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I’m currently preparing for my first camino ( Oct 03) equipment and training coming along well apart from socks.
Got a size up in solomon boots last year and they are excellent.
However recently experimented with some anti blister socks and the lining makes them too tight.
Don’t want to have to buy new boots a further size up.
Would welcome any socks recommendations particularly ones that are not too thick
Thanks
I’m currently preparing for my first camino ( Oct 03) equipment and training coming along well apart from socks.
Got a size up in solomon boots last year and they are excellent.
However recently experimented with some anti blister socks and the lining makes them too tight.
Don’t want to have to buy new boots a further size up.
Would welcome any socks recommendations particularly ones that are not too thick
Thanks
In my previous Caminos I always suffered from blisters. Partly because I was lacing my boots too tightly and not stopping regularly enough to air my feet during day's walk. I am sure I also wasn't drinking enough water too! This year for first time I used Injinji socks (like a glove for feet/Toes) people who run use them. Certainly helped reduce my blisters to only 2 - which is a massive improvement. Also drank more water, aired my feet during walk and tied up boots better.I’m currently preparing for my first camino ( Oct 03) equipment and training coming along well apart from socks.
Got a size up in solomon boots last year and they are excellent.
However recently experimented with some anti blister socks and the lining makes them too tight.
Don’t want to have to buy new boots a further size up.
Would welcome any socks recommendations particularly ones that are not too thick
Thanks
Smart Wool. That's the only sock I wear since my first Camino in 2012.I’m currently preparing for my first camino ( Oct 03) equipment and training coming along well apart from socks.
Got a size up in solomon boots last year and they are excellent.
However recently experimented with some anti blister socks and the lining makes them too tight.
Don’t want to have to buy new boots a further size up.
Would welcome any socks recommendations particularly ones that are not too thick
Thanks
This year for first time I used Injinji socks (like a glove for feet/Toes) people who run use them. Certainly helped reduce my blisters to only 2 - which is a massive improvement.
Last year I wore Injinji toe socks until I discovered a blister in the webbing at the between my big toe and second toe.I tested the Injinji liners on the Inca Trail last year and had mixed results. On the days with no steep descents they worked great, but on days with a lot of steep descents they *really* hurt in between my toes. I suspect the problem was that the toes of the socks were a tad too long for my actual toes. Instead of pressure from the socks being on the tips of my toes, it all wound up in between the toes
Yeah, for me I think it was between my 3rd and 4th toes that the socks really started to hurt. I tried taping between the toes but that wasn't really successful, so I wound up ditching the liners for the rest of the hike, slapping some leukotape on my toes and heels, and calling it good. Wish I'd brought my nylon liners with me as a backup that trip, but oh well...Last year I wore Injinji toe socks until I discovered a blister in the webbing at the between my big toe and second toe.
I wore Darn Tough socks with Inijii (sp?) toe sock liners. I got one small blister in 820 Kim’s.I like DarnTough brand. I order the military type as they come in solid colors. There have an assortment of sizes and thickness.
Smartwool merino socks specifically this model is the best: https://www.smartwool.com/phd-outdoor-socks.htmlI’m currently preparing for my first camino ( Oct 03) equipment and training coming along well apart from socks.
Got a size up in solomon boots last year and they are excellent.
However recently experimented with some anti blister socks and the lining makes them too tight.
Don’t want to have to buy new boots a further size up.
Would welcome any socks recommendations particularly ones that are not too thick
Thanks
I’m currently preparing for my first camino ( Oct 03) equipment and training coming along well apart from socks.
Got a size up in solomon boots last year and they are excellent.
However recently experimented with some anti blister socks and the lining makes them too tight.
Don’t want to have to buy new boots a further size up.
