Socks?

“How many pairs of socks do you take with you on a trip? I usually take 2-3 for a 5 day trip, but I have done the 30+ day trips.

Brewster”

“One sock per beer...they make great beer coolers!”

“LOL I take one extra pair no matter how long the trip unless I anticipate getting them wet and then I take one more.”

“For more than a night (I don't do one-nighters anyhow) I always take 2 pr hiking sox, and 3 pr liners. One'a my pr of liners I use only for bedtime.”

“3 pr. Wash when needed,hang from pack to dry.”

“If it's an overniter, only the pair I wear. Never more than 2. I try to keep the weight down.”

“I usually take two pair of the cheerleader socks with the little balls on the back. It does the trick!”

“Balls on your back!?!”

“I think they are called poms bacpac. If you want to shed some weight, cut them off, but you won't be making a fashion staement.”

“Well I take one pair for each day I am out. I need fresh socks everday. Be good to your feet they take ya where ya want to go.”

“Don't like laundry duty....eh Barb?
That would be a lot of socks on a two week trip ;)”

“Oh yeah... I normaly carry 2 or 3 pair.”

“wear a set - bring a set - for a week I bring an extra liner. Wash out when needed.
Do rub my feet with alchol every night. Drys them out and makes them feel GOOD!”

“Two pair to wear, and a third set aside for sleeping. That way, if I am ever in a situation where both pair are wet, I'll have dry ones for sleeping. Same for long john sleep wear.

I don't hesitate to ford creeks when neccessary, and I don't mind hiking in a downpour - but by golly I'm gonna sleep dry!

Liners don't seem to be of any benefit for me, so I quit packin'em.”

“Well I haven't had the time to go out for two weeks. Vacations are only one... If I was out that long I would wash my socks.”

“2 pairs of socks and liners”

“2 Pairs of Smart Wools”

“I carry at least one extra pair. I carry more depending on the distance not the number of days.”

“I thought Socks was Bill Clinton's cat.”

“What ever happened to the cat? I heard they gave it away, because no one wanted it. I guess its political value was all used up.”

“Last I heard Bill's secretary was going to keep the cat. I think that the cat was really Chelsea's, anyway. Bill didn't like the cat and got the Labrador for himself.”

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The Wilcox/McCandlish Law

Of Online Discourse Evolution

(and Corollaries)

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THE WILCOX/MCCANDLISH LAW OF ONLINE DISCOURSE EVOLUTION

The chance of success of any attempt to change the topic or direction of a
thread of discussion in a networked forum is directly proportional to the
quality of the current content.

MCCANDLISH'S FIRST COROLLARY TO THE WILCOX/MCCANDLISH LAW

The chance of any change to the topic or direction of a thread being a
change for the better is inversely proportional to the quality of the
content before the change.

THE EXCEPTION TO MCCANDLISH'S FIRST COROLLARY

When a thread reaches the flame-war stage, all changes in
thread topic or direction will be changes for the worse.

MCCANDLISH'S SECOND COROLLARY TO THE WILCOX/MCCANDLISH LAW

Thread bandwidth consumption increases in inverse proportion to thread
content quality.

WILCOX'S COROLLARY TO THE WILCOX/MCCANDLISH LAW

The more involved one is in a flame-war, the less likely one is to
recognize it as such.

THE WILCOX/MCCANDLISH PARADOX

Thread degeneration can (theoretically) be forestalled or even reversed by
citation to the Wilcox/McCandlish Law.”

“Three pairs of socks, two pair of liners.

I keep one dry for sleeping too.”

“two pair, one to wear, one to pack. I never change unless they get wet. Nice try Violin.”

“I bring one extra pair.”

“One extra pair. Wear one, wash the other, switch and repeat next day.

Oh, and it's always appreciated when you use your hiking partner's cook pot to clean your socks. :O”

“I got 2 pairs of Thoro's a long time ago, and they still to this day as they did when I first got them make my feet sweaty and stinky more than ANY of my other socks. Must be synthetic.”

“They are synthetic, Buddur, but I really love my Thorlos. I haven't noticed any bad odor. Maybe your feet need some help. Powder, or the alchohol M&M mentioned?”

“ditto lyndys. i use thorlo lt hikers.”

“My thorlos are a wool blend (much like smart wool) they don't get much stinkier than any other sock. I have gore tex boots so they all get stinky.”

“Tholo trekkers - 60% merino wool, 37% acrylic, 3% spandex. My feet sweat if you look at'em, so I've never noticed any additional problem with Thorlos. My favorite socks, especially the knee highs. Josette says all I need is a little red tassle in them and I'll look like a little boy scout! Socks are dirt cheap at STP, warm and comfy, and last almost forever. IMHO, Thorlos rule.”

“My dogs are very decriminating. They will only chew thorlo or smart wool socks. I can leave dress socks scattered across the floor for days, but my good hiking socks will last less than 5 minutes if they ever hit the floor.

I never take more than two pairs of socks becuase I never HAVE more than two pairs of socks!”

“I like the thin, running Thorlos. I tried Smart Wool, but they didn't dry as well as I thought they would. I think I'd re-name them "Average Intelligence" Wool.”

“A clean pair for every day on the trail plus one extra.”

“Even on week + trips?”

“I work.. hehe.. week PLUS trip?.. what's that?

:)”

“You have to get a job with more vacation time TownDawg!”

“!$%&! I thought it said 'Spocks'.”

“hehehehehe!”

“Even if I HAD more vacation time? In this world I work in, they would never approve being away TWO weeks.”

“UumMm.. what's a spock?

*smirk*”

“okay... 2 or 3 pair... Smartwool or Thorlos (the thickest they make), depending on weather...

and I have no beef with the cat.”

“a spork typo obviously (grin)

1 pair Bridgedales - leave them on all the time - if cold at night put a pair of "hunting" socks on over the Bridgedales - the "hunting" socks are an emergency backup if necessary to actually change socks while on the trail”

“2 pairs thin socks(Patagonia Capilene), 2 pr liners (REI), and 1 pr fleece socks to wear w/Tevas at camp.
Got socks/clothes resupplied twice on the 30 day trip.”

“Thorlos and smartwool.

Buddur - 15 minutes or 15 days - you're gonna stink. I'll stay upwind!

(the alcohol does work nicely and comes in handy when you have blisters and want to get the dirt/oil from around the blister. It makes the mole/2ndskin stick better)”

“Hey, I just heard on "What Do You Know?" on NPR last weekend that your feet produce 2 oz. (each) of sweat per day! They had a mailman on the phone who got the correct answer. He guessed that he produced 2 shot glasses of sweat per day per foot. (EWWWWW)”

“What if any are the benifits of liners? Do they have a purpose or are they an unneeded expense and extra weight?”

“I use liners for sleeping, and if I get new boots I put em under my socks to prevent blisters during the break-in period.”

“Depends on which boots I am wearing. With my regular BP boots - don't use them.”