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Anything with Marino wool for sure.
I have some swandrii Marino ones that are awesome 8 years old now and no signs of wear. But neoprene wellies pull them down.
I bought a load of merino wool socks from Costco last year and they are great and stay up in neoprene wellies. Not as thick as the swandrii but cool in the summer and warm in winter
Man made fibers just can't compete. Apart from waterproofs I have decided to stop being a tight wad and try to stick to natural materials. Cotton and wool are better than a lot of manmade fabrics and better for environment
I have some swandrii Marino ones that are awesome 8 years old now and no signs of wear. But neoprene wellies pull them down.
I bought a load of merino wool socks from Costco last year and they are great and stay up in neoprene wellies. Not as thick as the swandrii but cool in the summer and warm in winter
Man made fibers just can't compete. Apart from waterproofs I have decided to stop being a tight wad and try to stick to natural materials. Cotton and wool are better than a lot of manmade fabrics and better for environment
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Interesting you mention this. I seem to wear through the soles of Dickies socks really quickly and have just recently bough half a dozen pairs of JCB branded ones to try. For fit and and function so far they score well but time will tell if they last as well.Personally I only wear these
They last ten times longer than the cat work socks and as mine are red and black I just bin the ones with burn holes in them
A girl ages back told me I had a hole in my sock
I showed her the burn mark on my ankle from earlier in the day
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Currently running a batch of black socks from Dickies, they aren't too dear, last well, and can be worn for almost every occasion.Personally I only wear these
They last ten times longer than the cat work socks and as mine are red and black I just bin the ones with burn holes in them
A girl ages back told me I had a hole in my sock
I showed her the burn mark on my ankle from earlier in the day
Heels do wear out as I walk a lot, rapidly, even when the bull isn't loose...
Got given a couple of pairs: soft, warm, comfortable. Not cheap. Don't know how they'd stand up to work use .
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Just to explain my ill chosen choice of words, she sewed them from a bit of inch wide elastic. Place them above the calf muscle, then fold the top of the sock (also hand knitted) down. Socks then stayed in place all day, but it'd leave marks in the skin which took a while to fade.
Ahhh, what memories, what memories....
Sounds like you're a Kilt wearer as that's the only time I've used garters.
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Well thats because the fleece donors are not cheap to buy, breed, shear, or feed!Got given a couple of pairs: soft, warm, comfortable. Not cheap. Don't know how they'd stand up to work use .
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Alpaca socks are our passion and what we manufacture ourselves. We offer a great range of yarn dyed socks to suit city life or the great outdoors; thicker thermal alpaca socks for walking or mountain climbing; alpaca ski socks, shooting stockings and our best selling bed socks for men. Alpaca...perilla.co.uk
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They're shocking, aren't they.
You really don't help your case though.
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^^ It ain't me who's the case....
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That’s really good value. Merino wool is good stuff.
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Pity my nearest Costco is 150 miles away. Their online ordering seems to have taken a hit since COVID, I've tried to order stuff but get "We are unable to deliver to your postcode at the moment" or similar.
Must try again as there's stuff I could really use.
Pity my nearest Costco is 150 miles away. Their online ordering seems to have taken a hit since COVID, I've tried to order stuff but get "We are unable to deliver to your postcode at the moment" or similar.
Must try again as there's stuff I could really use.
We have 2 about an hour in either direction but one is Croydon so I avoid it.
The biggest problem I find is that I don't have storage space to make the most out of it
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Got given a couple of pairs: soft, warm, comfortable. Not cheap. Don't know how they'd stand up to work use .
Men's Alpaca Clothing
Alpaca socks are our passion and what we manufacture ourselves. We offer a great range of yarn dyed socks to suit city life or the great outdoors; thicker thermal alpaca socks for walking or mountain climbing; alpaca ski socks, shooting stockings and our best selling bed socks for men. Alpaca...perilla.co.uk
that was taken at about 8.30 am, after hed been out all night down to minus 9. Not enough heat loss to melt the icing on the fleece.
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^^ He doesn't look best pleased.
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^^ He doesn't look best pleased.
I thought he was wearing a cheeky smile
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I just point blank refuse to have any "plastic" clothing but I will say, some of the clothese with elastine in the fibre mix can be very good.
They are just such beautiful animals, I wouldn't dare just get a couple as it wouldn't stop there.
