fredapp t1_j1xfedb wrote on December 28, 2022 at 2:46 AM

Got a pair as a gift last Christmas, now almost all my athletic socks are bombas. Replaced 5 or 6 pair of darn tough socks that were anything but tough. Will avoid their athletic socks in the future and stick to their mid weight calf height.

Only had them for a year but I can’t detect any wear. Compared to new pairs, I can’t tell which is which.

Junior_Ad2955 t1_j1xh3c7 wrote on December 28, 2022 at 2:59 AM

Yeah darn tough makes great socks…. Until you buy their athletic socks. They blow. They are also way too narrow for someone who has normal size feet. Why would you make socks in the same size be much more narrow? I told them explicitly that’s why I was going else where for athletic socks. They seem to wear faster too. I went with the Grip6 socks

dnalloHnosaM t1_j1xuv71 wrote on December 28, 2022 at 4:56 AM

Had a similar problem, went with cloudline socks. Also have a hassle free lifetime warranty like the OP

mstransplants t1_j206up6 wrote on December 28, 2022 at 6:31 PM

This is really good to know. I got rid of all my other socks and just have a few pairs of the darn tough mid calf hiking socks. I was going to get some of their athletic socks for the summer, but it looks like I'll need to go elsewhere

pumpkinsword t1_j1zbxl8 wrote on December 28, 2022 at 3:02 PM

Which athletic socks were you using? The DT athletic socks are the only ones I wear (Element No Show Tab Light Cushion). I sized up one size (XL when L was recommended) and they work great.

naan_cents t1_j1znomh wrote on December 28, 2022 at 4:25 PM

Their “Run” socks wore out faster than almost any other running socks I’ve ever owned, including crappy generic Target ones. I love DT, own like 8 other pairs of crew/boot length, but won’t touch their running socks again