In this video, I compare expensive Merino wool socks vs cheap ones. I purchased a lot of different affordable Merino wool hiking socks to see if I could find a viable alternative to my expensive Merino wool socks. And I noticed that I get a lot fewer blisters when wearing my expensive Silverlight and Darn Tough Merino wool socks.

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▼ EXPENSIVE SOCKS MENTIONED IN VIDEO (affiliate links)
Silverlight socks ➜ (Silverlight: ) (15% discount code: hikemuch15)
Darn Tough socks ➜ (Amazon: https://amzn.to/3OAg6QI)

▼ CHEAP SOCKS MENTIONED IN VIDEO (affiliate links)
Dickies Dri-Tech ➜ (Amazon: https://amzn.to/3WU0bz9)
Columbia Crew ➜ (Amazon: https://amzn.to/43gHNmh)
Omni-Wool Merino ➜ (Amazon: https://amzn.to/43pCy3O)
Kirkland Merino ➜ (Amazon: https://amzn.to/3WRmuoS)
Alveda Merino ➜ (Amazon: https://amzn.to/3MQ3mTD)
Fox River Liner Socks ➜ (Amazon: https://amzn.to/3oLuxXV)
Merrell Low-Cut ➜ (Amazon: https://amzn.to/3MSzupV)
Danish Endurance Hiking Socks ➜ (Amazon: https://amzn.to/3MW8PIC)
Fox River Military Socks ➜ (Amazon: https://amzn.to/43pRuiq)
Fox River Tramper Hiking Socks ➜ (Amazon: https://amzn.to/3OTErBr)

▼ TABLE OF CONTENTS
00:00 - Intro
00:42 - Testing
01:38 - Thin Fibers
03:02 - Materials
04:25 - Compression
04:58 - Padding
05:22 - Toebox Shape
05:50 - thru-Hiking vs Dayhiking
06:42 - Affordable Socks
08:22 - Final Words

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