 Poster: A snowHead
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Its the time of year when we start gathering a bit more of what we don't really need.
I wear ski socks more than I should ... I even wear them in bed now that I can't afford to keep the heating on.
Over the years I've worn out oodles of socks everything from C&A to Falke.
For me socks have to have marino wool in the blend. A few year ago you could get some HH branded socks from TK Max for about £10 for two pairs.
I collected all the colours available and enjoyed them.
They are not available any more but Decathelon have come to the rescue.
I was buying 65% marino blend from Decathelon for the past 3 years, but they have changed the line up now.
There are two styles of the marino socks now.
one is 32% marino blend wool for about £19
the other style has marino just on the foot area for about £12
Which to go for? Both of course.
Last night I did a field test .. or rather a bed test by wearing odd socks to bed.
The conclusion this morning was the £12 one was more comfortable.
I've been wearing the £19 pair all day and tonight I'll wear the odd socks on the other foot, to check for any bias.
Guess what I'm doing tomorrow. 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@DrLawn, I’ve just purchased some Merino blend socks from Sportpursuit for £11.99 in their sale. Definitely worth a look. 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| DrLawn wrote: |
tonight I'll wear the odd socks on the other foot, to check for any bias.
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Turn the light on long enough to make sure they're not L and R like mine.
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| Scooter in Seattle wrote: |
| DrLawn wrote: |
tonight I'll wear the odd socks on the other foot, to check for any bias.
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Turn the light on long enough to make sure they're not L and R like mine. |
Just cross your legs. Problem solved.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@DrLawn, that's very annoying as I was liking the 65% ones and had acquired 3 pairs only for them to go out of stock.
I found an alternative but they're a bit thick.
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I bought a few pairs of Stance socks in the sales at the end of last season. They have a lifetime guarantee which I’m curious to test out given i usually wear through a pair of thin merino ski touring socks in a few days!
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Try icebreaker. They definitely have a lifetime guarantee in Nz, which they honour. Never ending supply of new socks and they are made out of happy neighbourhood sheep
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its not just about the % merino wool in the sock, but the way it is laid in, what type of mesh framework supports it, the quality of the merino etc etc etc, being as every individual id unique it is really difficult to know what sock will work best for what person, but from what we have tested most decent brand merino blend socks work pretty well, one thing that has to be considered is the thickness of the sock and how it fits in the boot, a thicker sock will be able to have a higher % of wool as there is more sock, a thinner sock will have less % as you have to have the supporting framework regardless of the thickness
as for a lifetime guarantee, that is brave (or stupid) or they hope that people will forget about it after a while of owning the sock
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Its not socks I need in Edinburgh today it is flipping aircon...............
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@BobinCH, are the Stance ones thin? I'm in the market for some new socks and find that anything padded doesn't fit in my boots. I usually go for sock liners but they can be quite variable.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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| Klamm Franzer wrote: |
| @BobinCH, are the Stance ones thin? I'm in the market for some new socks and find that anything padded doesn't fit in my boots. I usually go for sock liners but they can be quite variable. |
The ones I’ve got are thin (Jimmy Chin model) and I’m going to use them for ski touring. Here’s the lifetime guarantee details - seems legit
https://stance.eu.com/pages/guarantee?_gl=1*15a2dch*_ga*NDkyMjA2NDAwLjE2NjcxOTkyODE.*_ga_5GE0TR6RDZ*MTY2NzIwMzU3Mi4yLjEuMTY2NzIwNDIyMS4zNS4wLjA.
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Icebreaker. The original and the best.
I have, I think, four or possibly five pairs thereof, and they've lasted me at least seven or eight seasons so far. No bobbling, no holes, usually at least three or four days between washes (I'm blessed with not-smelly feet, so YMMV) and 50-100 days per season, so their lifespan, now I come to think about it, is quite remarkable.
They do a range of thicknesses now including 'liner' and 'ultralight'; not sure I had so much of a choice when I bought mine, which are probably the medium or light ones, but they're all slightly padded where needed on the shin and heel etc. Not the cheapest but I wouldn't look at anything else.
https://www.icebreaker.com/en-gb/mens-socks?prefn1=height&prefv1=Over+The+Calf
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You know it makes sense.
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My Stances are thin (slightly thicker underfoot and in the toe box, but still thin and not a massive/excessive difference like some others) and over about 100 days the two pair show no signs of wearing or stretching out. They are L and R, as I discovered when I took them off on day one  They fit even better after that.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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@Chaletbeauroc, I do like the look of those Icebreaker socks ...
I'll leave hints for Chistmas prezzies...
I like the blue and red ones .. very "Superman"
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Poster: A snowHead
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I don't think you can go wrong with:
Teko
Falke
Smartwool
Icebreaker
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| Old Fartbag wrote: |
I don't think you can go wrong with:
Teko
Falke
Smartwool
Icebreaker |
Agreed. We’ve had all of these and can’t fault them.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| ster wrote: |
| Old Fartbag wrote: |
I don't think you can go wrong with:
Teko
Falke
Smartwool
Icebreaker |
Agreed. We’ve had all of these and can’t fault them. |
Also
X Socks
Mico
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