Sock Science
Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2014 11:04 am
Disclaimer: I am starting a thread on a stupid sock question. For certain skiers, this can be life or death. Please reply accordingly.
Liners or no? I was reading something the other day about them and the claim was to leave them at home and use a good pair of socks. Well... I use them, but I've still had blisters with them.
My experience has been if the boot is going to give you blisters, it will give you blisters with or without liners. I've also found, however, that a friendly boot can turn into a torture device with certain socks. I've had it happen a few times, and of course when my feet would get drenched in sweat, and it was with run-of-the-mill wool socks - not Smartwools or whatever tech socks you can buy now.
I've still been hanging onto the liner because of these few horrible experiences, but I've also upgraded (read lost) my old woolies and bought 'better' tech socks.
Is there any real reason to keep with the liners? I seem to think they keep my feet more comfortable by wicking the sweat away, but I'll admit that may be all in my head.
They've also been a source of much anxiety because they are easy to lose in the wash. I'm often thrashing through laundry baskets and yelling at my wife in a frenzy as I try to assemble myself to go on a trip or out for a ski locally. I've also found that my dog likes to chew on them so she will often steal them, dirty of course, and hide them for a time when she can safely chew them without my knowing.
And of course I should add I am talking about XCD boots per the definition that the Knights gave previously. With plastic I had been traditionally wearing only a liner or thin ski sock.
Liners or no? I was reading something the other day about them and the claim was to leave them at home and use a good pair of socks. Well... I use them, but I've still had blisters with them.
My experience has been if the boot is going to give you blisters, it will give you blisters with or without liners. I've also found, however, that a friendly boot can turn into a torture device with certain socks. I've had it happen a few times, and of course when my feet would get drenched in sweat, and it was with run-of-the-mill wool socks - not Smartwools or whatever tech socks you can buy now.
I've still been hanging onto the liner because of these few horrible experiences, but I've also upgraded (read lost) my old woolies and bought 'better' tech socks.
Is there any real reason to keep with the liners? I seem to think they keep my feet more comfortable by wicking the sweat away, but I'll admit that may be all in my head.
They've also been a source of much anxiety because they are easy to lose in the wash. I'm often thrashing through laundry baskets and yelling at my wife in a frenzy as I try to assemble myself to go on a trip or out for a ski locally. I've also found that my dog likes to chew on them so she will often steal them, dirty of course, and hide them for a time when she can safely chew them without my knowing.
And of course I should add I am talking about XCD boots per the definition that the Knights gave previously. With plastic I had been traditionally wearing only a liner or thin ski sock.
