Smartwool Trekking Heavy Crew ($22)

Smartwool Trekking Heavy Crew ($22)

 

Materials: 70% merino fleece, 29% nylon, 1% elastane

 

Padding: Heavy

 

What we like: Durable and comfortable.

 

What we don't: The fit isn't exactly as customized as Darn Tough's Mountaineering socks.

 

Odds are that on the off chance that you like Smartwool's lightweight climbing plans, the Trekking Heavy Crew will satisfy you also. These husky socks are produced using 70% merino fleece and have a similar conventional look and feel as the Hike Light Crew underneath. You do get an observable lift in warmth and thickness around the foot, which functions admirably for winter open air exercises fireproof safe reviews and summer exploring for the individuals who need most extreme pad (at the penance of breathability). Likewise with the Darn Tough Mountaineering socks underneath, make a point to consider your boot estimate: these socks won't really knock you up a size yet they do include observably more mass than lightweight climbing socks.

 

For a marginally less expensive choice that is like the Smartwool, look at the mainstream $20 REI Co-operation Merino Wool Heavyweight. Looking at the two, the Smartwool is thicker, progressively tough, and has a superior by and large fit (the REI is excessively free for our preferences). In that capacity, we think the Smartwool merits the additional cash as a rule. Be that as it may, for agreeable exercises, the REI is a fine decision.

 

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Feetures Elite Merino Ultra Light Quarter ($16)

 

Materials: 33% nylon, 32% rayon, 31% fleece, 4% spandex

 

Padding: Ultralight

 

What we like: Snug fit and great breathability.

 

What we don't: Durability.

 

Darn Tough and Smartwool both offer ultralight climbing sock models, however we discovered running-driven brand Feetures and left away awed. With this sock you get maybe the most agreeable attack of the ultralight pack—the cozy feel verges on pressure however isn't exactly there. Alongside great pad and slender boards on the highest point of the foot for breathability, the Feetures Elite Ultra Light Quarter is an aggressive climbing sock alternative for warm climate. fireproof It's significant that we've picked the quarter stature form here, which offers enough leeway for most low and mid-tallness shoes and boots (those wearing high-cut boots ought to pick a team sock).

 

There are a few drawbacks to picking a ultralight sock like the Feetures. To start with, the slenderness assists with breathability however compromises long haul solidness. We prescribe washing Feetures in virus water and line drying (machine drying is a brisk method to destroy them). Second, these socks add little to the span of your foot and subsequently would you be able to make your climbing shoes or boots feel spacious. In any case, if estimating isn't an issue, we like the Feetures Ultra Light for summer climbing and trail running.

 

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Darn Tough Coolmax Micro Crew Cushion ($21)

 

Materials: 37% nylon, 34% Coolmax, 26% acrylic, 2% Lycra, 1% other

 

Padding: Light/medium

 

What we like: An elite engineered sock.

 

What we don't: despite everything we lean toward merino over Coolmax.