THE WARMEST SOCKS ON EARTH

THE WIGWAM CANADA

I used to work sporting goods store selling outdoor footwear (if you want to get a real education in outdoor gear, go to work for one of the big retailers. You get all sorts of training, and also all sorts of pro deals). We sold A LOT of socks. They were our best sellers, and our real moneymakers. We carried several brands, and there were great things to say about each of them. I outfitted a lot of people going north, not just campers and hikers, but hunters and oil-rig workers going into Alberta or Alaska, and the sock most of them wanted was the Wigwam Canada. This is an incredibly old school hiking sock. It's a super-thick Merino wool/poly crew sock with an extra-heavy cushion. The guy who ran our camping division, a veteran hiker from the cut-off jeans and waffle-stomper days, wore Canadas every single day, inside a pair of old hiking boots (don't know what brand--could be Merrells or Wolverine or Vasque--but the old style with a metal shank). It didn't matter to him how hot it was. That super-thick cushion let him stand all day. Me, I wear them when I go hunting in the snow. They can't be beat--but you will need to buy your boots at least one full size too big.

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