I know darn tough is woke AF and smart wool too, I think.

Has anyone tried hollow socks brand? They ar alpaca and supposedly better than wool. They are marketed as hunting and outdoor socks so maybe they don’t have their head up their ass yet.

So any experience with alpaca, hollow sock bRand or any other wool or other material? Would love to find some that last, affordable, everyday wear year round?

Thanks!

I discovered these Wrangler boot socks and they are all I wear now for casual socks.

Amazon - Wrangler Men's Western Boot Socks

They are not made out of any special material. But they are comfortable and they stay up. That is all that I ask.

Not that you asked, but Boardroom Socks are made in the U.S.A. and they have wool socks:

Boardroom Socks

I personally find wool irritating. But they also have cotton dress socks.

I use Carhartt socks

Wrangler boot socks for me too, with boots. Too thick for regular shoes for me.

I’ll echo the wranglers. No wool in them, but I find them comfortable in all seasons and they are durable. They are high socks though. Some people hate that.

I wear these Cabela’s Wool Blend socks all year round. They are made in the USA a nice mid weight and very comfortable boot sock.
At $5 a pair they really can’t be beat. I probably have 20 pair or so.
https://www.cabelas.com/shop/e...-for-men-4-pair-pack

SUPRISE!
Www.Thorlo.com
I have 25 pr.

Wearing their hiker socks for 25 years.
Follow the instructions and guide lines.

Easy to get five years out of them

Darn Tough and Smartwool are big brands that, like many companies we've seen, are subject to the urges of weak and compliant executives that have bowed to the woke zeitgeist. That said, I know personally there's a number of solid, red-blooded Americans working there, and they do support our military with programs supporting their dealers who work directly with our serviceman. That said, you're free to spend your hard earned money where you will, as such, consider these brands-

House-brand Merino wool socks from Costco and Cabela's I've heard good things about, if anything, just from a pure value perspective.
Point6
Farm to Feet
ThorLo, Bridgedale and Wigwam are long-time classics, I think they're a bit dated but, that doesn't mean they're bad socks.
Fox River
One of my favorite brands, that isn't as well known here in the US as it is in Europe is Lorpen. They're from Spain, all the socks I've had from them are super-solid.

Wool rich brand are very comfortable and wear well. I think they might still be made in the USA too

I vote with my wallet as much as I can but in this case I just can't bring myself to purchase any other sock than darn tough. Politics be damned they are the best sock out there. Second place isn't even close.
Most of their virtue signaling is just to get the granola hippies money anyway.

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Originally posted by Ryanp225:
I vote with my wallet as much as I can but in this case I just can't bring myself to purchase any other sock than darn tough. Politics be damned they are the best sock out there. Second place isn't even close.
Most of their virtue signaling is just to get the granola hippies money anyway.

This is my position with Darn Tough.

I wear the same Cabelas socks that Black92LX posted about. Wear like iron and priced right.

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Originally posted by MikeGLI:

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Originally posted by Ryanp225:
I vote with my wallet as much as I can but in this case I just can't bring myself to purchase any other sock than darn tough. Politics be damned they are the best sock out there. Second place isn't even close.
Most of their virtue signaling is just to get the granola hippies money anyway.

This is my position with Darn Tough.

I have nine pair of Darn Tough wool socks that I bought all at the same time about 6 or 7 years ago. I wear them every day in the Winter & have yet to wear a pair out.

For Alpaca socks, the shop I coach out sells Altera. I've got a couple pairs of their Prevail socks and I've been happy with them. So 2000Z-71's Alaska based sock endorsement for what it's worth.

https://alteraalpaca.com

There's also Buffalo wool. They are expensive but they are nice. They usually have a booth set upas the Alaska State Fair and their fair specials are a lot less expensive than what they offer online.

https://thebuffalowoolco.com/collections/rtw-socks

Surplus Darn Tough XL 2 pack un-used

This way they won’t get your money.