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Some additions from personal experience of a 530km long hike: Use a pair of socks that are made out of that material womens stockings are made out of under your woolen hiking socks. Works like a charm and keeps your woolen socks alive longer because there is less friction. Also they tend to stay dry better than wool. If you are prone to blisters you can use a wax-stick (you can buy them) to increase friction where you need it on your undersocks and you're perfect afterwards. Most importantly tough: Keep your feet as dry as possible. I use 3 pairs of woolen socks (undersocks stay all day long). Pair 1 for the morning until my lunch break. Then i change to pair 2 while pair 1 dries on my backpack when i walk on afterwards. When night falls and you put up your hammock/tarp you change to pair 3 for the night. Those (again) are dry and also don't smell as bad which means your sleeping bag wont. Which is nice. Comfort is important outside and reasonably clean as well.
It’s interesting that this is also how a lot of the body’s organs are protected. Two membranous layers (visceral and parietal pleura) reduce friction and rubbing.
We were told to wear two pairs of socks during long marches (5-10 miles) during boot camp back in the 80s. The guys who didnt all got blisters, those who did had no issues. We also added a liberal amount of gold bond powder in the boot itself.
I've used the two-pair method since I was a teenager in the 70's through years of camping, hiking, skiing. Thin inner sock, and thick wool outer sock. Never, NEVER had a blister summer or winter and foot stays dry. Nylon, silk or even women's nylon "footies" for inner. I love the Wool "Ragglan" out socks.
@@Pax.Britannica Wool. 100% wool, but try what you have. Don't over think this. The key principle is to have a thin inner sock that fits tightly and a larger outer sock that can move/give against the inner sock. Make any friction between the socks and not between a sock and your skin. Happy walking!
@@Pax.Britannica Just wanted to add my experience. Went on a backpacking trip in boy scouts for a week. Bought a winter boot to train for 6 months before the summer backpacking trip. 16 y/o self didn’t consider I’d have to wear the same heavy winter boots for a summer trip. Scoutmaster took us to hunting store and gave us this same two sock tip. Four the first I’ve bought a thin polyester sock. Similar to a dress sock. Second sock was thick wool. So summer hike with two pairs of socks including one thick wool. You would think this would be a recipe for disaster. My feet still sweat however ut doesn’t matter. Friction never occurs between your feet and the shoe. Always between the layers of the sock. Since that trip, apply it in everyday life. I’ll use any kind of thin polyester sock and then cotton sock over that. There really isn’t too much to over think. Just need that first layer sock to not absorb water.
nothing beats russian army at this: they do not wear socks at all -- they wear RAGS. literally they wrap rags around soldiers feet. socks are effing banned in russian army. the principle is: a good soldier MUST SUFFER. they also issue atrocious high boots without bootstraps (straight pull-on) that always slip off, are not water proof at all, had stiff like iron soles and equally slippery, and heavy on top of it. russian bots are made of FAKE leather that is thin, porous, and has zero thermal resistance.
@@sillysad3198 Where the hell did you hear that? First, _portyanki_ are not rags, they are strips of cloth that soldiers wrap around their feet. They are very effective at preventing blisters when they are wrapped properly, hence the ban on socks. And they are regularly washed and changed just as socks would be; they are not discardable. Second, the USSR army and its descendents used ordinary, laced, leather combat boots, the same as could be found in US and Europe. It's known that prison labor is extensively involved in making these, so there are quality issues, but the boots are functional enough. Leather needs to be treated with shoe wax to resist water, and a good pair of wool socks plus wool boot soles solve the problem of cold. Third, Russia does use modern composite material combat boots as well.
I, a US Army veteran, was taught by more senior soldiers to wear woman's knee high stockings under the issue wool socks. I used them in ranger school (plenty of walking there) and they did a great job of protecting my feet. The stockings are kind of slippery so they perform the same purpose as the thin inner sock you mentioned. Hard to believe a non-military person would go on a long unnecessary foot march just to validate a blister avoidance technique.
Been using this for 2 years now, I owe you so much lindybeige I've literally never had a blister despite working on my feet practically all day. Thank you
Vindication! I've been telling this to people for years and they always look at me like I'm a crazy person. Even when I demonstrate how well it works as you've just done. Later when I explain that it's a well known technique and there are specific socks sold at the outdoor store for this exact purpose (vastly overpriced and unnecessary) I'm called a liar. The product listings are readily available and people call me a liar, it's amazing how much people will fight to defend their misconceptions whether it be single sock loyalists or religion.
I've been trying this for the last month since this video came out and I can report that it works exactly as advertised. Even in a climate warmer than Lloyd's (and in the middle of summer) my feet have been perfectly comfortable.
Yes, the US Army does this. We were taught to wear a pair of dress socks (very thin) underneath our BDU socks (thick wool) during road marches. And it works. Also note that the BDU socks are thick along the bottom and sides of the foot, for extra padding. But the rest of the sock is thin enough to breathe well. That said, if your foot gets completely submerged (wading through a creek or whatever), you lose some of the benefit from having 2 layers of socks. I think the water makes the layers cling to each other. The fix for that is to carry spare socks, in a zip-lock bag.
