Socks
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No Bombas customers? Frugal crowd....
I'm tough on socks and haven't had very good luck with Champion or Hanes.
Am going to try Dickies and also the Darn Tough socks that @Jodi mentioned.
Also saw that Wigwam are available on Costco Next. Will take a look at those too.
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The beauty of darn toughs is that they are guaranteed for life. If you wear a pair out, you take them where they sell them and get a new pair for free. Wear my socks out in the heel - and so far I’ve only exchanged one pair. (They are not cheap.) they have lots of adorable designs.
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I almost always wore REI wool hiking socks before my medical incident. I don't think I actually ever wore a pair out. They treated my feet very well.
Now I have to wear very strong compression support hose that extend up my calf. My wife struggles each morning to get them on me
Big Al
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That sounds a bit of an ordeal.
I wear one, prescribed, made by Mediven. It's toe less but full length (I have a failed valve), and designed to prevent vein development. But they come with a silk sock to help on over the heel.
Guessing yours are much stronger compression. -
Ever heard of Rohan?
A UK designed top quality brand for half a century, highly recommended if you can order from the States
Rohan socks are expensive, I have one pair of their cheapest 'Alltime'; they fit, they don't move.
https://www.rohan.co.uk/search.php?search_query=Socks&productListPgNo=1Their jackets are also first class and a reasonable price considering the quality; I have two (Brecon/Valen).
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$19 for one pair of socks? Yikes!
What makes them worth that?
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Any advice on how to determine the proper size to get when it comes to compression socks?
For every regular socks, I stuff I get from Target has a pretty large range, like I get a big bag of socks they says "fits shoe sizes 6-12" and be done with it.
Can I play it similarly fast and loose with compression socks too or is there a more exact method to figuring out what size to get when it comes to compression socks?
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Get measured for proper fit.
In the UK you can buy calf length from pharmacies but the off the shelf are not as good as NHS prescribed. And how can 3 sizes they offer fit a very lean or fat person properly?
Here, a doctor will refer you to a pharmacy where your calf and thigh are measured at various points, you chose closed or open toe, half or full length as needed, black or skin colour.
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$19 for one pair of socks? Yikes!
What makes them worth that?
@Steve-Miller said in Socks:
$19 for one pair of socks? Yikes!
What makes them worth that?
Apparently nothing.
Reddit discussion, which pans Bombas quality and includes several enthusiastic votes for Darn Tough....
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