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The ones from Scheels are the only ones that come close to the original ones Cabelas use to carry years ago. As mentioned the Kirklands don't hold up well. Boht Bass Pro and Cabelas are the Walmart of the outdoor world now.

Poly liners help with about any sock.

Smartwool, I buy on sale at Midway.

I’ve been using ankle high REI socks with my low Solomons.

Wright socks are double-layer and can save you a whole lotta pain if you are embarking on a big adventure. However, they are not durable. Think of them as a consumable that you’re gonna use up that first week or so, but will minimize or prevent blisters.

My perspective on hiking socks has changed since my wife dragged me into these very long trips… they are ALL a consumable. Get something decent, use it up, don’t get too attached ‘cause the poor bastids are doomed <grin>. To that end, the REI socks are a lot bang for the buck and when it’s time to toss them after a couple hundred miles… meh. On to the next victims.

If I’m wearing “boots” like in elk season I have UltiMax socks I love. Haven’t seen them around in years. They also make (made?) a liner sock that’s the best I’ve used. HIGHLY recommended.

I played around with Wright Socks for a few seasons, and still have a couple pairs. They're gimmicky junk IME.

Darn Tough 1/4 midweight hikers for the win. Stellar durability and comfort - they'll go far in excess of a "couple hundred miles."

Another Darn Tough user here. Best I've found.

Me too! I own ten pair as daily wear. My feet appreciate them.

I was really glad for the Wrights that first week down by the border. It was HOT (90°+), so our feet were sweaty, and gritty, and obviously they weren’t hardened off yet. They do work as advertised, IME. But they are fragile and don’t last long.

Cyn uses Darn Tough, sometimes. They do have that road-hazard warranty <g>. I haven’t tried them.

Everyone got blisters that first week or two. Everyone. I should’ve taken pics of my heels. Looked like something out of a zombie movie. You just gotta drain them and keep truckin’. Every heard of the dental floss trick with blisters? I stopped using a needle to drain mine and used the very sharp tip of my Benchmade Bugout (best backpacking knife ever!)…. making a wee little slit rather than a hole kept them draining.

The weird thing was I didn’t even get my first blister until 5-6 days in! I thought I was home free. Then my other heel, which had been just fine for at that point almost two weeks, went. Fun.

(you use a needle to run floss through the blister, then leave it in there. The floss I mean. Then you just tug the floss several times a day to re-open the drain hole.)