- Time of past OR future Camino
- Frances & Finisterre 05-07/22 Fran 26? d Nort 27?
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So... long long time ago in the Galaxy Pre-COVID XIX (hmmm... looks better with Roman numerals I say) I posted a questin about socks. I think it was more or less about the liners and from there couple of pairs of Injinjiis I bought
This time its a bit diferrent and can be applied to inners and outers.
Couple of days ago I was in the process of dressing myself for my usual daily mundanes andwent off inmehead
I guess most of us have a tendency of just putting on our sock with complete disregard for L\R feet. That said if by some chance one just happens to do it a certain way - then the sock obviously begins to stretch out a little on the big toe and sooner-or-later becomes 'a given foot' sock.
Und so... 3, 4, 5am in a given albergue, darkness and a Pilgrim ready todepart just puts his\her socks on and they wind up being on different feet (if you will) if seen by these big toe stretches I just described.
Can anyone comment whether or not this could present an issue when walking? I mean could is always an implication that may produce a yes answer - of course anything could happen, but I guess I am looking for someone with a bit more definite answer
More or less - should one pay a bit more close attention to the socks and somewhat assure that the right socks go onto right feet?
(In addition to being a bona fide question to which I do want an answer,pPlease consider this as a humble contribution to The Forum inasmuch as this is no a COVID-related post and we cna actially talk about equipment)
Inquiring minds await
Nice analysis, leading to a rather marginal benefit.reduces overall wear by 0.4-0.6 %
It raises another important question. Did they factor the length of the big toe (relative to the others) into the comparison? The benefit might be reduced even more if you are a short-big-toed-person.I hope this answers your question
Did they factor the length of the big toe (relative to the others) into the comparison? The benefit might be reduced even more if you are a short-big-toed-person.
I am definitely wearing my Injinjiis as the inners so that takes care of the left\right question since you obviously simply cannot reverse themI purposely choose to wear the same sock on the same foot.
The shape that it stretches into is more comfortable for walking- a nice "mold" of the foot.
I wear the excellent "Darn Tough" merino hiking socks. The socks come with a lifetime guarantee. If I wear a hole, I can exchange them for a brand new pair!
I wear Kathmandu ergonomic socks. Specially marked left and right foot. So far 2000 km and still going fine. I threaded a tiny length of red cotton on the rim of each right foot and lefy about 1cm hanging. Easy on a dark morning.So... long long time ago in the Galaxy Pre-COVID XIX (hmmm... looks better with Roman numerals I say) I posted a questin about socks. I think it was more or less about the liners and from there couple of pairs of Injinjiis I bought
This time its a bit diferrent and can be applied to inners and outers.
Couple of days ago I was in the process of dressing myself for my usual daily mundanes andwent off inmehead
I guess most of us have a tendency of just putting on our sock with complete disregard for L\R feet. That said if by some chance one just happens to do it a certain way - then the sock obviously begins to stretch out a little on the big toe and sooner-or-later becomes 'a given foot' sock.
Und so... 3, 4, 5am in a given albergue, darkness and a Pilgrim ready todepart just puts his\her socks on and they wind up being on different feet (if you will) if seen by these big toe stretches I just described.
Can anyone comment whether or not this could present an issue when walking? I mean could is always an implication that may produce a yes answer - of course anything could happen, but I guess I am looking for someone with a bit more definite answer
More or less - should one pay a bit more close attention to the socks and somewhat assure that the right socks go onto right feet?
(In addition to being a bona fide question to which I do want an answer,pPlease consider this as a humble contribution to The Forum inasmuch as this is no a COVID-related post and we cna actially talk about equipment)
Inquiring minds await
To solve the problem of right/left with my Injinji socks, I discovered if you turn them inside-out they can be worn on the other foot (this was necessary because I was only using the Injinjis on one foot because of an injury, and the other side's sock was getting lonely!)I am definitely wearing my Injinjiis as the inners so that takes care of the left\right question since you obviously simply cannot reverse them
And I am totally committed to Darn Toughs as my outers. I like your statement but can also understand what @Turga said - after all that was my 'concern' (although chances of me switching the socks every hour are probably slim-to-none)
I guess this maybe another trial-n-error situation that will have to wait until I actually walk
So.... coupled with your bridal photo (on the Photo thread) you can be dubbed "The Barefoot Kanga-tessa"My solution is not to wear socks at all. I do occasionally, but mostly not.
Great idea!I wear both liners and thicker smart wool socks in boots.
On camino I take just one spare sock of each thickness and rotate them (you know what I mean ..) such that each sock is worn for two days, once on each foot, then has a day-off for R&R, washing, drying etc.
Saves weight (albeit marginal) and avoids all the catastrophic issues described in detail above.
I submitted that idea to a forum thread on saving weight ... as a joke. That and cutting the middle out from your shoe laces. (You can't just cut them shorter because you still need the two ends to tie together.)On camino I take just one spare sock of each thickness and rotate them (you know what I mean ..) such that each sock is worn for two days, once on each foot, then has a day-off for R&R, washing, drying etc.
I submitted that idea to a forum thread on saving weight ... as a joke. That and cutting the middle out from your shoe laces. (You can't just cut them shorter because you still need the two ends to tie together.)
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