Darn Tough Merino Hiking Socks

Darn Tough socks come with a lifetime guarantee. If you wear a hole through them, you mail them back and they send a new pair. I've done this twice in 3 years, which either means the socks aren't as indestructible as advertised or that I walk more than the average customer. Either way, the company honored the warranty both times without asking questions. Merino wool is cushioned in the heel and ball of the foot and thinner across the top. Compression around the arch keeps the sock from bunching inside your shoe, a problem I didn't realize I had until it stopped happening. I bought my first pair for a camping trip because someone on a hiking forum said they were the only socks worth buying. The fact that I wear them to class now and not just on trails tells you how much the comfort level differs from cotton. Ankle height hits right above the shoe line so they don't show with sneakers. The ribbed cuff grips without leaving those red marks that elastic-band socks print on your skin. At $25 a pair they cost 5 times what a pack of basic socks runs, but the per-wear math over a lifetime guarantee works out to fractions of a cent.