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[jeffreyd]

Hello all, I have a question that did not seem to fit anywhere. My question is to those who wear steel toe boots all day. My feet have bothered me for years from wearing them all day everyday on concrete. The question i have is what do you wear for socks. I am seeing where cotton socks are the worse thing to wear as the do not get rid of the moisture and will loose the cushion quickly. Does anyone wear a thin inner sock under a wool blend sock? The info that i have found indicates that this is one of the best methods for heavy boots both in the winter and summer. Just looking for actual wearers that my have opinions. Thanks Jeff

[Dirtdigger]

I have good luck with redwing brand cotton socks. Otherwise i've worn smartwool socks. They are pretty spendy thou

[remington 300]

i assume your not wearing the wool socks for warmth if you live in az. more for comfort? have you tried a gel type insert instead of the original felt insole?

i wear a redwing work boot on concrete all day,indoors, and have no problems with the

redwing brand inserts.

worth a try.

mike.

[Cheetah]

Jeffreyd, I started wearing liner socks this year for all my hunting, it worked great! Try buying a few different pairs and see how they work for you. REI sells some long ones meant for hiking, silk, polypropylene and Coolmax. I like the WigWam socks. You might also look for some thin Coolmax running socks to use as liners, they are usually short angle length, and just try those instead of the long ones from REI.

[tunrevir]

I am a volunteer tester for a certain southern Mn boot and shoe manufacturer and test both boots and shoes. A cotton sock is about the worst sock you can wear for moisture dispersal. The boots and the insoles should be comfortable to you regardless of the socks you wear. When looking at high activity levels such as work a smartwool sock has a good blend of materials to help keep your feet dry and comfortable. If you sweat excessively during the workday then a polypropelene liner beneath the blended sock is a must. A good fitting pair of boots should be as comfortable as a pair of running shoes at the end of the day. In many cases you get what you pay for so don't look at the price as much as the comfort of the boot itself. A gortex fabric will breathe much better then a leather upper but leather does tend to form fit to your feet better.

Tunrevir~

[jeffreyd]

I am going with the liner sock and a medium wool sock over it. reason being that my feet tend to take a beating no matter what i have worn prior. i have worn and used the redwing boots and insoles. I am getting custom orthodics made as i walk on the outside of my foot and it is starting to bother my knees and back. I appreciate your input everyone and to reply to remington300, i drink hot coffee in the summer as it does help to regulate your temp a bit when you step out of the oven that we call summer. Not sure I will wear wool socks in that time of the year but at night out temps have been getting down to low 30's upper 20's

[Red Cabin]

It was suggested to me about 15+ years ago to solve the excessive foot sweating problem, use a gold bond type foot powder daily for about one month. I tried it and problem solved, hopefully for life! [use very lightly or feet will get cold, even in the summer] The guy who gave me this advice did this treatment 25 years prior.

[Archerysniper]

I buy the redwing steeltoe work boots with the comfort sole and also there heavy work socks.

[blarkey]

I wear redwings and a normal cotton sock sometimes I forget I have steel toes I'm a carpenter so I'm on concrete all day never a prob