Originally Posted by
matroskin
So so far the only good reason I should avoid cotton socks is to avoid sweaty feet. Can someone share a story of using cotton socks for 5-10-20 years and then getting dry feet after switching to nylon/dry feet/fancy-name-synthetics socks?
Yes. Wore cotton socks running for many, many years. They would always be totally soaked. Lots of hot spots also. Switched to Under Armor prformance socks and no more wet feet. Just don't wear them as casual socks. Something in that material will make your feet stink something fierce if worn all day. Anyone who has ever done hiking or endurance activities can tell you how important it is to keep you feet dry. Ask any Marine how important it is to change your socks regularly on a long hump.