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user-inactivated  ·  2928 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: April 27, 2016

I got these a while back and have been very happy with them. I wear boot most days and they keep my feet dry and happy. They have other styles of socks as well if you have needs, say freezing cold etc.





kleinbl00  ·  2928 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I actually bought twelve pair of generic-ass Cabela's wool socks for $8 a 6-pack and they were great. They weren't as nice as the Smartwool but they also were $8 a 6-pack, rather than $23 a pair.

user-inactivated  ·  2928 days ago  ·  link  ·  

This is relevant to my interests! Never though of going to a hunting store for good socks. And now I feel somewhat humbled. $8 for six pair beats $25 for 4 pair every day. Thanks.

kleinbl00  ·  2928 days ago  ·  link  ·  

So I spent six weeks on Mount Rainier, 12 hours a day, 6 days a week, in the wettest winter on record. And I was given a truly meager budget to get comfy. But far and away my best bang-for-buck purchases were:

1) super-cheap Cabela's socks

2) $160 head-to-toe Cabela's camo coveralls

I was surrounded by people wearing $3k in Arcteryx and I had 'em beat. Everyone laughed at my camo until they discovered I was the only mutherfucker that was comfortable. That realtree shit? It's no joke. Cabela's sold me an insulated pair of pants, a fleece, a jacket and a removable hood that makes no noise, has no odor, and can literally be submerged without getting you wet. It is the shit. If I could find the exact same ensemble in something other than realtree I'd be in heaven.

Tellin' ya. I'm a big booster of REI and actual, you know, exercise but the huntin'fishin'froadin' crowd has the sit-on-your-ass-and-not-freeze gear handled and they do it for pennies on the dollar what REI wants.

user-inactivated  ·  2927 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The hell were you doing there? From what I'm reading, you've been all over the world if not beyond. Writing, architecture design or some shit, and now this. That a range of activities if I've ever seen one.

kleinbl00  ·  2927 days ago  ·  link  ·