When I first started hiking after moving to Seattle in 1973, this was the method recommended by the guidebooks to hiking and implicitly recommended by what the outdoor supply shops such as REI stocked. However, more recently in Front Royal, Virginia next to the Blue Ridge Mountains, the shops for hiking etc. know nothing of it, nor do they stock appropriately. Moreover, I asked my godson in the U.S. Marines about and he never heard about the method. It seems the Marines and the Army have different opinions and perhap different research and results. Anyway, back many years ago in Seattle the recommendation was that the inner, thin socks be silk or a silk-like synthetic. I am inspired by Lindybeige to experiment again with the two-sock system, and with both wool and silk (if I can find the shorter silk socks anymore).
I can confirm that since I learned about the 2 sock system in army training I have always worn 2 pairs of (sports) socks and it is by far the healthiest, most comfortable and skin preserving system out there. I wear 2 pairs every day. And as Lloyd points out it is so natural to me its not something I think about, well done for posting a short clip on it. MANY adopters will love you for it. ;) x
I actually use the same system. I work in forestry and spend most of my day hiking around wearing large chainsaw safety boots and I've never had a single blister.
Teddy anything with a low amount of cotton for the thin socks on the inside and thick wool (almost entirely wool) socks as the outer layer. The wool absorbs sweet like you wouldn't believe.
Reid Anderson Do you think it will work for pushing a wheel barrow of concrete or tarmac all day. I get a day or two of that kind of work every now and then and it leaves my feet destroyed with blisters.
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Regular tree feller or an arborist? What kind of chainsaws You are using?
We were taught to wear two socks while in Basic Training, USAF. We were taught to use a thin cotton inner sock and a thick wool sock on the outside. Works very well.
Many years of working outdoors and in all weathers, as well as countless miles of hiking rough terrain, lead me to agree with Lloyd 100%. The two sock, thick over thin system works.
I started doing this about half a year ago, and I couldn't for the life of me remember why, but once I started I never looked back, thank you for teaching my subconscious!!
Having recently walked 130 miles carrying 30kg of kit, this is definitely the way to do it, be sure to use a significant amount of foot powder to keep your feet dry. When not walking, get your feet out of your boots but don't remove your socks unless you plan to replace them with a clean pair, putting used sock back on can make them sit differently on your feet and lead to blisters, despite the double sock
Speaking as a soldier in the US, one of the ways we managed to toughen up our feet (particularly in preparation for things like ranger school) is to use our boots without socks. In the short term, doing this once a week with a heavy load on your back will be uncomfortable and almost guarantee blisters, but over the course of months can help condition the soles of your feet to endure through aggressive terrain without much issue.
2 layers of socks and sometimes bandaids to the worst spots. Got me through the military. Also very important to keep your boots as dry as possible. Even putting some old news paper inside to soak up the moisture helps. Greets from Lithuania
@@Nilguiri u morons realize that EVERYONE in Israel HAS to be in the military? its compulsory . think next time before u make such an ignorant generalization.
I walk a hell of alot, and this method has saved me. Haven't had any blisters except from when I bought some cheap boots for a new job and the fit wasn't great. You're a life saver.
My physics teacher told me this in high school best piece of advice I got in school. He did say to use two wool socks but he used to do expeditions in greenland so the outer sock would get wet. At night the wet sock would get changed to the inside and dry from bodyheat while asleep. You wake up with two dry socks and warm feet.
Been watching your video's for a few years now and I just found this one. I can vouch for the 2 sock method. Working in the trades for over 20 years and wearing steel toe boots for 12 hour shifts for 7 days and I do not have feet issues. I wear the 2 socks 365 days of the year ... unless I am wearing sandals then its only my sports socks ... must be a Dad thing. 🙂
I've been watching a bunch of hiking videos on sock liners before I start a thru hike of the Appalachian trail. Seeing this from Lindybeige is serendipity.
I wanna see you wear two types of shoes now! I subscribe to your channel if you can show me how to do that. Though they have to be actual normal shoes! =P
As a long time fell walker and traveller world wide I have always been taught the wear two pairs of socks as you describe - walk on, walk on with hope (and comfort) in your feet. Regards
I love you for this video. I work in construction so im on my feet all day in heavy, steel-toed boots and i do long marches with my dog. Ever since seeing this video I hadnt had a problem with blisters or overly smelly feet.
I learned this system in my youth paramilitary training... er, I mean the Boy Scouts. They make special synthetic socks for the inner layer designed specifically to wick moisture and not rub. You'll only find them in a specialty store though.
LLOYD! Thank you! I have fought with athlete's foot my whole adult life. I never really thought of using wool socks because wool socks are those expensive dress socks, or those thick winter socks for reading a book on a winter sunday. But with a little bit of shopping, I found some great wool socks and have never looked back. No more athletes foot! I'm buying you a present.
During my militaryservice in FDF I used this same technique from the beginning. I had learned this technique before from my experiences in camping and other activities that will give you blisters if not using this technique. When spring came and it started to get warm my other conscripts said that I am mad. They thought that it was not good idea to wear two socks with the leather boots we used because I would get hot and sweaty feet. Turns out that I never got any blisters during my service.
I've been hiking in two pairs of socks for the past 5-6 years and have never suffered from blisters since. Hiking in trail running shoes rather than mountaineering boots has also helped, however. I heard about the two sock method and intuited that having a thin inner sock would be advantageous, so I have been doing that from the start. Personally I go with a coolmax inner (thinnest sock I can find) and a thicker synthetic on the outside, though wool might be a better option for cold temperatures. Another option I thought might work but never got around to trying would be a pair of 5-toe socks as an inner. These would probably help reduce chafing between toes.
