The joy of socks.

[ctznsmith]

Where do I get cheap (multipack?) wool socks?

Thin and thick needed.

As hardwearing as possible.

The holes are winning.

[Bearbonesnorm]

I've had great success with the On-One Merino socks. Both in thick and thin - I put holes in them sooner or later but I'm pretty hard on socks and footwear in general ... summat to do with having feet like a Hobbit I assume.

[jamiep]

for cycling - MTB, road or CX - I only use Planet X / On-One thicky socks. Circa £10 for three pairs

[psling]

I've used on-one merino socks; very good price and last reasonably well but...
I do love woollie boollies and am still getting good use out of them after several years which makes them excellent value in my books as well as being extremely comfortable.

[thenorthwind]

Thick - On One Thickys
Thin - for everyday wear, I buy "Green Treat" bamboo socks (OK, not wool) from TK Maxx - 7 pack for about £10

[AlasdairMc]

I appreciate that these aren't bargains, but Woollie Boollies are great. I wear them year round.

How do any of the others mentioned here compare to them for fit, warmth and durability?

[ianfitz]

I appreciate that these aren't bargains, but Woollie Boollies are great. I wear them year round.

How do any of the others mentioned here compare to them for fit, warmth and durability?

I do like the on one/PX socks, especially due to the price. But prefer the WB ones for comfort, they are much tougher too. Not sure if the price vs toughness works out even, but I do prefer them.

[Javi]

Buy cheap, buy twice. I also love Woollie Boollies. 1 + year and still going strong.

[thenorthwind]

I bought a 3 pack of On One thickys must be 5 years ago now. I don't wear them every day, but I haven't noticeably worn (as in "to wear out") any of them yet.

[Scattamah]

You'll always find me in Defeet merino of some sort. I generally get a new pair of Woolie Boolie and Wooleators each year, rotating the 4 year old ones out to the bike rag tub. I get good mileage from them.

Greetz

S.

[Single Speed George]

https://www.decathlon.co.uk/sh500-warm- ... 13153.html
these are good , get lots of wear out of them , and the lighter ones

[Mariner]

Give Ulvang a miss.
Probably the most uncomfortable sock I ever bought.
How can you get a sock so wrong?
Says its Merino feels like a pan scourer and there is a seam sticking in my big toe.

[AlexGold]

Can't find On-One merino socks where I'd usually think to look (Planet X) but from experience of what they do have I'd say avoid the temptingly cheap Planet X merinos as they're very thin, but the Carnacs are certainly good and worth the extra. Haven't tried the Carnac Primaloft Silk ones though, they are temptingly priced...

[PeterC]

Can't find On-One merino socks where I'd usually think to look (Planet X) but from experience of what they do have I'd say avoid the temptingly cheap Planet X merinos as they're very thin, but the Carnacs are certainly good and worth the extra. Haven't tried the Carnac Primaloft Silk ones though, they are temptingly priced...

Can't do a link (tablet) but if you type "socks" into the on one search bar it shows what they have at the moment, appears only the thick ones in stock, might get a few pairs with winter round the corner

[Cheeky Monkey]

On one thicky (Dennis the Menance style) - too hot for day2day wear for me but good on the bike and general use.

The thin versions (same colour scheme) - didn't wear well and I wouldn't get again.

On one merino socks (black) - superb as bed/bivi wear, seemed to be the sort of merino product that you put on and it warms almost straight away. Utterly shocking durability though and too hot for me on a daily basis. Now save them and only use as the clean set in a bivi.

Woolie Boolies - my merino ones shrank and went board stiff so wouldn't rate them or buy again, though it might have been operator error

Smartwool Men's PhD Outdoor Light Crew Socks - really nice, not cheap but have worn better than the On One / PX. Much better fit and construction. Dunno if still making though.

[AlexGold]

Can't find On-One merino socks where I'd usually think to look (Planet X) but from experience of what they do have I'd say avoid the temptingly cheap Planet X merinos as they're very thin, but the Carnacs are certainly good and worth the extra. Haven't tried the Carnac Primaloft Silk ones though, they are temptingly priced...

Can't do a link (tablet) but if you type "socks" into the on one search bar it shows what they have at the moment, appears only the thick ones in stock, might get a few pairs with winter round the corner

If you mean the 'thick' planet x merino ones, either I got sent the wrong ones or they're so thin that they're virtually mesh! I can't tell them apart from my normal summer PX ones.....leading further weight to the theory that I got sent the wrong ones, tbh!