DANISH ENDURANCE Merino Wool Hiking Socks

Merino is the reason experienced travellers pack fewer socks: it insulates wet, resists smell for days rather than hours, and dries overnight in a hotel bathroom. That turns three pairs into a week. Danish Endurance cushion the heel and toe without the bulk that makes a shoe tight. Thirty dollars for three is the going rate for real merino, and the cheap wool blends are mostly nylon. Wash cold and air dry; a hot tumble will shrink them and that is the only complaint in the reviews.

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