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by darrenkopp 1100 days ago
Having worn toe socks for 5+ years now, it's one of the greatest decisions I've made. I mostly only wear Injinji now, but I have tried other brands in the past. Here's my pro's and cons list from my experience.

1. Pro: they are much more durable. normally socks start to get rough and developing those little hard fiber balls all over them after a while, haven't had those with injinji.

2. Con: they used to be a bit cheaper in the past, but they are pretty pricey now. I'd say I'm normally paying ~$12 - $15 for a pair, but thanks to #1 now that I have a good supply, I'm not having to buy them very often.

3. Con: if you lose one sock, you've lost two. Having dedicated right and left socks is a liability. I've attempted to address this in the past by just buying lots of the same style, but that is much worse, you suddenly find yourself with 6 plain white left socks and no right socks and realize you need to do laundry to have socks. Now I buy only one of a given style and it's much easier to match up pairs. Injinji is constantly putting out new styles, likely for this reason.

4. Con: Laundry is more difficult. It's become easier now that I've changed how I take off my socks, but there's still some effort.

Now there are a lot more cons in that list, but honestly they are all worth it.

3 comments

My grandpa (a consummate tinkerer, mechanic, and life hacker) taught me the best trick for laundering socks.

Keep a small box of big safety pins by your hamper. When you take your socks off, pin the pair together then toss them in the hamper. Always keeps pairs together!

Re 4 on laundry, a tip I followed early on is to buy different color/stripe patterns to help match em up.

I miss using toe socks, love using them but have been so much involved in outdoor work these days where socks, jeans, etc. wear out quickly.

Can you turn one sock inside out to make a pair?
Yes, you can. The seams will be on the wrong side though. I do this with right/left handed non-toe socks, which by the way is also very comfortable compared to standard socks.