All I want for Christmas is socks

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  1. Expat

    Expat Expat™ Knives Staff Member

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    You have been looking at old Playboy's again, haven't you!
     
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    I just bought some new socks today.
     
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    Jeff, I don't think they realize this is the first ESEE group photo ever.

    Randolph was skinny back then.
     
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    Thorlo... that is my sock recommendation ! I am not touching or engaging with ANY other theme in this thread..!!
     
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    I have discovered that the only sock to buy is DarnTough socks. Hands down the best anywhere. And lifetime guarantee--wear a hole in them and they'll send you a new pair.

    And they are at SHOT Show so they can operate in the operating world too.
     
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    Darn tough is absolutely the best!
     
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    Ooh, I need some of those.
     
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    Duluth TC has several types for different needs. Not cheap but worth it.
     
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    Darn Toughs for the win.

    Although FITS socks are a pretty close 2nd.
     
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    seriously? I go thru thick wool work socks like crazy, and its always the heels that get holes.

    so basically if i bought a pair of Darn Toughs, used them hard and wore a hole them, they send a new pair? I'm going to be getting free pair of socks every month if thats the case!
     
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    That is exactly how it works. Although I’ve been trying to wear a hole in them to no avail. So I can’t speak from personal experience. But I asked the lady at the darn tough booth at Shot this same question every day last year and that was her answer.

    This is my thinking: I buy 7 pairs of socks from them and that is it for the rest of my life. Done buying socks.

    They are super comfortable. I have two pairs of the thinner ones but they have all different styles and thicknesses. From dress socks to running socks to thick hikers.

    I’ve been wearing the two pair I have for about 6 months now and it is one of those things that just works like they say. You can also buy some styles on amazon prime.
     
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    Randolph doesn't impress me as much as how Mike looked back then. Full head of dark hair without a touch of gray.
     
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    Darn tough ftw
     
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    Another darn tough fan here. My go to sock for work wear with safe/steel toe boots.
     
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    Another Darn Tough fan here. If I could afford to have only Darn Tough socks, I would, BUT it does motivate me to do my laundry more frequently just to keep them in rotation.

    SmartWool make pretty decent socks, too!
     
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    As a test, I wore a pair of darn tough socks for 5 days straight. No smell.
     
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    I once wore nothing but a pair of Darn Toughs while walking from Whitehorse to Nome in January. My ears got a little cold.
     
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    I used to wear darn tuffs exclusively for wildland firefighting, 14 days strait 16 hours a day in whites boots, I'd bring two pairs for a roll (2 weeks on duty) when one pair got too nasty (around day 6) take it off wash it in a creek or with a fire hose, strap it to the out side of your pack and let it dry out. Still wear them a fair bit but now I know where I can get factory second Farm to Feet socks (nearly as good as darn tuffs) for a dollar fifty a pair so I wear those more now since the intial investment is so much lower than the darn tuffs.
     
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    I'm waiting on the new Yeti socks to start shipping.
     

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