Acerbis No-Wet Socks

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It's a very strange sensation that makes you ask the question: what is the difference between wet and cold? Featuring glue and blind-stitch construction to prevent cold water flushing and help keep your feet warm, along with a comfortable seam layout designed to maximise comfort when sailing.

Not only was I going to ride the puddle, I planned on stopping and fully emerging my feet and shoes into it. On my, mostly April-May Caminos, I have walked with sodden feet in torrential downpours, as well as slogged through ankle-deep wet snow and mud. I've got three pairs, two old pairs (2+ years old) which leak to varying degrees and one new pair which are still good.

I bought a pair for the inaugural Dark Mountains but we did retire (after 4hrs, still took three to get back to the start!

My idea is to try to find a way of keeping my lower legs dry and never have to bother with gaiters again. We've brushed the inner fabric surface to give it a thick, fleece-like, high quality texture which feels incredibly warm and soft next to your skin. for seriously wet stuff I prefer neoprene ones (warmbac) as the thin film of water inside those remains warm. They seem to either dry out quickly or else have a bit of a wetsuit-style effect, and don't rub nearly as badly as cotton or nylon. If I really, REALLY hated wet feet, I might still persist with them, but even then I would trust then to last a long muddy run.Another benefit is that they keep mud and sand from getting in your socks and causing abrasions and blisters. With a dry suit they are warm in any conditions, but because of the constant squeeze they are not as comfortable as more conventional shoes and don’t really work with orthotic shoes. So after wading through the unexpectedly deep beaver pond — it reached my upper thigh — I stopped to drain the water out of my boots so they would squelch less vociferously. Normally we wore them alone, but a few times we layered other sock beneath them, depending on the temperature and footwear fit. Extra extra snowflake details: NB Minimus shoes don't work for me at all because of the really tight heel stitching — I almost got blisters just from walking around the REI shoe department.

They're fine for a few hours at a time (so a 10k is no problem), but I think they'd get pretty rancid if you wore them while you worked up a sweat all day. I have a pair of those long Beaver neoprene socks (the 3 mm variety) and they're nice soft neoprene with virtually no internal stitching that would be likely to cause chafing. I have been using Rooster Wet Socks for more years than I care to remember - and this latest pair of 2. Often apparel designed to work in one sporting activity very nicely crosses over to other similar activities.We compared them with wool and fleece socks cycling in freezing temperatures, a severe test of windy dry weather comfort. In the very cold spells last winter it dawned on me that I had frozen feet because I was splashing through puddles of near-freezing water. I use merino socks and usually don’t have a problem; like Travs said you are definitely going to get wet feet so embrace. but I also really like bringing a pair of the old-school, flexible sole Tevas (which they're making again, oh joy! I hiked 15 painful miles on the Lost coast in soaked Goretex boots… You said you are looking for summer weight socks; in my opinion a thin Merino would be the right weight and once you have breathable shoes, if they get wet, they should actually keep the moisture a bit away from your feet.

The Dexshell and EDZ I'm looking at aren't cheap but are merino lined which will help with wicking but only so far of course because the sweat can't exit the socks - just the merino layer. Mine are a few years old and have lasted well, but probably largely because they only get a handful of uses each year (mainly at the Dark Mountains - notice a theme here? once you're wet through and warmed it up its quite warm at least so its better than being frozen solid. If I need waterproof shoes, what's like the Trail Gloves (zero drop, minimal padding, no big, rigid heel cup) but waterproof? Perhaps hiking was just too much for them, but we abandoned them when they started leaking after just a few trips.

Trail runners dry fast; when boots get wet, they take forever to dry--but you can stuff your shoes with newspaper and it helps.