Comment on The best socks I've tried in my life.......... by hyokkim

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hyokkim · 7/2/2026, 3:22:46 PM · permalink

''I first bought them because I needed a wide boot. That was the non-negotiable requirement. They also had to be lightweight, comfortable, and usable in hot weather, but “comes in wide” was the first filter. Once you need wide boots, shopping gets less like browsing and more like checking whether any company remembers that feet can be different shapes.

The Tachyons fit the job well. They are light, comfortable, breathable, and good in heat. They are also tactical boots, which means they look ready to rappel off a municipal building while mostly being used to go to the store, walk around town, and occasionally make poor footwear decisions outdoors.

They are not true hiking boots. The tread is fine on normal ground, but slick rocks, wet roots, mud, and mossy nonsense are not where they shine. They are more of an urban tactical boot that can tolerate a trail than a hiking boot that wants to spend its life in the woods.''  
  
I totally agree; my daily choice today is Hoka.  
  
https://www.hoka.com/en/us/mens-recovery-comfort-shoes/bondi-sr/1110520.html?dwvar_1110520_color=BBLC  
  
When I need ankle support, I just use puttee, ideally ankle length puttee, gives better ankle support than any combat boots.  It also makes it lighter weight as well.  
  
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puttee  
  
Compared to boots, they are far more compact, and lighter weight, so one can easily carry a spare; one can be issued two pairs so that when one gets into situation like this, one can simply wear the dry socks, and dry shoes, dry puttee, after getting out of the situation while hooking the wet shoes/socks/puttee on the outside of the backpack to dry.   Heck, one could easily carry even 3 pairs, in case, when there is no Sun out to dry them.  
  
Ideally, one could wear 'waterproof' boots when raining or light lighter/mud situation, especially when it gets cold.   Under hot weather in the similar situation, one could simply go 'Texas', and wear non water permeable sandal.  
  
Btw. that's what IJA did during campaign in SE Asia when crossing a river; they took off all their uniform/boots/gears, and put them in waterproof bag.     
  
In Winter/snow situation, I find jackboots to be really handy, no lacings, easy to put on and take off, also handy during Spring/Fall mud season as well, very easy to take care of due to no lacing.    Why the importance of a gun being mud reliable, such as AR15, or Luger.  
  
One could carry snow shoe or ski during Winter as well.

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