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  • Equivalents to sealskinz socks that aren’t £35 a pair?

    My wife is doing 100km in one hit down the Cotswolds Way for dementia in a month so I’d like to get her a pair of waterproof socks just in case it turns out to be Britain.

  • Honestly, I wouldn't bother.

    I've done loads of long walks, OMM's etc and waterproof socks either don't work or make it worse. Like all socks they have a hole on the top so water gets in, and cheaper ones don't breathe.

    You're better off getting a good quality merino socks and accept it'll get wet, but will remain comfortable and warm/cool and dry very quickly.

  • Maybe carry a spare pair and some foot powder, in case there's a wet spell followed by a dry spell

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