Please tell me about SmartWool socks

[jgenie]

I keep seeing them mentioned here and I'm curious what you love about them? Which style do you like best? Why? Do you use them for everyday use or for athletics only? TIA

[daisymommy]

I just came here to ask the same thing! I have never heard of them before here. Whats so great about them?

[SkyrMommy]

Love, love, love my Smartwool socks.
I have pairs that are long/tall for skiing that keep my feet warm for the day...

I have medium height pairs for hiking and some everyday wearing (lots of different colors)...

and a few short, lightweight pairs for hiking/running in the summer...


They're comfortable, don't seem to shift on my feet in shoes, keep my feet dry and warm and wear very, very tough and long. Most are/were purchased through REI, EMS or LLBean. I just bought DD pairs for winter wear under her boots.

[shishamo]

They are the best.socks.ever. Really warm, never gets sweaty, never gets stinky, not itchy at all. I bought a pair a few years ago for myself. I have quite a few collection now, and I always reach for them when they are clean. They are my everyday wear with jeans and clogs socks.

My husband pretty much only wears them after I introduced him to them a while ago.
My daughter who has terrible cold feet loves them as well. She keeps stealing my socks.

In fact I am wearing the smartwool socks and a long john right now, and my daughter is wearing the same combo.

sierratradingpost always have a good deal (I'm just a happy customer).

[jent]

Originally Posted by shishamo

They are the best.socks.ever. Really warm, never gets sweaty, never gets stinky, not itchy at all.

I'm wearing a pair right now!

[niccig]

Mine have not worn well. I have a few pairs and they always get worn on the balls of the feet until I hole forms. Not happy for the cost of the sock,

[marie]

Originally Posted by niccig

Mine have not worn well. I have a few pairs and they always get worn on the balls of the feet until I hole forms. Not happy for the cost of the sock,

I have one pair of Darn Tough socks that are very similar to SmartWools. So far, they are not wearing out like the SmartWools do. They are just as expensive, but if they don't wear out they'll be worth it (plus they are made in VT not far from where I live!).

[rprav8r]

I have several pairs of black dress socks that are still kicking around after almost 10 years. I have several hiker-type socks used for hiking and generally keeping my feet warm in the winter. I have a few cute striped pairs. And I have several pairs for running. They are the only socks I own. Love 'em. Warm in winter, cool in summer, comfortable, breathable, no itch, no stink, last forever.

I haven't yet had a pair wear out, though some of my oldest ones are getting thin on the heel where my shoe rubs.

[wimama]

Love them. I have mostly hiking socks, that I use for hiking and sleeping at night. They are probably all 5-8 years old and still going strong. My feet get cold at night, the Smart Wool socks keep my feet warmer and dryer than other type of sock. And they really don't bunch or slip when I am hiking. This year I am hoping to get some thinner cute Smart Wool socks in my stocking this year to add to my collection.

[kijip]

I love smartwools and 90 percent of the socks I wear are black noshow smartwools. That said however, I recently bought several pairs of ankle smartwools in cool colors from nordstrom rack and they are all holey and stuff after maybe 7 weeks! My old black ones have been in circulation for up to 4 year each though in a pretty large rotation and they have held up just fine. I am wondering if all quality is down or if the nordstrom rack ones were made cheap on purpose and I need to stick to the regular shoe stores I get them at?