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What socks/ sock combination do people wear with there winter mountaineering boots. some say single sock some say liner and oversock combination?

What is your preference??

Cheers guys !!

Bob

In reply to Bobbirks95:
staying inside in the warm

In reply to Bobbirks95:

These inside: http://www.1000mile.co.uk/walking/1000-mile-tactel-liner-sock/prod_58.html

Big woolly ones outside!

extra warm, no Blisters!

In reply to bouldery bits: Used to use the 1000 mile liners, they do go some way to preventing chaffing. I never found them that warm though, that synthetic stretchy liner is more chilling than having merino next to the skin.

Ben

In reply to Bobbirks95: I've always found left and right to be an effective combination.

In reply to Bobbirks95:

It is essential that you wear red socks. Got to keep the traditions alive otherwise the internet will kill everything with every Tom, Dick or Harriet throwing in their tuppences.

In reply to Bobbirks95: Depends on your boots/ circulation/ the temperature. For moderate cold (to -10 or so) I use Lorpen Heavy Trekker socks and a foil/lambswool insole under my moulded insole

In reply to Submit to Gravity:

I agree and am quite upset with my bridgedale summits (which I recommend to the OP for winter,) which are both left...

In fact all my bridgedale socks are left footed. Someone must have a similar number of rights to swap?

In reply to jonnie3430: turn one inside out, sorts out my collection of left foot bridgeys.

In reply to The Lemming:
Where ca nyou buty those red socks and what are those long shorts called that you should wear with them?

In reply to Bobbirks95:

Super thick Thorlo ones on the inside, and something slightly less thick over the top of those. After two days (maybe one) the inside socks become the outside socks and a fresh pair of big thick ones go inside.

Thicker than most people wear, but it works for me. Nice and toasty too. No cold feet for me, or bruised toes, or blisters.

The smartwool ones (flecks of red) aren't nearly as good as the Thorlo (cream with grey).

I have volume reducers under the insole too.

In reply to nniff:

sounds like your boots are too big in the first place .

In reply to jonnie3430:

You'd be surprised, some people actually return bridgedale socks stating that they're both for their left feet!

In reply to Bobbirks95: Smartwool liners and outers. Toasty. Good luck.

In reply to Bobbirks95: I wear Australian made Explorer socks - thick, high wool content, and best of all, most of the Aussie supermarkets sell them and they're very good value. The Inlaws send me a pair every Christmas!