POINT6 SOCKS

For the tail end of winter I’ve been wearing Hiking Extra Heavy, Hiking Light and Tactical Medium socks from Point6 – thus far I’m loving them!

WRITTEN BY ~ LUKE CARE

Merino is a wonderful fibre, but on its own it’s not super durable. A good merino blend brings that all-important durability and can enhance the fit, wicking and drying time. Point6 have capitalised on our world renowned merino and combined that with some clever yarn and construction techniques in their USA factory. They use a method known as compact spinning as opposed to more conventional ring spinning, this reduces loose fibres to aid durability and reduce pilling. They’re completely open about the ratios, the Ex. Heavy’s were 83%, the Medium's 70% and the Light’s 69%, the balance being Nylon and a little Spandex. The physical construction of the sock is a step up from the ol' wool bag shaped like a foot! It includes nylon reinforcing around the heels and toes and…

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