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Revisiting Fits Sock Co.

Published on August 3, 2011 by a ok.

Having used the excellent fitting socks made by Fits Sock Co. for the full range of summer activities last year, I was pleased to learn that they had jumped into the manufacture of skiing specific socks for 2011. Considering that I’m still getting out to ski (summer, pah!) due to the legendary snow year we experienced in the West, I’ve managed a lot of test days in this freshman ski sock effort by Fits Sock Company. It’s been pretty easy to find the full range of skiing temperatures during the last few months, which has worked out well, since the company offers ski socks for all weather conditions.

Taking in the view.

The verdict? Their ski socks are as Continue reading ‘Revisiting Fits Sock Co.’

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R.I.C.E. – Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation

Published on November 22, 2010 by a ok.

Some trailside Rest and Elevation. I stopped three times to elevate my feet for about 2-3 minutes. It felt great each time, but the good feeling lasted only about 10-12 minutes. Then it was back to something else entirely.

I’m fully engaged in R.I.C.E. at the moment, following a sports injury during a strenuous adventure doing the Grand Canyon in one day, Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim light and fast style. From this endeavor, I suffered no painfully smashed toes, nor colorful purple toenails, and blistering was minimal. All good so far. Wearing somewhat looser shoes is a genius proposition on long endeavors, and it was helpful to read an article suggesting that trail shoes must be sized big a few days prior to completing the mileage. Looks like I’m not the only one that used to think tight(er) shoes were the way to go.

But there was an unpleasant surprise to be found inside those shoes, and it wasn’t sock odor! Finally heading to the joy of a shower last night, I began taking off my FITS Socks  – for the first time in several days – and struggled to remove the one on my right foot. This was surprising because FITS Socks fit so well. (I couldn’t resist.) Immediately, it became apparent there was massive swelling going on in the ankle and foot zone, which explained some of the pain experienced over the prior 38 hours.

My foot has sustained some minor tissue damage, a common sports injury. It might Continue reading ‘R.I.C.E. – Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation’

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Hiking the Pfiefferhorn

Published on September 27, 2010 by a ok.

It's not quite the same as being there in winter, but the Pfieff summit is a sweet place in any season. A Minus33 merino wool baselayer like I'm wearing is also sweet in all seasons!

Got on top of the Pfiefferhorn with a friend on Friday, and though I vastly prefer the skiing the Pfieff has to offer, I was pleased to again be on the summit in perfect conditions, which is a far cry from some experiences. This day out was nearly windless, with not a cloud in the sky, and temperatures were perfect for some hours of moving. In addition, the colors were sublime – although I regard Fall as a perpetual teaser before the joys of winter snow arrive, in thinking such, I often forget just how pretty the mountains are when they’re bathed in Continue reading ‘Hiking the Pfiefferhorn’

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Fits Socks in Action

Published on September 22, 2010 by a ok.

Taking a moment to relax on the descent from White Baldy’s South summit. A year-round patch of snow is visible (some distance!) beneath my feet, while Lake Peak and White Pine Lake are visible in the mid-background.

After wearing one or the other pairs of Fits Sock Company’s products during most of my mountain adventures of the past seven weeks, I’m both pleased and impressed with their performance. I can’t say they’re never wet – like all of my gear, they get doused in sweat (Or river water! Or snow!) during hikes, running sessions, mountain biking, and even long distance slogs through snow.

When these merino wool socks get wet, they dry quickly, once the moisture source has stopped dousing the fabric. Equally important, particularly inside the tent on camping trips, they don’t retain smelly foot odor. (Shoes, which do smell, get relegated to the vestibule.) As I’ve done several times since being turned on to Fits Sock Company, I just wore a pair for two days straight, not even taking them off for the overnight spent inside my sleeping bag. And for the smell test? They don’t smell like unwashed socks, that’s for sure. More like the scent you’d get out of a clean tee shirt you put on for five minutes before changing into something else – totally negligible. Impressive.

I don’t take my socks off to sleep while camping, especially at elevations of 10,000 feet.

As for comfort, I’ve had two very small blisters while wearing these socks, and one fairly large blister, which I attribute to the new pair of boots I was wearing at the time, and have since shelved. The socks fit snugly enough to prevent unwanted chafing and rubbing.

Basically, Fits Sock Co. manufactures comfortable, fast drying, non-chafing socks that I never have to pull back up my leg. They just stay up, positioned where I originally placed them on my leg, whether I’m running or hopping from rock to rock on a peak descent. This will be particularly handy as ski season, and the requisite ski boots, arrive! They fit as if they’re custom made, and are largely odor-free, despite the length or nature of my adventures. In short, I haven’t worn more quality socks than Fits Socks!

Fits Socks on the approach to White Baldy.

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Fits Sock Company Creates Socks for Active Feet

Published on August 17, 2010 by a ok.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with Fits Sock Company, you deserve to be introduced. As a division of the Crescent Sock Company, Fits Sock Co. brings well over a hundred years of hosiery experience to their merino wool sock line. That the company still maintains its manufacturing in America, when a lot of American label textile production is being sent overseas, adds a bit of homeland feel to the family-owned company based out of Tennessee.

Prepare to see more of this packaging in your future. Outstanding merino wool socks made by Fits Sock Co.

Fits Sock Company claims to apply what they’ve learned in those hundred years to make the world’s best-fitting socks. That is a bold claim in a world where one-upmanship rules the day, and competition in every industry is now both global, and fierce. Still, every product line under the sun has to have a top dog, and I was curious if the Fits Sock Co. Continue reading ‘Fits Sock Company Creates Socks for Active Feet’

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