Sealskinz Waterproof All Weather Mid Length Sock with Hydrostop

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A great sock from Loskakel!

Essentially, works as advertised. Just completed a 101+ ultra endurance winter marathon (running, walking, climbing 30-40 m hills, navigating meter-deep ice-cold snow melt waters, crossing small creeks, all through the boreal forest, swamps and icy gravel roads, at night at around 0C). The socks went wet and very heavy from the outside (no way to fix that except to wear fishermen boots...), but feet stayed humid (mostly from the body itself) but effectively dry and without direct contact with ice-cold water. Which was a big plus, as you feet WILL get very cold even when trail running if we are looking at ultra-marathon distances. By the end, socks did let water in (I believe Hydrostop seal slipped) and became waterbags. Fortunately this happened about 5 km before the finish line... Bottomline: at winter, they help you to fight the adverse weather elements and WATER, especially the icy-cold variety. When buying, get a Hydrostop version, it makes a HUGE difference! And put your pants OVER the socks as otherwise Hydrostop doesn't engage.

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The inside of the shoe doesn't hold water for very long, but it stays warm even if the shoe flattens the cold stream water of the fells. Without shoes, it holds water much better, but it starts to let moisture in relatively quickly. I would think of these more as wet suit socks than dry suit socks. Dries really slowly.

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Drove his thing, that is, his feet remained dry. However, pretty stiff and sweaty

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The socks are really thick compared to normal "tennis socks". This is worth taking into account, because the same driving shoe may not fit on your feet anymore ...

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The perfect sock to increase running comfort in wet weather.

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Surprisingly, it fits the same cross-country running shoe as usually stronger socks. Below I've used a thin merino liner and then wading through the snow wearing a pair of sneakers has managed to ankles and toes palelematta. I had some doubts about the top product but I also ordered another pair.