I remember my first backpacking trip ever, I was around 12 or 13 years old. I went to the Army-Navy store to buy all of my gear. One thing I bought was a pair of Fox River Rag Wool socks. I think I wore those for about a decade. Jump forward a few decades and I am still wearing Fox River socks. They are made in America and incredibly reasonably priced. Dare I say, even cheap compared to the likes of Smart Wool and ThorLo.
Fox River Wick Dry Explorer socks are a heavy weight wicking sock with tons of padding. They are not joking when they list it as heavy weight, it makes one of my pairs of boots a bit snug. The socks are the usual hiking sock height of about the bottom of your calf.
The heal is reinforced and super cushiony.
And most importantly they are black dog approved.
These incredibly well priced American made socks from Fox River should be your next pair of hiking socks. In fact I want to try out their Trailmaster socks soon.
If you need some wool mittens check out Fox River’s Ragg and Double Ragg mitts while you are at it.
Fox River Says: http://www.foxsox.com/catalog/product.aspx?type=subcategory&sortorder=stylenumber&code=TREK&selectedstyle=2362
These FoxSox are fully thermalined to keep you warm or cool all day. Extra softness & cushion keep you comfortable & dry no matter the conditions.
- Made in the USA
- Made to resist the friction that causes blisters and hot spots
- Fully thermalined construction absorbs shocks and insulates
- Exceptionally soft and cushiony for added comfort and warmth