When choosing a pair of socks to keep your feet warm you should look for two very important things.
The first is the actual textile being used to manufacture the socks. Is it synthetic, wool, cashmere, cotton or alpaca? Alpaca fleece that is used in making alpaca socks is naturally moisture wicking, warmer than sheep’s wool, softer than sheep’s wool and is lanolin free thus making it virtually Hypo-allergenic. Sheep’s wool for years been the choice for warmth and the price and availability has definitely enabled its rise. The downside though has been the “itch factor”, the lack of moisture wicking and that it contains lanolin. Lanolin is natural oil secreted onto the fiber from the sheep as the wool grows. There are a lot of people that are allergic to lanolin and cannot where wool do to this allergy. Cashmere is really comfortable however price and availability are issues. Cotton, most widely used fiber, is not very warm to start with. And when wet, the cotton fibers actaully break down causing it to lose it’s cushioning ability. It also lacks the moisture wicking ability that is actually needed for truly warm socks.
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The Second is keeping your feet dry. Alpaca socks are very adept at this because the wool, (fleece) used to manufacture these socks have hollow cores allowing it to wick the moisture away from your feet. This is a natural property of alpaca fleece and is a huge benefit and does not need to be engineered into the product. The action of moving moisture away from your skin increases the feel of Regular sheep’s wool does not have this property and tends to hold moisture close to your feet keeping your feet moist and allows for bacteria to grow, causing “stinky feet”. Alpaca fleece, along with this natural wicking ability, also has natural anti-microbial properties even further reducing the smelly feet syndrome. This has been a joyous side effect for me once I purchased a few pairs for my teenage boys!
For me the choice is clear. Alpaca wool (fleece) is gaining popularity and is the choice for me in choosing a pair of warm socks. After owning multiple pairs of these all terrain survival socks I am a true believer in the benefits that alpaca has and hopefully you will to.
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