[VLM]

"Smartwool" (company name) merino wool hiking socks, about the same deal, about the same price, $20/pair, knitted in Colorado. I donno the warranty, they don't break or wear out. Those are the only socks I'll wear when I go hiking.

People who buy $300 hiking boots and wear 50 cent walmart socks in them resulting in blisters and fungus infections, just a big question mark.

I don't understand the economics of those businesses. The Chinese stuff wears out fast, intentionally, and has to be replaced in months so they have a twice per year (or more) revenue stream. Its nice that I can buy shoes from Wisconsin or socks from Colorado that have already lasted many years, or jeans from Mississippi that will probably last my entire lifetime, but I bought it all years ago, and what is their business plan today to stay in business? Yeah they cost a little more, but only a little. I mean, sure, if I had to replace my shoes I'd buy from the Wisconsin place again, but the whole point is I bought them because they don't wear out. And they don't. So how are they still in business for you folks to buy from them today?

[ghaff]

I like Smartwool socks and wear them for most everything but, at least on me, I'd hardly say that they don't wear out.