I just bought pretty thick boot socks and developed tough, very calloused feet after boot camp. Was infantry for 6 years and never had any problems with my feet. Your technique seems very effective though and way more thought out than mine.
As a flat roofer I’ve been doing this for 30 years. Two wool blend socks Insulates my feet from the heat of the roof and so comfortable even when sweaty Feels so darn good, I do it all of the time even when not working My son, now 22, has the same habit. 👍🏻
In the SA Army we had our big trials half way through selection course. We did 135km's marching over serious hilly (some say mountainous) terrain with massive backpacks on carrying telephone poles, metal beds etc (on the second day), including a 20 kilometre speedmarch to begin with, in 2 1/4 days. They wanted to blisters to appear on our feet to see who could tough it out. I am grateful to the Company of men who went before me and who told me the secret of women's pantyhose for the feet as a first layer and then our regular socks as a second layer. I got plenty of chafing under those extreme conditions and pain and swelling but I survived well compared to anyone with single socks and who didnt have the pantyhose nylon inners for the feet. I highly recommend them for anyone doing any serious hiking.
Ive been binging your videos lately, i thought you only did hour long videos because my recommended wasnt giving me the good stuff. I keep sending videos to friends now and im calling it lindypilling them. Your videos on global warming and current events are interesting as well so i keep calling you lindybased
Backpacker here: This is exactly what I and my dad have used for years. I have had a couple small blisters from time to time, mostly due to ignoring the hotspot from time constraints (orienteering against the clock) or breaking in boots, or not having the supplies on me. Plus, it took a while for the hotspot to actually become a blister. I can second Lindy in this regard. I'm wondering if I should scoot over to wool socks for everyday wear, actually...
We were never taught that in the US Army, Interesting. We just got issued one pair of socks, and told how to properly wear and lace our boots and socks, of all the road marches I participated in, the few times I did get a small blister, it was because I failed to wear my socks properly and ether had my boots too tight or too loose.
When u mean properly wear the socks do you mean wear them in a way they don't bunch up anywhere? Asking because i DO quite serious blisters and any advice is welcome (haven't tried the 2 sock tecknick yet)
Do you have a particular brand of wool socks you prefer or do you, as we have all long suspected, raise sheep to make your own, perfect, beige socks? Also, I love the gravely, just-woke-up voice, and I know I’m not alone.
@@eatbolt42 buy Darn Tough socks. They are pricey, but the best socks you can wear. They also have a lifetime guarantee. This is the advice of a letter carrier walking 13+ miles per day.
@@eatbolt42 I concur... Darn tough socks rock! They have different levels of cushion and what you want is Merino wool. Its naturally anti microbial, regulates with your body temp so its good in cold or hot weather. Merino sheep can survive in cold mountains other sheep would die in...
Dear sir, your proposition is very intriguing. I am quite interested in importing a large flock of your beige sheep. Please contact me with a quote ASAP.
@@donaldpratt2296 I had never heard of Darn Tough socks. I just had a peek at their website and it is amazing! Donald, you might have changed my life, thanks!
so thin inner and thick outter sock, both from wool, right? i only remember the thick outter one being wool, so i had to ask about the inner. also, what about polyester? my dad swears on a single layer of medium thickness polyester socks, but he also wears higher quality boots, also in winter he wears thicker ones, so he doesnt get cold
I learned this while in the Boy Scouts from a US postman. They walk all day so I took his word as law and I haven’t had a blister in my life since then after 10 years of backpacking .
@@ShadowDragon8685 Merino Wool is incredible. Except... for the price... and that they wear away quicker than, say, cotton. But it's amazing how many times you can wear them before they start to smell.
When I used to work graveyard shifts outdoors in the Canadian winter, my feet would get extremely cold in my boots. One day I met a roofer who told me that the trick was to put on one sock, then put a plastic bag over your foot, then a second sock. This prevented the sweat from soaking through both pairs.
I used to wear only one pair of wool socks, but I also had athick inner liner in my boots made from wool so technically two pairs of wool socks. They worked like a charm down to -50/-60°C. I had blisters in my "summers" boots though that went to -13°C ish.. when using two pairs as demonstrated... weird life.
You've sold me on wool socks. I'll admit I have been on the fence for awhile now, but after seeing this I can honestly say, I want Wool outer Socks now more than ever.
Gonna try that one - I do quite a bit of walking, but just started to have various feet problems, trying different boots, different socks, never thought of 2 pairs of socks. Thanks for the tip, I'll give it a go.
This is right on the mark. having bad varicose veins in my legs, it requires me to wear Jobst support stockings to prevent swelling. When wearing nicee thick orlon socks over them, I've never had another venous stasis ulcer in any area where covered by the dual layer sock/stocking combination.
Currently in training with a particularly rigorous branch of the military and, while I've yet to try it with wool rich socks, the two sock method works wonders with polyester walking socks & thin sports socks underneath. Recently did a fitness test involving being submerged in cold muddy water followed by runs over unstable, rocky & steep terrain. My feet had no right being as blister free as they were after it, so cheers for the video.
Wool is rekomended in Sweden by older people with years of working in the woods in northern lappland, both summer and winter because its properties. Another tip is ull-frotté clothes. Woolclothes should be rinsed with diluted hair conditioner after wash so the wool gets its fatty orginilal properties back.
