[RBW] Re: shorty striped socks or similar

[Thomas Lynn Skean]

I bought over half-dozen pair of the as-much-wool-as-possible Northland 
Woolens socks from RBW (the ones they sold before they switched to the 
80/20s). It was weird. Some of thsoe lasted over a dozen wearings (sweet, 
sweet wearings!). Others lasted one. They must've been very subject to the 
specific fibers being used, or some slight change in the construction. I 
don't particularly like wearing socks when I'm just lounging around the 
house. But if that's someone's thang, they'd've been marvelous for that. 
With my not-so-
 
I think I'm going to give the 75/25 mohair/nylon socks a try. I like socks 
way too big. I wear 11.5 shoes. So socks intended for 13-14 feet might 
actually work for me. (The current largest size of the Koala/Kangaroo socks 
from RBW are okay for me. But they'd be better if they were just a little 
bigger.)
 
I do wish the Thermohair web-site showed the shipping cost. I really dislike 
buying anything without knowing the actual cost of acquisition (cost of 
ownership, cost of usage... those are different). I'll have to give them a 
call. Sigh.
 
Yours,
Thomas Lynn Skean

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[RBW] Re: shorty striped socks or similar

[Liesl]

I, too, bemoan the loss of those fuzzy, dreamy Riv 95% wool socks.  I
would love it (and buy more pairs) if they were brought back and
everyone who bought them just signed a waiver swearing, I will not
return them if they wear out, no matter how soon.

In the meantime, I have found some *rockin'* mohair socks.  Mohair is
the first hair shaved from a kid angora goat.  The socks are pricey,
but the anklets make fantastic fuzzy cycling socks. From the website:
THERMOHAIR socks have now been worn to both poles, across the
Himalayas, to the top of Mt Everest, Mt McKinley, Mt Logan, and in
2000 Kilimanjaro. Lonnie Dupre of Grand Marais, Minnesota wore them to
circumnavigate Greenland, a trek that lasted from January to June
2000.  Seems to me these are just the socks to wear with your
WoolyWarm Buttnup as you're hiking on, that's right, Baffin Island!

But don't go thinking that they're just for cold (even though they are
most excellent in the cold).  I'm wearing them here in Minnesota in
August with Teva Hurricanes and this is some serious happy feet
comfort.

For all you placid warriors who are Minnesotans, there's a vendor that
sells them at the State Fair in the building below the Grandstand if
I'm remembering correctly and they're there this year.

http://www.thermohair.com/

yours in a looking-forward-to-the-cooler-fall-rides way,
Liesl

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