Winter Cycling - Sealskinz: waterproof socks

Just bought a pair of the mid-length medium ones and I'm waiting for it to rain. I might get lucky tomorrow, the forecast is for wet. They are a really nice piece of kit with a merino wool fluffy lining.
Is anyone else using them? I just got fed up improvising with plastic bags and don't want to mix toe clips with external booties.

Heh, i do the same thing. Buy new wet weather kit, then pray for rain.

I have not tried the ones with a wool lining, all mine are an older version with just a plain inside. My problem with them was water running down my legs inside my tights, and filling up the socks from the top....

This year I found a pair of super thin waterproof tights that dont make me sweat to death, so im waiting for heavy rain to see if that solves the problem. My previous tights were just windproof fronts, and spandex backs so my calves had waterfalls of water runnign down the backs of them. Had rain both commutes today, but not pouring buckets yet so the jury is still out.

I also picked up a set of "Rocky" goretex socks from MEC.ca and they are a lot thinner than the sealskinz so fit better in my sandals. They worked well today, but again i need a torrential downpour for a good test.

I almost bought a pair but they were close to 50 bucks.

How much did you pay for yours?

£22 which was pretty fair. Generally £1 buys the same as $1