I started doing this about 3 months ago and it works! Thanks Mr Beige for giving trield evidence to what I have been experiencing. You definitely are a gentleman and a scholar! Keep up the excellent work and thank you for the effort you put into your channel!
Great advice as my last epic mountain trip was cut short due to blisters and sores. Will definitely use this technique when i decide to face the same mountain that defeated me last time.
I keep telling people at work to use this to keep our feet free from blisters. To me it's common sense though the first time I wore two layers of socks because one already got torn and I'm too lazy to take it off and just put on another one to prevent discomfort when walking in my safety boots. Now it is on youtube, this method is officially confirmed. Thank you sir.
Could you please adjust the outro sound a bit? It's disproportionately louder than the video itself and I'm waking up family while I watch your in the evening.
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This is not the content I subscribed for, but it is content I need.
x2spooky4me : One point to remember is the thin socks should be nylon. We would wear our dress socks under our field socks in the Army.
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Kick rocks then kid
I used 2 thick socks while hiking up a mountain. Next day my toes had very painful blisters...
That's probably the most "non-clickbaity" title/thumbnail I've ever seen.
*NEW* DOUBLE SOCK technique in FORTNITE BATTLE ROYALE! its OP. END OF THE BLISTER META?
Adam Neely is, in fact, the master of anti-clickbait thumbnails.
Toast4tw!
I just really want Lindy to do a 'guide to life'. I feel like he has these sort of tips for every area of life.
Lindy is like the fatherfigure i always needed. Always has some useful advice and tips for improving the quality of your life.
Concur!
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Are you new here? Every video is about life and how to live it right. Not by emulating but by following your passion and educating yourself on all it's intricacies.
Henk-Jan Bakker pretentious
followed lindy for Roman stuff and stayed for sock info
Some say that when you die, the so-called light that you see is actually the Perfect Beige.
But how would you know.. if your dead?
@@hedsy threw the power of the Beige of course!
"Perfect Beige" is an awesome name for a band.
Isnt Beige the colour of the universe...makes sense to me.
Karl Glazebrook and Ivan Baldry 2002 determined that the average colour of the universe was "beigish-white".
Some additions from personal experience of a 530km long hike:
Use a pair of socks that are made out of that material womens stockings are made out of under your woolen hiking socks. Works like a charm and keeps your woolen socks alive longer because there is less friction. Also they tend to stay dry better than wool.
If you are prone to blisters you can use a wax-stick (you can buy them) to increase friction where you need it on your undersocks and you're perfect afterwards.
Most importantly tough: Keep your feet as dry as possible. I use 3 pairs of woolen socks (undersocks stay all day long). Pair 1 for the morning until my lunch break. Then i change to pair 2 while pair 1 dries on my backpack when i walk on afterwards. When night falls and you put up your hammock/tarp you change to pair 3 for the night. Those (again) are dry and also don't smell as bad which means your sleeping bag wont. Which is nice. Comfort is important outside and reasonably clean as well.
we prefer this morning voice, all videos must now be filmed within minutes of waking up
It sounds like he's been breathing smoke.
I did notice he sounded more manly and deep today.
It's more tame compared to his noon voice.
Could also be the altitude... Most of Central America is surprisingly high above sea level, I find.
@@rjfaber1991 he's just been smoking the marijuanas
I've discovered that I can avoid getting blisters by just never leaving the house and staying at home watching Lindybeige videos.
so you was already prepared for this year
I second this time proven technique
It’s interesting that this is also how a lot of the body’s organs are protected. Two membranous layers (visceral and parietal pleura) reduce friction and rubbing.
first thing I thought of was pleura
This is literally the FIRST thing I THOUGHT! I'm so smart, do you see now mommy? Where's my prize, guyz?
I thought of the pericardium but that's because I learned about that before the others!
We were told to wear two pairs of socks during long marches (5-10 miles) during boot camp back in the 80s. The guys who didnt all got blisters, those who did had no issues. We also added a liberal amount of gold bond powder in the boot itself.
. Exactly. Dress socks against your skin, wool socks over. And it works just like SSGT Suniga said.
@@Darth.Fluffydress socks what material?
@@DANMULAS nylon
I've used the two-pair method since I was a teenager in the 70's through years of camping, hiking, skiing. Thin inner sock, and thick wool outer sock. Never, NEVER had a blister summer or winter and foot stays dry. Nylon, silk or even women's nylon "footies" for inner. I love the Wool "Ragglan" out socks.
What material for the outer socks? Wool percentage?
@@Pax.Britannica Wool. 100% wool, but try what you have. Don't over think this. The key principle is to have a thin inner sock that fits tightly and a larger outer sock that can move/give against the inner sock. Make any friction between the socks and not between a sock and your skin. Happy walking!
@@KB4QAA Cheers ツ
@@Pax.Britannica Just wanted to add my experience. Went on a backpacking trip in boy scouts for a week. Bought a winter boot to train for 6 months before the summer backpacking trip. 16 y/o self didn’t consider I’d have to wear the same heavy winter boots for a summer trip. Scoutmaster took us to hunting store and gave us this same two sock tip. Four the first I’ve bought a thin polyester sock. Similar to a dress sock. Second sock was thick wool. So summer hike with two pairs of socks including one thick wool. You would think this would be a recipe for disaster. My feet still sweat however ut doesn’t matter. Friction never occurs between your feet and the shoe. Always between the layers of the sock. Since that trip, apply it in everyday life. I’ll use any kind of thin polyester sock and then cotton sock over that. There really isn’t too much to over think. Just need that first layer sock to not absorb water.
