socks – Turigrinos

Acorn Versafit Fleece Socks

Acorn | Versafit Fleece Socks | 2018 | $19 | 78g After a particularly chilly night on a shoulder season trip I decided that I was going to get out of the cold feet game once and for all. Going cold turkey, so to speak. My usual hiking socks are either short or thin (or both) since my feet get so hot when I hike which means they don't have much to offer in the way of warmth. I've had the same pair of Acorn fleece slippers for as long as I can remember and they're like little furnaces for [...]

Drymax Max Pro Trail Running 1/4 Crew Turn Down Socks

Drymax | Max Pro Trail Running... | 2018 | $33 | 59g Polytetrafluoroethylene (aka PTFE) (aka aka Teflon) is the third-slipperiest solid known to man. It's even slippery at the sub-atomic level: it's the only known substance that a gecko cannot stick to. That's awesome. According to the book Fixing Your Feet (the bible of foot care for athletes), "shearing forces" (read: friction) on your feet cause the layers of skin to separate, which in turn causes blisters. That sucks. Can we use PTFE's ultra-low coefficient of friction to reduce blisters? Why yes, yes we can. One way would be [...]