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Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 2:17 am Post subject:
sandals are great and I think it's a fabulous idea. I personally don't like shoes and wear sandals all years round, so my feet never get cold. You will get used to it in the cold so I think it would work out.
hyeperhydro, thanks for posting this. im going to try ionto for my feet again. i know what u mean by how the cotton socks make ur feet stink more when they sweat. what brand wool socks do u recommend? and do they really make a big diferrence?
For all people who sweat, cotton is generally a pain in the ass. That goes for any kind of clothes. I donīt think any particular wool brand is best. Usually I buy stuff that can stand machine wash, which means itīs a mix of primarily wool and some artificial fibres. E.g. Falke trekking socks or Smartwool (the latter is more comfortable, but are more expensive, and wear out faster). 100 % merino wool is best, but you have to hand wash it, and I canīt find time to do that. Yes it really makes a big difference. Some micro fibre fabrics are also much better than cotton, in respects of transporting moisture away from your skin, but they donīt seem to have the natural anti-bacterial function mother nature put into wool. I also think sandals are great, and I wear Teva sandals most of the year, because I find they have much better support and soles than other sandals. Just avoid the leather sole model though. You can actually wear them throughout winter if you like. I sometimes do that, wearing two sets of socks, a thin set and a thick set. Itīs only recommendable for dry weather though, and you canīt carry e.g. back packs or do heavy manual work wearing sandals.
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