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Gear Review: Creepers Socks or: How I Learned to Stop Foot Pain and Love Hiking Again

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Gear Review: Creepers Socks or: How I Learned to Stop Foot Pain and Love Hiking Again

Gear Review: Creepers Socks or: How I Learned to Stop Foot Pain and Love Hiking Again

Lucas Necessary

Reading Time: 6 minutesCreepers socks have been updated for 2024 and are now more resilient. They have become an indispensable part of my hiking kit and eliminated all of my foot problems.

Hiker wearing Creepers merino toe socks in the Wind River Range at the top of a mountain.
Backpacking Gear Review: Creepers Merino Wool Toe Socks

Backpacking Gear Review: Creepers Merino Wool Toe Socks

Lucas Necessary

Reading Time: 7 minutesCreepers socks are now my go-to sock for long-distance backpacking, as they have resolved all my foot- and toe-pain issues.

Backpacking Gear Review: WillowAce “THE ALPACA SOCKS”

Backpacking Gear Review: WillowAce “THE ALPACA SOCKS”

Lucas Necessary

Reading Time: 9 minutesI love the WillowAce socks and am glad that I gave them a go. For under $60, I’ve made myself, my wife, and my mom quite happy.

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