Would welcome any socks recommendations particularly ones that are not too thick
Thanks
Hi Spikey...I took Smartwool hiking socks did buy very thin liner socks at REI....my advice would be to try to look for those. The problems you have is in the boots, don’t try to adapt your socks to your boots, you need to adapt feet to socks and then boots to feet with socks. A pair “good” size boots makes the WHOLE difference about your walk. Buen Camino !!!I’m currently preparing for my first camino ( Oct 03) equipment and training coming along well apart from socks.
Got a size up in solomon boots last year and they are excellent.
However recently experimented with some anti blister socks and the lining makes them too tight.
Don’t want to have to buy new boots a further size up.
Would welcome any socks recommendations particularly ones that are not too thick
Thanks
You can use cheap nylon ankle socks like these as liner socks. I also saw them in the "bazar" stores in Spain....I took Smartwool hiking socks did buy very thin liner socks at REI....my advice would be to try to look for those.
I used Smartwool sock LINERS - nice and thin. Never had blisters.I’m currently preparing for my first camino ( Oct 03) equipment and training coming along well apart from socks.
Got a size up in solomon boots last year and they are excellent.
However recently experimented with some anti blister socks and the lining makes them too tight.
Don’t want to have to buy new boots a further size up.
Would welcome any socks recommendations particularly ones that are not too thick
Thanks
Yeah, I couldn't do the super cheap ones. I actually use a pair of Wolfords!I wear nylons with my socks too. Works great, no blisters, no gunking up of socks with vaseline, no need for tape, no need to switch socks halfway through the day or let my feet air out. This even worked the day I fell in a creek and had to walk another 5 hours with boots that had been filled with water. No blisters.
Tried those super cheap nylons from the China bazaars and they don't work at all as they won't stay up. Mostly wear compression knee highs. About 2€ a pair in Germany.
I wear merino wool socks (mostly Darn Tough) for day to day wear. However, for long walks - e.g. on the camino - I find that a fairly thin synthetic works better. The wool is too soft and moves.
I only post this to show that you must try many different socks to find the one that works best for you.
I like a mid-weigth thin wool sock with a thin liner sockI’m currently preparing for my first camino ( Oct 03) equipment and training coming along well apart from socks.
Got a size up in solomon boots last year and they are excellent.
However recently experimented with some anti blister socks and the lining makes them too tight.
Don’t want to have to buy new boots a further size up.
Would welcome any socks recommendations particularly ones that are not too thick
Thanks
Great subject. I wore medium weight Darn Tough Sox, either Merino wool or a blend with that. I wore Inglii (sp?) toe Sox under the Darn Tough Sox. On small blister during the entire Camino. Bonus— those socks didn’t need washing every day, which made it easier to always be sure I d have dry socks if I needed a change. Good luck.I’m currently preparing for my first camino ( Oct 03) equipment and training coming along well apart from socks.
Got a size up in solomon boots last year and they are excellent.
However recently experimented with some anti blister socks and the lining makes them too tight.
Don’t want to have to buy new boots a further size up.
Would welcome any socks recommendations particularly ones that are not too thick
Thanks
My polyester t shirts were bought at Walmart and cos $10 a piece, dried quickly, and did the job.On my first few Caminos, I worried about clothing.
Now I just wear whatever underwear and socks I have.
No need for special expensive gear... honest.
I use two Smartwool sock liners on each footI’m currently preparing for my first camino ( Oct 03) equipment and training coming along well apart from socks.
Got a size up in solomon boots last year and they are excellent.
However recently experimented with some anti blister socks and the lining makes them too tight.
Don’t want to have to buy new boots a further size up.
Would welcome any socks recommendations particularly ones that are not too thick
Thanks
I did my first Camino in 2015. Took 2 pairs of these. Great socks. Although they are not my regular day socks. I still use those same sock ,now 6 years later. And they have done well over 1000 miles.I struggled with this for quite awhile and then stumbled on 1000 mile socks out of the UK. After I started using those, no blisters, no worries. They may not work for you so I'd try one pair first (they are a bit pricey but seem to last many washings and over a 1000 miles of Caminos so far.
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