I wear heavy boiled wool socks from Dachstein in Australia. They are fantastic, and with Sorel boots work down to ten degrees. Add a 4-ply calk sock under and a breathable gater over (ventile) to block all wind, and they are toasty to -20˚F, including having a pipe stop for an hour.
Boiled wool socks I wear: https://www.sweaterchalet.com/dachstein-woolwear/dw-5115-adult-socks/#cc-m-product-11653655331 Lighter weight ones: https://www.sweaterchalet.com/dachstein-woolwear/dw-5114-adult-socks/#cc-m-product-11653650031 With abandon, Patrick On Monday, March 2, 2020 at 10:05:29 AM UTC-7, Lefebeaver wrote: > > I've put a lot of miles on a pair of Outdoor Research 3/4 Ferrosi pants - > liked them so much I just bought another pair. Check 'em out: > https://www.outdoorresearch.com/us/mens?or_product_type=117&product_list_limit=all > Pros: rugged, breathable in heat yet oddly comfortable in cool weather, > don't absorb a lot of water, dry fast, reasonably flat seams, plenty of > length below knee with a flexible elastic cord closure that can be left > open if it heats up; not noticeably noisy fabric when walking; Cons: > synthetic fabric may not appeal to some; fabric does pill a bit after a lot > of use; rear pockets could use zippers (which the full-length version of > this pant has), and zippered R side thigh pocket may be too small to be > very useful. I mostly ride in these or their shorts in warm weather since > deciding I'm done with Spandex. Full disclosure - I get OR stuff at a > discount since I work in Conservation so their stuff may be more attractive > to me than it is to you. > >> > Slightly off-topic but related - can anyone recommend good knee-high socks > to wear with these for cooler weather? > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/9d152d43-3f47-40b6-8a3b-06bd54c108f9%40googlegroups.com.
