From: Signe Rogers (HikinMama@iglide.net)
Date: Sun Feb 10 2002 - 07:58:46 CST
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From: Johnlebl@aol.com
After listening to Signe Rogers rant and rave about "loving" her Smartwool
socks she used last summer at Philmont, I tried some with my new Asolo AFX
535 boots and reported such a couple of months ago. Like Signe, I also love
my Smartwool socks. . . . .
Enter Shelly at Tooth of Time Traders at Philmont. Shelly recommended and
TOTT stocks the FoxRiver Backpacking Wick Dry sock which is 60% Duraspun
Hi-Wick Acrylic, 20% Worsted Wool, 20% Stretch Nylon and 2% Lycra Spandex
added to top. . . . . I found a pair of them made almost exactly like the
Smartwool socks called Backpacking Fox. At $3.95 per pair they were a
bargain compared to $16.95 a pair for Smartwool. I fit my boots to them.
They are slightly more bulky than the Smartwool socks but if you prefer an
acrylic sock to a mostly wool sock, the Foxriver might just be for you. . .
.
The decision is strictly a personal one, but from what I have determined
these two socks are probably number one and two as far as a backpacking
sock.
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Yep! Personal preference should rule. While I prefer the SmartWool, my
husband's preference is the WickDry sock. He won't wear anything else now.
I tried the WickDry, it is a good sock. But you guys have already heard
which one my feet prefer.
Signe Rogers
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