@@KB4QAA any recommendations for the inner sock's material?
"Extensive" study means, many US soldiers got jungle rot in different ways to provide this knowledge.
Don't forget trench feet in the European theater lf operations too.
Army regulations are written in blood, after all.
pity the unit that participated in this 'study'.
nothing beats russian army at this: they do not wear socks at all -- they wear RAGS. literally they wrap rags around soldiers feet. socks are effing banned in russian army. the principle is: a good soldier MUST SUFFER.
they also issue atrocious high boots without bootstraps (straight pull-on) that always slip off, are not water proof at all, had stiff like iron soles and equally slippery, and heavy on top of it. russian bots are made of FAKE leather that is thin, porous, and has zero thermal resistance.
@@sillysad3198 Where the hell did you hear that?
First, _portyanki_ are not rags, they are strips of cloth that soldiers wrap around their feet. They are very effective at preventing blisters when they are wrapped properly, hence the ban on socks. And they are regularly washed and changed just as socks would be; they are not discardable.
Second, the USSR army and its descendents used ordinary, laced, leather combat boots, the same as could be found in US and Europe. It's known that prison labor is extensively involved in making these, so there are quality issues, but the boots are functional enough. Leather needs to be treated with shoe wax to resist water, and a good pair of wool socks plus wool boot soles solve the problem of cold.
Third, Russia does use modern composite material combat boots as well.
I, a US Army veteran, was taught by more senior soldiers to wear woman's knee high stockings under the issue wool socks. I used them in ranger school (plenty of walking there) and they did a great job of protecting my feet. The stockings are kind of slippery so they perform the same purpose as the thin inner sock you mentioned.
Hard to believe a non-military person would go on a long unnecessary foot march just to validate a blister avoidance technique.
Been using this for 2 years now, I owe you so much lindybeige I've literally never had a blister despite working on my feet practically all day. Thank you
I imagine combat medics and corpsmen around the world agree vigorously with the sentiment of this video.
Corpsmen = zombies?
@@JohnSmith-td7hd en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospital_corpsman
The term is pronounced “Core man”
Vindication!
I've been telling this to people for years and they always look at me like I'm a crazy person. Even when I demonstrate how well it works as you've just done. Later when I explain that it's a well known technique and there are specific socks sold at the outdoor store for this exact purpose (vastly overpriced and unnecessary) I'm called a liar. The product listings are readily available and people call me a liar, it's amazing how much people will fight to defend their misconceptions whether it be single sock loyalists or religion.
The perfect video for the holiday gifts
Classic Lindybeige! Reminds me of "Cloaks are good." I love it.
I've been trying this for the last month since this video came out and I can report that it works exactly as advertised. Even in a climate warmer than Lloyd's (and in the middle of summer) my feet have been perfectly comfortable.
Please make a series of videos on practical everyday lessons learned from history like this one. The world needs this.
Lindy is so British, he should be the next Doctor
Been there done that - th-cam.com/video/PepBpK3gGXs/w-d-xo.html
Fuck that would be a great casting choice
Doctor who?
Or at least be an Adventurer Archaeologist the Doctor runs into on some alien planet.
Yes, the US Army does this. We were taught to wear a pair of dress socks (very thin) underneath our BDU socks (thick wool) during road marches. And it works. Also note that the BDU socks are thick along the bottom and sides of the foot, for extra padding. But the rest of the sock is thin enough to breathe well.
That said, if your foot gets completely submerged (wading through a creek or whatever), you lose some of the benefit from having 2 layers of socks. I think the water makes the layers cling to each other. The fix for that is to carry spare socks, in a zip-lock bag.
I converted today, never going back. Bless you Lloyd.
When I first started hiking after moving to Seattle in 1973, this was the method recommended by the guidebooks to hiking and implicitly recommended by what the outdoor supply shops such as REI stocked. However, more recently in Front Royal, Virginia next to the Blue Ridge Mountains, the shops for hiking etc. know nothing of it, nor do they stock appropriately. Moreover, I asked my godson in the U.S. Marines about and he never heard about the method. It seems the Marines and the Army have different opinions and perhap different research and results.
Anyway, back many years ago in Seattle the recommendation was that the inner, thin socks be silk or a silk-like synthetic. I am inspired by Lindybeige to experiment again with the two-sock system, and with both wool and silk (if I can find the shorter silk socks anymore).
I can confirm that since I learned about the 2 sock system in army training I have always worn 2 pairs of (sports) socks and it is by far the healthiest, most comfortable and skin preserving system out there. I wear 2 pairs every day.
And as Lloyd points out it is so natural to me its not something I think about, well done for posting a short clip on it. MANY adopters will love you for it. ;) x
Did a 50 mile kennedy march with 1 pair of wool socks. my feet were a blistery mess.
Will switch over to this piece of advice. Thanks LindyBeige!
I actually use the same system. I work in forestry and spend most of my day hiking around wearing large chainsaw safety boots and I've never had a single blister.
Any recommendations on socks? How much wool, how much cotton, how much poly? And thin inside, thick outside?
Teddy anything with a low amount of cotton for the thin socks on the inside and thick wool (almost entirely wool) socks as the outer layer. The wool absorbs sweet like you wouldn't believe.
