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Need help locating heavy socks #8654570
08/31/26 09:00 AM
08/31/26 09:00 AM
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Illinois
foxkidd44 Offline OP
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Guys,, needing some help and suggestions on were to find affordable, reliable heavy socks.
Instead of hours of scrolling I thought I?d ask you guys.
I wear knee high Irish setter snake boots daily.. I like how they feel on my feet and support to my calves and ankles and my feet aren?t as tired and sore at the end of the day.
The place where I usually got mine is no longer in business and the ones I have have been patched so many times that they are just about done for.

Thanks in advance guys


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Re: Need help locating heavy socks [Re: foxkidd44] #8654592
08/31/26 09:41 AM
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I just ordered a pair of these for winter trapping in water, around ice up, to wear with my hip boots
Haven't arrived yet so I can't give you a review.
Super pricey but figured id give them a try. $37. [Linked Image]

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Re: Need help locating heavy socks [Re: foxkidd44] #8654593
08/31/26 09:42 AM
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Be surety read the % of merino wool. Lots of misleading advertising on merino socks.


How many lies will people believe before they realize their own idiocy?
Re: Need help locating heavy socks [Re: foxkidd44] #8654601
08/31/26 10:14 AM
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Have you considered compression socks? I've been wearing Dickies that I got from Amazon. They are thick, go up to the knees and are warm.


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Re: Need help locating heavy socks [Re: foxkidd44] #8654605
08/31/26 10:20 AM
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Fox River Boot socks are what I wear daily , they are fairly thick

https://foxsox.com/collections/mens...field-sock-2-pack?variant=41916688957612

I sometimes get them from fleet farm or farm and fleet but lately I get 2-3 new pair with every pair of shoes I buy at the Shoe Box in Black Earth.
I wear a 15 so I have to get the XL size

they wear a long time


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Re: Need help locating heavy socks [Re: bowhunter27295] #8654606
08/31/26 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by bowhunter27295
Be surety read the % of merino wool. Lots of misleading advertising on merino socks.

The ones I ordered are 60% merino wool.
Is that good? Ive never had a pair before


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Re: Need help locating heavy socks [Re: foxkidd44] #8654607
08/31/26 10:23 AM
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Re: Need help locating heavy socks [Re: foxkidd44] #8654611
08/31/26 10:25 AM
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your description of worn out boots , I think you need new boots

that can hurt your feet , legs , knees , back , hips

you can hurt all over walking in worn out boots that have broke down.


you can sometimes feel so good after replacing broke down shoes that a week of new shoes and you think you turned back the clock several years

they wear out slow so you don't notice the slow decline then you are like darn I feel old at the end of the day


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Re: Need help locating heavy socks [Re: GREENCOUNTYPETE] #8654635
08/31/26 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by GREENCOUNTYPETE
your description of worn out boots , I think you need new boots

that can hurt your feet , legs , knees , back , hips

you can hurt all over walking in worn out boots that have broke down.


you can sometimes feel so good after replacing broke down shoes that a week of new shoes and you think you turned back the clock several years

they wear out slow so you don't notice the slow decline then you are like darn I feel old at the end of the day


Thanks Dad


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Re: Need help locating heavy socks [Re: foxkidd44] #8654639
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So you said a heavy sock, not sure if your looking for a warm sock. Maybe close to 20 years ago, I bought the lifetime wool socks from Redhead. At the time, there was free shipping over $125, so at the price then, I ordered 13 pairs. After time, they started looking pretty wretched, I boxed them up with a copy of my original receipt, sent them in, and they sent me 13 new pair of socks along with a receipt at the current price. These socks are just great and if I live to be maybe 200 years old or so, figuring in captiol appreciation, my socks should be somewhere close to free. Of course, not counting inflation and shipping.


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Re: Need help locating heavy socks [Re: Nessmuck] #8654641
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Originally Posted by Nessmuck
Originally Posted by GREENCOUNTYPETE
your description of worn out boots , I think you need new boots

that can hurt your feet , legs , knees , back , hips

you can hurt all over walking in worn out boots that have broke down.


you can sometimes feel so good after replacing broke down shoes that a week of new shoes and you think you turned back the clock several years

they wear out slow so you don't notice the slow decline then you are like darn I feel old at the end of the day


Thanks Dad

you're welcome


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Re: Need help locating heavy socks [Re: Beaverdo] #8654652
08/31/26 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Beaverdo
So you said a heavy sock, not sure if your looking for a warm sock. Maybe close to 20 years ago, I bought the lifetime wool socks from Redhead. At the time, there was free shipping over $125, so at the price then, I ordered 13 pairs. After time, they started looking pretty wretched, I boxed them up with a copy of my original receipt, sent them in, and they sent me 13 new pair of socks along with a receipt at the current price. These socks are just great and if I live to be maybe 200 years old or so, figuring in captiol appreciation, my socks should be somewhere close to free. Of course, not counting inflation and shipping.



I saw something where they got sued trying to not honer that warranty any longer a while back.

Re: Need help locating heavy socks [Re: foxkidd44] #8654657
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Wigwam wool.


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Re: Need help locating heavy socks [Re: foxkidd44] #8654695
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Wigwam and Fox River are two brands of socks I wear regularly. They are good quality. Both manufacturers have a lot of different styles to choose from.


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Re: Need help locating heavy socks [Re: foxkidd44] #8654714
08/31/26 03:56 PM
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Don't bother with Darn Tough socks, so tight you'd wish for compression socks which would be looser, lol

Re: Need help locating heavy socks [Re: foxkidd44] #8654791
08/31/26 07:40 PM
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I?m not sure if Mr Socko shows up at your conventions, but his stuff outlasted Darn Tough X 2. Green lighter socks and the brown are heavy. $2 a pair. [Linked Image]
I picked up a few pairs of alpaca wool socks to try this winter. They arent cheap though.


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Re: Need help locating heavy socks [Re: foxkidd44] #8654818
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Take a look at the Thorlo brand. Used to be made in Statesville, NC. Their online store is at Thorlo.com

They once made a high sock for ski boots that seems like a style you might consider.

PS: A woman ran the NYC marathon in just their socks, no shoes. Martina N. (a female tennis star in the 80s) was so impressed with their products that she endorsed them free of charge.

Re: Need help locating heavy socks [Re: foxkidd44] #8655139
09/01/26 04:49 PM
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Thanks for the leads guys


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Re: Need help locating heavy socks [Re: foxkidd44] #8656105
09/03/26 10:06 PM
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Darn Tough! I have three pair and I wear them every day during the winter.

Re: Need help locating heavy socks [Re: foxkidd44] #8656205
09/04/26 07:44 AM
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Check out wool socks made in Mongolia. They export a ton of yak and camel wool garments and the quality is great. Very soft and warm and more durable than cashmere.

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