Time May Tell Mens Merino Wool Hiking Cushion Socks Thermal Warm Crew Winter Boot Socks Pack (2/4 Pair,6-13 Size)

(Note: I'm on day 7 of my test (Feb 7, 2024) and am giving the socks 5 stars because so far they are holding up as promised. I will lower the rating if necessary as my 1 month test progresses)I've decided to share my personal experience with these "Time May Tell" Merino wool socks over a 1 month period. I bought 2 pair and my test to going to be how these socks hold up when wearing 1 pair all day, washing them in the sink at night, hanging them to dry, then wearing the other pair the next day, washing them at night, hanging them to dry, repeat for 1 month.Why am I doing this test?I am about to go on a 5 week trip where I will be staying in different hotels, in different countries from 2-5 days each. I stubbled onto a YT video where someone recommended Merino wool socks for travel, for a variety of reasons. I really love traveling, but I really hate having to deal with dirty cloths/laundry while traveling, mainly; socks, underwear, and shirts.I like to travel with only 3 pair of socks, but I try to do laundry only once a week which means I find myself often washing socks in the hotel bathroom sink and hanging then to mostly dry but then using the hotel's hair dryer to try to finish the drying process to try to make my cotton socks feel somewhat elastic like they came out of normal dryer. Doing this I find I'm spending far too much time holding a pair of socks over the head of the dryer. It's just too much work.In the video I saw, the person said Merino socks are great because:1. After hang drying only, they don't lose there elasticity.2. They hang dry faster than cotton socks.3. They don't start to smell the way cotton socks do, allowing you to wear them more than one day.My plan is to test the 2 pair of Time May Tell (TMT) socks I just bought by:1. Wearing 1 pair all day, including walking around my place without shoes on, washing them in the sink at night with a bit of laundry detergent, and then hanging them dry to wear, not the next day, but the day after that (I will wear the other pair the next day, wash that pair at night, hang dry, etc.2. I plan on doing this test, not wear any other socks, for 4 weeks to see:a. If the socks get holes in them (some of the 1 star reviews say they socks get holes in them after 1-3 days of wear.b. Will the socks start to smell?b. Will the socks be nice to put on (not stiff and without elasticity like cotton socks do when you only hang dry them)c. Does the wool or only washing them in a sink and hang drying them give me any kind of itchiness or rash?2. I also want to see what happens to socks when they are washed and dried in a dryer. I have heard that you should NOT dry wool socks in a dryer as they will shrink many sizes. I will try this test at the end of the 1 month period.If the socks pass all these tests, my plan is to then buy a 3 new pair and take them on my 5 week trip.So here are the results of the test:Feb 7, 2024 (1 week - I have worn each pair 3 or 4 times, respectively)- How long do they take to dry? So far I have washed each pair at night although a couple times I have been tired and ended up washing them in the morning. (I even wore them in bed all night one night) Where I live it is a mild winter and my place is about 70 degrees inside with about 40-50 percent humidity. I'm finding the socks (after wringing them out and then wringing them out a few more times at random times) take about 16-24 hours to dry. Longer than I was expecting. But so far it has worked out fine. If I wash them at night, then don't wear them until the morning the day after the night I wash them, that is 36 hours. And for my trip I plan on having 3 pair, not 2. But it does mean I will have to not wash any socks 24-36 hours before I leave a hotel.My drying process as been very conservative, inside a bathroom with no windows, fan or cross breeze, never outside or in by a window with sunlight. I've done nothing to speed up the process.- How have they been to put on after they are dry?? This is the great part! Every day I put them on they are like they are brand new. It's almost surreal. They feel soft, thick, clean... exactly the same way thick cotton socks do after they have been dried in a dryer. I'm really amazed and excited about this part. After 7 days I don't feel I'm putting on used (only slightly at this point) socks.- What about smell or any kind of skin irritation? So far not at all. I'm using basic Tide laundry detergent. I do think I will keep this up, but if the socks do start to smell I think I will try one of those detergents that promises to kill bacteria. But I'm curious to just keep using a very basic detergent - one that I can find in any country.- Any wear or holes in the socks? Nope. Not at all. I've wore 1 pair 3 times and 1 pair 4 times and no signs at all of holes. Honestly the socks so far are exactly like they were when I received them.... BUT.... it has only been one week. 3 weeks to go. If they do start to get thin or get holes that is a deal breaker. If after 2 weeks they start to small a little, that can be fixed I think with a good wash in a machine, leaving then in the sun for an hour, etc. But holes can't be fixed. So I'm very happy with the socks so far, but nervous about them not lasting a month as far as holes go, but, no signs of holes so far.Stay tuned for my next update :)UPDATE Feb 18, 2024I was going to do another update on the 14th at the 2 week mark but there wasn't really any point. The 2 pair I'm testing were in the same condition at 2 weeks as at 1 week.I have not worn only the 2 pair of socks for 18 days now. So I've worn each pair 9 times each. In about the last 4-5 days I got a little lazy and didn't wash every night, so I ended up wearing the socks 2 days in a row. They were actually fine to wear 2 days in a row. I did turn them inside out over night, but in the morning they felt reasonably fresh. They have been holding their elasticity very well.At 18 days I am seeing no wearing at all of the heals or anywhere. Some of the 1 star reviews say these socks had holes after 2 or 3 days. I really don't see how that is possible unless the wearer has feet made of sandpaper. After 9 days of wear all 4 socks are just fine. I do wonder if when some of the reviews say "holes" maybe the stitching wasn't great and a hold formed that way. But with the 2 pair I have I have not had that problem. So for no holes or thinning at all.To see how they would hold up, a few days ago I did wash 1 pair with the rest of my clothes in warm water (not hot) and they came out of the washer in great shape. I did not put them in the drier. I am really curious to see what would happen to them if I did put them in the drier and will try that after my 1 month test is up.One days I slept at night with the socks and wore them them part of the morning. They did smell slightly, but after a hand wash they were fine again.Also, I'm not getting any kind of a rash from the wool. So for at least me that has not been a problem.I will do another update if there is something to report, but if not I'll keep my test going till the month is up and report back.

