[Philmont] Ingenious socks?

I am surprised to learn that other hikers still use liners and wool
socks. On my last two treks to Philmont, I was the only one in our
crew using sock liners. Everyone else prefers the Smartwool type
wool/synthetic socks. I tried sock liners with the mohair socks
recommended by John LeBlanc last summer. What John did not describe
about these socks is that they are just about knee-high socks. Our
Scouts got a good laugh at the old guy with the knee socks (pushed down
to the top of my boots), until a storm came in and it began to hail.
While they were shivering or overheating with rainpants on, I just
pulled my warm socks up to my knees, put on my rainjacket and hiked in
comfort.

Dan Preston
Louisville, KY
On Jul 2, 2007, at 8:53 AM, Joe Simonis wrote:

> FWIW, I used to swear by these before going to Philmont, but on an
> extended trip they took a lot longer to dry out than a separate
> sock/liner combo, and tended to get harder to put on and take off as
> they funkified throughout the week. A set of separate liners and socks
> also allows you to carry less liners than socks. 
>  
> Joe Simonis
> ASM T6
> West Chester, PA
> From: Philmont@troop47.com [mailto:Philmont@troop47.com] On Behalf Of
> Joe Johnstone
> Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 2:19 PM
> To: Philmont List Member
> Subject: [Philmont] Ingenious socks?
>
> Has anyone tried these, ingenious socks by Wigwam. 
>  
> They have a liner sewn in the inside.  Tried them this weekend on a
> shakedown hike.  My feet seemed to get a little more "sweatier" than
> the traditional polypro liner and wool.
Received on Tue Jul 3 13:05:59 2007