Athletic Kilt Hose?

[TheBrus]

Hello, I wanted some advice on kilt hose suitable for athletics--specifically long distance walking. Wool would not be a bad material, if it's not too rough, but I was wondering what type of hose--or specific brand--would be best for long distance walking. I want to do a 50 mile kilted walk, and my feet need to stay safe. Whatever advice anyone can give would be appreciated. I'm not expecting the weather to be too hot or too cold when I'm planning my trail walk, if that makes a difference.

Thanks!
JDB

[llyd]

when working the dogs that hard, style is gonna be the low priority, there are a buttload of great athletic socks out there..but probably the best choice would be padded microfiber soccer or baseball socks..if you want to pretty them up a bit, add hose tops...I typically wear baseball socks with my redneck modern tartans...

[Chas]

Harden your feet up by a twice daily rub-down with surgical spirits,

OR

Wear two pairs of socks. One thin pair, next to your feet. And a thicker pair over that. The thin pair moves with your foot and the thicker pair moves with your shoe. No rubbing on the skin, so no blisters.

Regards

Chas

[TheBrus]

Great advice!!! Keep it coming.

[brewerpaul]

Check out brands such as Thor-Lo, I know they have many varieties of performance socks. You may even find some made for cross country skiing that come to the knee. Having run ultra-marathons my best advice would be get two to three pair and change them every 20 or so miles. When I run fifty milers I change socks at least twice, and if I have them shoes too. Moisture is your enemy so even a thin liner sock would wick away moisture then if you got a wool blend performance sock your feet would stay in fairly good shape. Thor-Lo even makes an olive green and black close to knee high sock for military, you might look at the military surplus stores or Thor-Lo on line. There are other brands out there of wool mixes, Ive just been running, hiking, climbing, skiing etcs in Thor-Lo for about 25 years.


This is a link to the military sock I mentioned on the Thor-Lo site.

http://www.thorlo.com/socks/army-soc...r-calf/604.php

[Riverkilt]

and...soccer sox look like soccer sox. Sometimes that's okay but if you have big calves they may wind up looking thin...

[Alan H]

Personally, I backpack in a kilt, and I wear regular old wool-blend backpacking socks. They're not knee-highs, so if you just gotta have something knee-high then I'd look into XC skiing socks. I used to wear wicking, synthetic liners, but somehow just stopped doing that for no good reason. That "system" worked, though.

I'd suggest to consider the idea that there are times when function trumps form, and having a couple of good pairs of sox on under those boots, and avoiding blisters, etc. etc is WAY more important than sartorial splendour.

[Blupiper]

Have you considered rugby socks? They come in many colors, sizes to fit larger calves and some come with wool feet and synthetic leg. The prices are right and sources plentiful. Just an idea.

[Joshua]

and...soccer sox look like soccer sox. Sometimes that's okay but if you have big calves they may wind up looking thin...

This is what I use when standing around a games all day.

[TheOfficialBren]

As others have mentioned before, I, too, often wear a thin pair of socks underneath my regular hose. I have also worn outdoors/hiking socks in lieu of hose for the same reasons Alan mentioned.

Brewerpaul's Thor-Lo socks sound appealing for strenuous activity, too; a good way to save good kilt hose!