I got these for my son who’s going to be doing a lot of hiking at camp. As soon as we took them out of the box and I had him try them on he said., “ oh my God, I’m keeping these on right now”. Yup that good

Good for the price, they do help keep your feet very warm and comfortable.

I don't know what it is, but I've really struggled finding decent, comfortable, *well-fitting* socks lately. It seems like I can find socks that fit my foot well but are too tight on my calf, or they stretch enough for my calf but are too tight on my foot (note: I am diabetic and don't light socks that are too tight on my foot & toes).These socks have come the closest to 5 stars that I've found in quite some time. They are perfect on my feet, not too tight or too loose, and they're nice and warm. The lost a star because they seem to have a ring of material at the very top that's a little too tight on my calf if I pull them up all the way (but they won't stay up if they're not pulled all the way up).They've survived one wash & wear cycle and remain in great shape. I'll probably order a few more pairs if these hold up a few more weeks.They feel awesome on my feet - not too tight, not too lose - the perfect amount of stretch. They feel good on my calf, except for the very top of the sock - it feels like there's a ring of material that's not as stretchy if I try to pull them up all the way and is uncomfortable

ten years ago I ran a pair of REI mediumweight Merino wool socks for three 3 day snowboard trips. I think I blew em out. This season, I went up 7 or 8 times, usually 3 hours out but one day I rode from 9-3 in freezing rain in leaky ThirtyTwos. These socks are good and moisture dries really quick. Took longer than normal to get stinky as well, though that's just wool right. In a pinch these are a solid purchase instead of buying the (albeit higher quality) socks that cost 5-7x as much at the resort. They'll dry overnight on your impromptu powder chasing trip, and won't feel weird off the mountain. And they look nice in my birkis

I am so impressed by these socks and their overall comfort. I ordered two packs of two because it felt right like I just knew they would be good and they were so much that when a friend came over I had him try a pair on and then gave them to him. :) I will no doubt be ordering more soon.

I needed some extra comfy, warm socks to wear around the house during colder months (in lieu of slippers). These work well for that, and I think they'd work nicely as hiking socks too.

I was looking for a merino wool blended sock and found these to be comfortable and easy to wear. They have enough stretchiness without a lot of compression. I wear them in all kinds of weather. The one downside in my experience is that after only 3 months or so of wear, they are getting holes in the bottom of the heel. I was quite surprised, because after each wash, I would look over what shape they were in and they seemed fine, until just recently on my oldest pairs of these socks.