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Do you think it will work for pushing a wheel barrow of concrete or tarmac all day. I get a day or two of that kind of work every now and then and it leaves my feet destroyed with blisters.
Regular tree feller or an arborist? What kind of chainsaws You are using?
A man so skilled at speaking, a video about his socks manages to be enjoyable.
Should have had an amazon affiliate link for wool socks
We were taught to wear two socks while in Basic Training, USAF. We were taught to use a thin cotton inner sock and a thick wool sock on the outside. Works very well.
Many years of working outdoors and in all weathers, as well as countless miles of hiking rough terrain, lead me to agree with Lloyd 100%. The two sock, thick over thin system works.
I started doing this about half a year ago, and I couldn't for the life of me remember why, but once I started I never looked back, thank you for teaching my subconscious!!
Having recently walked 130 miles carrying 30kg of kit, this is definitely the way to do it, be sure to use a significant amount of foot powder to keep your feet dry. When not walking, get your feet out of your boots but don't remove your socks unless you plan to replace them with a clean pair, putting used sock back on can make them sit differently on your feet and lead to blisters, despite the double sock
this is the sort of practical info i could have needed years ago to prevent this pain on hikes and fishing trips
Speaking as a soldier in the US, one of the ways we managed to toughen up our feet (particularly in preparation for things like ranger school) is to use our boots without socks. In the short term, doing this once a week with a heavy load on your back will be uncomfortable and almost guarantee blisters, but over the course of months can help condition the soles of your feet to endure through aggressive terrain without much issue.
2 layers of socks and sometimes bandaids to the worst spots. Got me through the military. Also very important to keep your boots as dry as possible. Even putting some old news paper inside to soak up the moisture helps. Greets from Lithuania
That's the first trick I learned in bootcamp in IDF.
And being a combat medic I can't find a more useful advice for a rookie.
Irish Defence Froces?
We found women's silk stockings to work even better than just thin socks. Not a single blister during the entire SOF-course!
+The Ulsterman - Israeli...
@@Nilguiri u morons realize that EVERYONE in Israel HAS to be in the military? its compulsory . think next time before u make such an ignorant generalization.
A few muslims here...time for another crusade!!!!!!
I walk a hell of alot, and this method has saved me. Haven't had any blisters except from when I bought some cheap boots for a new job and the fit wasn't great.
You're a life saver.
My physics teacher told me this in high school best piece of advice I got in school. He did say to use two wool socks but he used to do expeditions in greenland so the outer sock would get wet. At night the wet sock would get changed to the inside and dry from bodyheat while asleep. You wake up with two dry socks and warm feet.
Been watching your video's for a few years now and I just found this one. I can vouch for the 2 sock method. Working in the trades for over 20 years and wearing steel toe boots for 12 hour shifts for 7 days and I do not have feet issues. I wear the 2 socks 365 days of the year ... unless I am wearing sandals then its only my sports socks ... must be a Dad thing. 🙂
Totally agree about wool socks in all weather. Goretex lined leather boots though...an absolute revelation. Essential.
If you're fording rivers goretex dries out really slowly while you hike. You want a mesh boot for hiking. I'd only wear a waterproof boot on snow.
CoderShare Here in the U.K. It's wet or at least damp a lot of the time, and I can live with a four seasons boot.
Works a treat, worked it out by accident, delivery person and it saved me so many times
Professional fisherman here and I can vouch for this combo in rubber (wellies) boots as well. From the heat of summer to the depths of winter.
You are a life saver and this is why I love your channel not just because of this but your energy reminds me of my western civilization teacher
Absolute genius. Life quality ++1.
I've been watching a bunch of hiking videos on sock liners before I start a thru hike of the Appalachian trail. Seeing this from Lindybeige is serendipity.
Why would you wear 2 pairs of socks when you can wear 2 pairs of shoes instead? 🤔🤔
Please dont
Please do
This cracked me up real good, for some reason
I wanna see you wear two types of shoes now!
I subscribe to your channel if you can show me how to do that.
Though they have to be actual normal shoes! =P
@@beardedbjorn5520 nt
As a long time fell walker and traveller world wide I have always been taught the wear two pairs of socks as you describe - walk on, walk on with hope (and comfort) in your feet.
Regards
I wear plastic AFO leg braces and i've been doing the 2 sock thing for years. It saved my feet!
Why do I learn this from you. Why isn't this common knowledge? I needed this information years ago! thank you!
Imma note this down for next time I head out on a expedition, why I have never heard of this before amazes me.
I love you for this video. I work in construction so im on my feet all day in heavy, steel-toed boots and i do long marches with my dog.
Ever since seeing this video I hadnt had a problem with blisters or overly smelly feet.
I learned this system in my youth paramilitary training... er, I mean the Boy Scouts. They make special synthetic socks for the inner layer designed specifically to wick moisture and not rub. You'll only find them in a specialty store though.
Yes sir. Scouts knew this for a while.
One of the best things about your channel is how eclectic your content is :)
I’m leaving my house right now to buy 12 pairs of wool socks right now, 6 thin, 6 thick.
jokes on you, just got the last ones!
12 beige?
LLOYD! Thank you! I have fought with athlete's foot my whole adult life. I never really thought of using wool socks because wool socks are those expensive dress socks, or those thick winter socks for reading a book on a winter sunday. But with a little bit of shopping, I found some great wool socks and have never looked back. No more athletes foot!
I'm buying you a present.
My grandpa has known about this for years. A good video for everybody else though.
