BitwiseB t1_jc3he7s wrote on March 13, 2023 at 7:40 PM

Reply to comment by vrogers123 in Sock math (the case for buy it for life socks) by Johnpecan

I have 8 pairs of Farm to Feet socks. I bought them five years ago. I wear them all winter, pretty much exclusively.

Not a single sock has worn out yet. There aren’t even any thin areas. They go through the wash and dryer like the rest of my laundry, I don’t baby them.

The math is roughly 1 wear per pair per week before washing, x 26 weeks (my feet get cold easily, so I probably wear them more like 3/4 of the year, but there are also 8 pairs so we’re rounding), x 5 years = ~ 130 wears each so far, and still going strong.

If Darn Tough is as good or better than that, then he’s gold.

complywood t1_jc3if5l wrote on March 13, 2023 at 7:47 PM

+1 for Farm to Feet. I found them the most comfortable of the 3 brands I tried (other two are Darn Tough and Cloudline). All brands had a fair amount of variability between different lines of sock (less for cloudline), I bought a couple different pairs to decide on my favorites.

BitwiseB t1_jc3kakv wrote on March 13, 2023 at 7:59 PM

I picked them up on clearance because the pattern was being discontinued. Even at a discount it still felt crazy to be spending that much on socks.

It feels a lot less crazy now.

vanslem6 t1_jc46lug wrote on March 13, 2023 at 10:26 PM

I have 2 pair of Farm to Feet socks, and I really like them. Unfortunately both pair developed a hole recently. Kind of bummed, actually. I like the fit better than the Darn Tough socks I have. I also had a couple pair of Smartwool PHD socks that got holes. Loved those socks as well.

tvsux t1_jc4r6zb wrote on March 14, 2023 at 12:54 AM

And both are American made!