Some people change their socks every single day, to me that’s a little to much. I’m more of a 2-3days kinda guy. Is changing socks each day absolutely necessary?
Edit: Obviously something is wrong with me, I’ll take some time to rethink my life decisions and buy more socks! 😅 Edit2: I mostly wear wool socks, I hope that justifies this a bit…
One you fucking heathen
😅
You’re that stinky guy, still in his 20’s, who doesn’t think he stinks right?
Pfft…
Too close to the bone?
I agree.
OP, do you also only shower once every couple days, and maybe use deodorant that same amount?
The only clothes I wear multiple days are pants and sweaters. Only on days when I barely used socks I may wear them two days in a row.
Wearing socks more than 1 day in a row means you’ve failed to uphold the social contract.
Once the socks come off, they go through the laundry before I put them on again. They’re just not comfortable unless they’re fresh.
Same. Back when I wasnt remote working, I’d carry two pairs of socks because I’d go to the gym in the middle of the day, shower, then when I went back to work, new socks.
Changing socks is like changing undies. Daily at minimum. Don’t see how being woolen changes anything. Wool socks absorb sweat and bacteria just as much as anything else
Wool makes a massive difference and it isn’t even close.
For one, it has an uncanny ability to wick away moisture from the surface of your skin, away from your body. As it reaches the outside, it more easily evaporates away and minimizes the amount of absorbed and thus odorous sweat.
Skin also maintains “comfort” at a larger range of temperatures with wool. I have thicker wool socks I wear in summer with tall leather work boots and after 12-16 hours straight of wear my socks typically have virtually no smell and they’re dry to the touch. Synthetic socks like Dickies absorb the sweat and cause the fibers to break down terribly. You end up with crusty, worthless socks.
Sorry, I wasn’t saying that wool socks aren’t better than synthetic - they definitely are. But IMO wool socks should still be washed daily 'cos they are still absorbing sweat. “wicking” keeps you dry, sure, it doesn’t make the sweat disappear
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Not quite like changing undies, which cover open orifices.
My butt closes. You have my condolences :o)
It doesn’t. It’s an unsealed orifice.
My socks smell like cheese after a single day, and I can wash a month’s worth of them in a single load of laundry, what am I gaining by wearing them multiple days in a row?
I would rather go barefoot in shoes than wear socks twice in a row. Heck, I often change them when I get home from work.
I’ve long said, the first thing I’d do after winning the lottery is never wear the same pair of socks twice because my favorite of life’s little unnoticed pleasures is the feeling of a new pair of socks.
I think we found the stinky guy who was hiding here in the Fediverse… Seriously though do it daily.
I’m gonna be know as the sock guy from now on…
Better than being known as the poop guy am I right?
Where’s your knife?
Oh God. Back when I was dirt poor, I needed socks but I wanted to save money, so I wore them for two days, hanging them to dry overnight.
I ended up with athlete’s foot. Don’t skimp on socks.
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Dude I already know you smell
Feet sweat. A lot. Like a pint (450g) of sweat a day or more if particularly active or you have larger feet.
So for me, daily at the least. On particularly active days, multiple times.
Like a pint (450g) of sweat a day
citation needed
Yeah, that’s half a litre of salty water soaking into your socks and shoes. I find that hard to believe
I mean, you could have easily searched “how much do feet sweat per day” and verified this yourself.
But ok, here’s one of hundreds of the results from podiatry clinics that say roughly the same thing.
Ah yes, the renowned scientific publication patient.info
Yes, an article written by a podiatrist, peer reviewed by a podiatrist, and completely cites their credentials, sources, and reference materials.
Just because you don’t think it’s credible, doesn’t make it not credible.
The podiatrist neglected to mention how they determined the volume of water lost from feet.
Edit: Ah yes, the renowned scientific publication silent downvote
We need peer review meta analysis published in a with 50 years of study and published in a paywalled journal in order to verify that we should change our socks.
- some lemmy user
Or literally any paper whatsoever.
Fuck man, I didn’t think I would need to pull up scholarly sources about foot sweat.
When running, you sweat around 250 grams of sweat per square meter per hour. Variables change +/- 50g ish depending on what you are or are not wearing on the foot, what the ambient temperature is, and what you’re doing.
You can work out the maths of your own foot sweat.
Obviously, less physical activity will result in less sweat.
Yeah, that’s kinda the point. Also, nobody was talking about feet under stress.
Cool source, bro, not sure how I’m supposed to do math on literally none data:
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That’s … a lot. Are feet really supposed to leak that much human juice?
This is exactly the type of thing I imagine my fellow Lemmings asking as a serious question.
Once a sock comes off I cannot put on a used sock again. So at least once a day for me.
Two. They’re Darn Tough wool socks, and the packaging recommends even more days between washes for longevity.
Before these I had only worn cotton socks, mostly Nike, and those stink like hell and did need to be washed daily. But these wool ones really don’t, even in the summer.
I also alternate pairs, so they’re not two days in a row. e.g. A B A B C D C D etc.
This is the way.
Edit: okay to add more substance agreeing with you, Darn Tough socks, and in general merino wool socks, is a life changer. I didn’t believe it initially because I live in a tropical country, but dangit merino wool socks is magical. It still feels cool when I’m stationary. Sure it gets a bit warm when I’m walking about, but I still don’t get that damp feeling with typical cotton socks. Feetill dry the end of the day and sock still doesn’t smell.
I wear darn tough, still change them daily. I have on occasion worn a pair for more than a day but that has been special circumstances. They don’t get nasty like cotton socks but it’s still going to feel and smell better with a fresh pair.
As for longevity, they have a lifetime warranty.
