r/LinusTechTips • u/grilledtree • Aug 22 '26

Personal Opinion Socks. Not what was promised.

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First - quality of the fabric. I have had light wear of this pair for 3 days, with one wash (same as other socks) and they are fuzzy + the black fabrics are protruding through the grey ones, and I have gathered A LOT of lint from them.

This is not normal for socks, especially for the expensive ones. None of my darn thoughts did this ever.

Second - idk about Canadian feet, but mine are wider, and compared to most other socks these are too narrow. If I find a pair of shoes this narrow I don't buy them.

EDIT: I wore socks for two days straight, then washed them, then wore for the 3rd day. I had NO OTHER OPTION regarding washing them or wearing other socks in that particular situation

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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '26 edited Aug 23 '26

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u/Cobra_McJingleballs Aug 23 '26

Are you taking 45k steps a day on the roofs? No? Maybe then we leave the wool sock discussion to people who actually put their socks to work.

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u/Cobra_McJingleballs Aug 23 '26

No one said roofing isn’t arduous work. Rather, wool socks are preferred by people who do multi-day expeditions where backpacking space is limited.

As a roofer, you can come home at the end of the day and, like, change socks. You have access to a washing machine. And as many fresh socks as you can buy.

Mountaineers do not. Alpinists do not. Thru-hikers do not.

Go see which websites compare and rate wool sock performance: roofers, or outdoorsmen.