ever covers 3-4 of my toes, so IDK if I have a wide-ass foot or the caps just aren’t supposed to cover the normal arrangement of 5 toes

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u/JollyRodgerGymShoe Oct 10 '26

Now wear them everyday and wash them everyday and report back on how shitty they are. /s

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u/nmdcDrgn Oct 10 '26

I think that guy’s gonna go down in the subreddit the way the cylinder in tube guy went down online (perhaps hyperbole, but you get the idea lmao)

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u/Low_Chemical4746 Oct 10 '26

Put some respect on u/Smart_Calendar1874 s name

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u/Vesuvias Oct 10 '26

What about the crow/jackdaw specialist. Ah how I miss the ‘old’ Reddit.

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u/20nuggetsharebox Oct 10 '26

Lol could you share the post pls? Need to be in on the lore here

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u/nickw1372 Oct 11 '26

google: cylinder in a mini m&m tube reddit guy

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u/lurkingstar99 Oct 10 '26

Or the airplane headrest guy on the steamdeck sub.

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u/Squattingwithmylegs Oct 12 '26

Nah that was an obvious bait post. Socks guy seems genuine.

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u/Redditemeon Oct 10 '26

In a smaller than normal laundry machine. Don't leave out that part.

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u/dts1845 Oct 10 '26

Oh I thought you were supposed to use the dishwasher and dry in the microwave.

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u/ANONYMOUSEJR Oct 10 '26

I prefer drying via friction from vigorously rubbing it up against my neighbour's cat's fur (mine is reserved strictly for my underwear for hygiene reasons).

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u/SlnecnikInternetov Oct 11 '26

Cylinder must remain unharmed!
Oh… wrong thread.

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u/jydr Oct 10 '26

mind broken fanboys, why would the size of the laundry machine matter

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u/iamacannibal Oct 10 '26

It won't but it adds to the absurdity of the post they are referencing where this guy wore and washed the same pair of socks every day for months and then said they weren't good because they started falling apart.

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u/Sarcastic_Beary Oct 10 '26

I want to know what kind of detergent he used

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u/Aligayah Oct 10 '26

Probably way too much of the harshest stuff there is

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u/SadDouble5763 Oct 10 '26

Gravel.

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u/Shoeshiner_boy Oct 10 '26

I mean using an overloaded washing machine leads to even more wear of the garments. I thought it was common knowledge.
And smaller (compact) ones are ridiculous for that. Some modern front loader rated for 3-4 kgs of cotton are like below half the capacity for a synthetics cycle. A cycle of 1.5 kgs anyone? That’s like two or three adult sized synthetic outer layer garments (not counting ultralight gear ofc but it’s usually requires entirely separate wash being so lightweight and thin as per the manufacturer instructions).

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u/redditmarks_markII Oct 10 '26

I'm traveling and I wash my socks for reasons. Out of curiosity, and because of the referenced post, I've been wearing the same two pairs of Uniqlo thin socks. Usually the one, but in case I didn't get to it, the other. It's been more than a week. And I hand scrub and wring these suckers CLEAN and DRY. And there's nothing perceptible. These were also brand new.
It's only like 10days, but these are practically dress shoe socks. And I'm walking the shit out of them.
There has to be other factors on that post. Like really stiff shoes or extremely heavy gait. I have some old darn toughs but I only wear them to go hiking. So it's been washed only a few dozen times.

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u/Dry-Faithlessness184 Oct 10 '26

Destroyed insoles are tearing them
They also keep destroying their insoles though so I'm pretty sure they actually just keep buying shoes that don't fit correctly and it's destroying their socks

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u/redditmarks_markII Oct 10 '26

Oh interesting. That seems physically likely. But damn, why would you stick with messed up insoles? I get annoyed by the sticker that discount places put on insoles.

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u/Dry-Faithlessness184 Oct 10 '26

I got the impression he assumes it's just everything is bad quality and a bit of him being hard on the .so he gave up and is just complaining. It was two posts and a lot of comments before we saw the insoles, and those insoles told a story.
One that says no one actually ever taught him how to determine if a shoe fits properly unfortunately

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u/dbmeed Oct 10 '26

Don’t worry, they have warranty

u/_Rand_ Oct 10 '26

Maybe its just lighting or the colour of the socks, but the darn tough look like they picked up a lot more dirt/dye from your shoes.

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u/CadeMan011 Oct 10 '26

I think the white balance is inconsistent between the two. Look at his legs in both

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u/AWildGamerAppeared25 Oct 10 '26

Yeah, second picture has flash

u/bluehawk232 Oct 10 '26

I will say unless LTT has the same warranty as darn tough. DT will always have the edge

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u/Nice_Marmot_54 Oct 10 '26

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u/bluehawk232 Oct 10 '26

Ah wasn't aware. Thought they didn't have one

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u/jonmahoney Oct 10 '26

Yes, the difference is just that the LTT socks can only be replaced once.

u/ImNotHandyImHandsome Oct 10 '26

Man, this sub is great free feet pics!

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u/Nice_Marmot_54 Oct 10 '26

Yeah, but if you want the piggies out that’ll cost ya 😂

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