During my militaryservice in FDF I used this same technique from the beginning. I had learned this technique before from my experiences in camping and other activities that will give you blisters if not using this technique. When spring came and it started to get warm my other conscripts said that I am mad. They thought that it was not good idea to wear two socks with the leather boots we used because I would get hot and sweaty feet. Turns out that I never got any blisters during my service.
I've been hiking in two pairs of socks for the past 5-6 years and have never suffered from blisters since. Hiking in trail running shoes rather than mountaineering boots has also helped, however.
I heard about the two sock method and intuited that having a thin inner sock would be advantageous, so I have been doing that from the start. Personally I go with a coolmax inner (thinnest sock I can find) and a thicker synthetic on the outside, though wool might be a better option for cold temperatures. Another option I thought might work but never got around to trying would be a pair of 5-toe socks as an inner. These would probably help reduce chafing between toes.
I got comments immediately on my 5 toe socks. But I absolutely love them and won't back!
I just bought pretty thick boot socks and developed tough, very calloused feet after boot camp. Was infantry for 6 years and never had any problems with my feet. Your technique seems very effective though and way more thought out than mine.
Beige Socks? That is not like you Lloyd.
Hi, I’m American.
Is that sarcasm?
@@jedediahoakwynn-dough5769 Hi, I'm Canadian.
The title of Lloyd's channel is 'Lindybeige'
Hope that helps!
Was expecting lindy socks. I must say that I'm dissapointed.
@@john__lemon Hi, I'm Brazillian.
That's the joke.
Hope that helps!
@@batatadoce3025 Hi, i'm german. What is a joke?
video saved to favorites or as i like to call it whatever you do, don't delete this playlist even if i die
As a flat roofer I’ve been doing this for 30 years. Two wool blend socks
Insulates my feet from the heat of the roof and so comfortable even when sweaty
Feels so darn good, I do it all of the time even when not working
My son, now 22, has the same habit. 👍🏻
Is that like a flat earther
@@Sitking Flat earthers are gasworthy human garbage like all trolls. Flat roofers work in amazingly hot environments, especially pouring hot asphalt.
I’ve never watched this guy before but I’m glad his channel was recommended to me!
Yup, been doing the two sock thing since I was a youth, hiking with the Boy Scouts. Like a fair amount of old ideas, it works.
The 2-sock method got me through the Camino without so much as a blister. Excellent advice!
*Wool race is master race.*
@joe neid if you insult wool again then you're gonna have a crisis
In the SA Army we had our big trials half way through selection course. We did 135km's marching over serious hilly (some say mountainous) terrain with massive backpacks on carrying telephone poles, metal beds etc (on the second day), including a 20 kilometre speedmarch to begin with, in 2 1/4 days. They wanted to blisters to appear on our feet to see who could tough it out. I am grateful to the Company of men who went before me and who told me the secret of women's pantyhose for the feet as a first layer and then our regular socks as a second layer. I got plenty of chafing under those extreme conditions and pain and swelling but I survived well compared to anyone with single socks and who didnt have the pantyhose nylon inners for the feet. I highly recommend them for anyone doing any serious hiking.
This is what TH-cam is meant to be
His life? Everything and anything.
Remember this man was invited to Guatemala to make videos. So far we have had socks and forest walking. Educative non the less !
Who would win?
A debilitating problem plaguing militaries across the world for millenia?
Or some British sock boi?
one not some*
@@maxybaer123 It's two, so it's some
@@batatadoce3025 For that interpretation "boi" would need to be in plural.
Vedma Buruxova no, the type is singular. 'Some type of sock boi'
One of a choice of several. So singular.
@@sugarnads Yes. Like @Just Looking said.
Ive been binging your videos lately, i thought you only did hour long videos because my recommended wasnt giving me the good stuff. I keep sending videos to friends now and im calling it lindypilling them. Your videos on global warming and current events are interesting as well so i keep calling you lindybased
Backpacker here: This is exactly what I and my dad have used for years. I have had a couple small blisters from time to time, mostly due to ignoring the hotspot from time constraints (orienteering against the clock) or breaking in boots, or not having the supplies on me. Plus, it took a while for the hotspot to actually become a blister. I can second Lindy in this regard.
I'm wondering if I should scoot over to wool socks for everyday wear, actually...
This is perhaps the best Lindy vid of all!
Talcum powder and fresh socks save lives.
unless its johnsons in which case asbestos for you sir!
Imperial Leather is the best I’ve used. I don’t know if you have that where you are though.
Eugh I hate talc. Unless you brush it off it clumps and becomes gritty making it even worse.
@@tomhawtin2047 aw man I huff that stuff.
@@tomhawtin2047 Well, Talcum is very closely related to asbestos and you typically won't find one without the other.
As someone who works on their feet I am quite happy to learn about this.
We were never taught that in the US Army, Interesting. We just got issued one pair of socks, and told how to properly wear and lace our boots and socks, of all the road marches I participated in, the few times I did get a small blister, it was because I failed to wear my socks properly and ether had my boots too tight or too loose.
Odd... we were taught that in the USMC... I would have thought since it came from USArmy they would trumpet it to all their soldiers??
When u mean properly wear the socks do you mean wear them in a way they don't bunch up anywhere?
Asking because i DO quite serious blisters and any advice is welcome (haven't tried the 2 sock tecknick yet)
@@michaelfurgessons2896 I'm wondering what not wearing socks properly is supposed to be... Can't be that hard, it's juat socks, right?
