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Met a guy on the JMT who swore by wool socks in summer. He was right.
Last August I ran into this older hiker near Muir Pass. He saw me changing my wet cotton socks and told me I was asking for blisters. Said wool socks can handle wet feet better and dry fast enough even in heat. I thought he was crazy but tried it. Wore the same pair of Smartwools for four days straight and my feet were way better off than before. Anyone else given up cotton socks on warm trails?
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cameron7632d ago
...totally had a similar wake-up call. I used to think cotton socks were fine until I walked ten miles with feet that felt like two sad, soggy sponges. Now I look back and laugh at how stubborn I was, convinced my blisters were just "part of the hike.
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the_robert2d ago
@cameron763 bet your feet paid you back for treating them like troopers instead of sponges, huh?
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