Smart Wool socks ?

Martin Connelly said:

Click on the link to the website of this company you had never heard of
(Anatom - the UK distributors) and you reach a properly designed web site
and in two seconds are at http://www.anatom.co.uk/dealers_page.html which
gives all UK stockists of their products - they are widely available.

Blimey! There's hundreds of stockists. Thanks.

Judith

On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 20:13:32 +0100, Judith
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I would like to see them before I buy, but at least I now know that
they are available.

Istr you mentioned Chester? I'm almost certain - well, 99.99999et% -
you'd find them in Field & Trek there, and almost as sure that they'd
be in Ellis Brigham too.

If I imagined that you mentioned Chester... apolog's! 🙂

Best wishes,
--
Peewiglet

On 11/10/04 10:21 pm, in article [email hidden],

Judith said:

Cotswolds and Field & Trek would seem more likely to sell them than
Blacks ..... what *was* I thinking of ?!? (I've recently changed jobs
and am within 2 minutes walk of a Millets and a Blacks ..... so no
decent outdoor shops near me :-( )

Field and Trek or Snow and Rock. There are simply the best socks that I
have ever worn. I buy three new pairs each year. Never a blister.

--
Andy Howell
Birmingham, UK

On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 21:02:06 +0100, Peewiglet <[email hidden]>

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If I imagined that you mentioned Chester... apolog's! 🙂

Chester???

(Yes I did)

Oh no, I might need to spend some money this weekend .... but it's my
first payday in the new job on Friday, so I think I deserve at least a
coupla pairs of socks! (And a sleeping bag)

Judith

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I was ok once I discovered loop pile socks, soft and comfortable.

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I agree ..... but all my loop pile socks seem to have holes in them.

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Perhaps you're only supposed to wear them everyday for five years or
so. Nothing lasts these days.

That must be down to the shape of your feet. I don't think I have ever
worn a hole in my loop stitch socks. They all get retired due to
thinning at the heel.

--
Roger Chapman so far this year 69 summits
New - 47 (Marilyns 13, Sweats 5, Outlying Fells 35)
Repeats - 22( Marilyns 7, Sweats 16, Wainwrights 16)

On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 22:21:10 +0100, Roger <[email hidden]>

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That must be down to the shape of your feet. I don't think I have ever
worn a hole in my loop stitch socks. They all get retired due to
thinning at the heel.

That's true .... I have odd shaped feet. Actually, I don't think I've
ever made a hole in a good quality pair of woolly loopy socks but I
have holes in the toes of the cheaper ones. Sometimes the toe seam
comes apart.

I don't mind spending money on decent socks, so I hope these Smart
Wool socks suit me. It seems like a false economy to buy lots of
cheap socks and not be comfortable.

Judith

Judith <[email hidden]> wrote

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On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 22:21:10 +0100, Roger <[email hidden]>

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That must be down to the shape of your feet. I don't think I have ever
worn a hole in my loop stitch socks. They all get retired due to
thinning at the heel.

That's true .... I have odd shaped feet.

So do I!
Both my feet are a different shape to each other. ;-)

I have to be careful to put my boots on the correct foot.

(ok - I'm just leaving).....
--
Gordon

In article <[email hidden]>, Roger
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I have worn loop stitch sock for years (and years). I thought they were
wool but the latest packet says "wool Rich Cushion Loop Socks". The %age
wool is not quoted. The manufacturer is "Terra Firma" who (according to
the blurb) also do liner socks should you want to adopt a 2 pair
strategy.

Loop stitch for me every time. When I bought my first pair of Berghaus
fell boots I was given a pair of "Daisy Roots" socks - marvellous. I
couldn't throw them away when they became worn - I would darn them until
eventually they just really did die on me.
--
Bill Grey
http://www.billboy.co.uk

In article <[email hidden]>, Roger
<[email hidden]> writes

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That must be down to the shape of your feet. I don't think I have ever
worn a hole in my loop stitch socks. They all get retired due to
thinning at the heel.

If mine get to the thinning stage, they get re-inforced and then
continue in use for ages.
--
Bill Grey
http://www.billboy.co.uk