J_Eilonwy my uncle taught me the trick, former WW2 USMC Raider, 2nd Bat. Semper Fi.
I thought blisters came because of having soft feet from being lazy. My Mexican parents have feet like sand paper
I do construction and have been doing that for years. Really does help
Do you have a particular brand of wool socks you prefer or do you, as we have all long suspected, raise sheep to make your own, perfect, beige socks?
Also, I love the gravely, just-woke-up voice, and I know I’m not alone.
@@eatbolt42 buy Darn Tough socks. They are pricey, but the best socks you can wear. They also have a lifetime guarantee. This is the advice of a letter carrier walking 13+ miles per day.
@@eatbolt42 I concur... Darn tough socks rock! They have different levels of cushion and what you want is Merino wool. Its naturally anti microbial, regulates with your body temp so its good in cold or hot weather. Merino sheep can survive in cold mountains other sheep would die in...
Dear sir, your proposition is very intriguing. I am quite interested in importing a large flock of your beige sheep. Please contact me with a quote ASAP.
@@donaldpratt2296 I had never heard of Darn Tough socks. I just had a peek at their website and it is amazing! Donald, you might have changed my life, thanks!
@@honeybabou6119 I hope they work for you. They're all I wear.
I always get blisters in the summer. Thanks Lindy, this was very helpful!
so thin inner and thick outter sock, both from wool, right? i only remember the thick outter one being wool, so i had to ask about the inner.
also, what about polyester? my dad swears on a single layer of medium thickness polyester socks, but he also wears higher quality boots, also in winter he wears thicker ones, so he doesnt get cold
I learned this while in the Boy Scouts from a US postman. They walk all day so I took his word as law and I haven’t had a blister in my life since then after 10 years of backpacking .
Wait so what are the thinner, inner socks made of?
I think he said they are made from wool as well.
he said wool
Wool, he said; both of them are wool.
Isn't that itchy, though?
@@ShadowDragon8685
Depends on the wool, some wool can be quite soft and not-itchy, it just depends.
@@ShadowDragon8685 Merino Wool is incredible. Except... for the price... and that they wear away quicker than, say, cotton. But it's amazing how many times you can wear them before they start to smell.
I'm thankful we cannot smell the Internet. Happy New Year, Lloyd!
When I used to work graveyard shifts outdoors in the Canadian winter, my feet would get extremely cold in my boots. One day I met a roofer who told me that the trick was to put on one sock, then put a plastic bag over your foot, then a second sock. This prevented the sweat from soaking through both pairs.
Canadian winter? don't you mean north of the wall ?
I used to wear only one pair of wool socks, but I also had athick inner liner in my boots made from wool so technically two pairs of wool socks. They worked like a charm down to -50/-60°C. I had blisters in my "summers" boots though that went to -13°C ish.. when using two pairs as demonstrated... weird life.
You've sold me on wool socks. I'll admit I have been on the fence for awhile now, but after seeing this I can honestly say, I want Wool outer Socks now more than ever.
So, now i _finally_ understand it when soldiers say "i've been through thick and thin with that guy", they're talking about their socks. :o)
Gonna try that one - I do quite a bit of walking, but just started to have various feet problems, trying different boots, different socks, never thought of 2 pairs of socks. Thanks for the tip, I'll give it a go.
An army marches on its stomach. But it marches *with* its feet.
Unless it rides in trucks
@@sqike001ton Then it ain't marching is it....
What fucking century do you live in
This is right on the mark. having bad varicose veins in my legs, it requires me to wear Jobst support stockings to prevent swelling. When wearing nicee thick orlon socks over them, I've never had another venous stasis ulcer in any area where covered by the dual layer sock/stocking combination.
Good tip for breaking in boots.
I will try this out
You can break into a boot?
Currently in training with a particularly rigorous branch of the military and, while I've yet to try it with wool rich socks, the two sock method works wonders with polyester walking socks & thin sports socks underneath.
Recently did a fitness test involving being submerged in cold muddy water followed by runs over unstable, rocky & steep terrain. My feet had no right being as blister free as they were after it, so cheers for the video.
Wool is rekomended in Sweden by older people with years of working in the woods in northern lappland, both summer and winter because its properties. Another tip is ull-frotté clothes. Woolclothes should be rinsed with diluted hair conditioner after wash so the wool gets its fatty orginilal properties back.
I started doing this about 3 months ago and it works! Thanks Mr Beige for giving trield evidence to what I have been experiencing.
You definitely are a gentleman and a scholar!
Keep up the excellent work and thank you for the effort you put into your channel!
So, what's the method he said?
Thin inside.
Thick outside.
What material?
Very Wool rich.
Great advice as my last epic mountain trip was cut short due to blisters and sores.
Will definitely use this technique when i decide to face the same mountain that defeated me last time.
Are you gonna wear 2 socks under the sabbatons too?
I keep telling people at work to use this to keep our feet free from blisters. To me it's common sense though the first time I wore two layers of socks because one already got torn and I'm too lazy to take it off and just put on another one to prevent discomfort when walking in my safety boots. Now it is on youtube, this method is officially confirmed. Thank you sir.
Could you please adjust the outro sound a bit? It's disproportionately louder than the video itself and I'm waking up family while I watch your in the evening.
Great advice, Lindybeige
I will surely test this right away as I use boots every day