SEALSKINZ Waterproof Mid Weight Mid Length Sock

After five days and 40 miles of hiking in Arizona's Paria river in my SealSkinz, I was very happy with them. They are very comfortable, and completely waterproof -- to a point. The only times I got water in the sock when when the water level was above the top of the sock, so if I could do it again, I would have bought a taller sock. (Once water gets over the top of the sock, they stay wet until you turn them inside out to dry.) But for the rest of the time, my feet were warm and dry, with no build-up of sweat or humidity. I alternated these socks with a pair of Dexshell Hytherm Waterproof Socks, and while these were a little softer and more comfortable, they weren't as tall, and they got wet in the river more often.They wash in a regular machine just fine, but you need to hang dry them twice: once on the outside, and again inside-out, since the waterproofing makes it impossible to dry the inside otherwise. They fit great, with the medium size a perfect fit for my 9 1/2 US men's-size feet.

I just got these. They seem awesome and Im excited to try them out. They are kinda thick and my shoe is tight over these but I expected that. My winter boots have enough room for layers. These are going on all my backpacking trips from now on. I don't use waterproof shoes. I prefer breathable shoes that I can just walk through water and then will dry out quickly. I have found that gore tex shoes typically will still eventually soak through even in light rain and once wet will take a long long time to dry. On multi day backpacking trips one day of rain may mean several days of wet boots. I don't mind my feet being wet for a day or so but any longer and your skin will begin to rot. So I will only put these on on multi day backpacking trips with more than a day or two or rain. It will be nice to know that I have these. I will update later if I have any problems with them. I will probably get another pair or two.

They really work. I often mountain bike ride at Patapsco State Park in MD. The trails I ride cross over three different shallow streams, roughly 10 inches to 1 foot deep. This season I wanted to get into cold weather riding. The outside temperature on a recent ride, was in the low 40s. The water temperature was somewhat colder. I wore a pair of wool socks under these Sealskinz. At the end of the ride, my Mavic biking shoes were wet and muddy. The Sealskins were wet on the outside. However, the pair of wool socks I was wearing underneath the Sealskinz, were completely dry. So dry in fact, that I simply tossed the, outwardly wet, Sealskinz and biking shoes in the trunk, kept my wool socks from the ride on, slipped on my regular shoes and drove home.In hindsight, for really old weather, I should have gotten the heavyweight mid-length version of these socks instead. My feat were still kind of cold but completely dry.

Absolutely terrific socks. Bought them over a year ago. I tried them out on a large stream crossing that year and they were good. But finally got stuck hiking in the rain with my non water-resistant trail trail shoes. They performed better than I expected. Feet stayed dry (expected) and did not get wet due to sweat (it was about 40 F out) and were very comfortable and after 8 miles of serious hiking in the Whites of NH absolutely no blisters. Couldn't have asked for more. One minor thing to keep in mind - keep them away from velcro. The velcro will pull at the sock material - I had velcro on my low gaiters.

These kick butt. Much better than the comparable Hanz product. They fit like a real sock and they are warm.Tip: Gentle wool wash inside out, the smelly bit is inside the sock! Line dry until the inside is dry, then turn the right way out and finish drying Remember these things are waterproof. If you don't dry both sides they will start to smell.The mid length are fairly short, they would be useful for wearing with waterproof pants or in wet grass.Also remember that they have a hole in the top that your leg goes into.. They aren't magic. They won't keep your feet dry in the shower or kayaking or whatever if the water level is above the top of the sock. Think of them as rubber boots.

Used these for a multiday trek through springtime snow high in the sierras. My feet stayed dry the entire time since I prefer to hike in breathable trail running shoes over terrain that is relatively dry. These socks were perfect to put on when stream crossing or getting into the deeper snowfield. Perfect layering alternative to heavier goretex type boots. Remember these won't breathe as well if using in warmer temperatures or during heavy activity.

Only reason we didn't give it 5 stars is because of the placement of the logo on the bottom of the sock makes it a little weird to wear. But they do keep feet nice and dry.

Does a good job of keeping feet dry even in very wet conditions - works great when paired with the Seal Skinz overshoe. works well as a cold weather sock as well - as it keeps your feet comfortably swaddled in their own little furnaces of body heat.

トレランシューズの中にこれを履いて，雨の山を二度歩きました。最初の2時間くらいは浸水を防ぎますが，それ以降は水が浸入してきました。

Ich habe die Socken bei meiner Motorrad-Nordkap Tour täglich getragen (natürlich mehrere Paare im Wechsel). Da ich immer 100 Prozent wasserdurchlässige Cross-Stiefel beim Fahren trage und mir "Überzieher" beim Anlegen derselben einfach zu sperrig und unkomfortabel sind, habe ich die Sealskinz probiert und wurde nicht enttäuscht. Auf der insgesamt ca. 6000 km langen Tour (bei Youtube unter meinem Namen zu finden) bin ich ca. 4000 km im teilweise strömenden Regen gefahren. Die Schuhe waren dementsprechend jeden Tag komplett durchgeweicht ( wurden immer in der Hütte an der Heizung wieder getrocknet). Die Strümpfe hingegen waren zwar äußerlich ebenfalls nass, jedoch ist die Nässe nicht bis zum Fuß durchgedrungen. Bei Temperaturen von durchschnittlich ca. 10 Grad ist auch die wärmende Wirkung ausreichend. Nur bei Temperaturen um den Gefrierpunkt habe ich noch ein Paar normale Baumwollsocken unter den Sealskinz getragen.Fazit: 100 Prozent wasserdicht, kaum Geruchsbildung

Natürlich sind die Sochen nicht so kuschelweich wie Baumwollsocken. Dafür ist die Funktion unschlagbar! Mein Mann verwendet Sie am Hundesportplatz, wo er stundenlang in der oft nassen Wiese steht. So kann er atmungsaktive Schuhe tragen, die (auch trotz Wasserabweisungs-Funktion) nach gewisser Zeit und gewissem Alter Feuchtigkeit durchlassen und hat dennoch trockene warme Füße. Super Erfindung.Wünschenswert wären etwas mehr Abstufungen bei den Größen. Bei uns Fallen sie aufgrund der großen Spanne etwas zu groß aus. Tut der Funktion aber keinen Abbruch, darum trotzdem 5 Sterne.

Habe mir diese Socken für meine Outdoor Toren nach Schweden gekaquft. jetzt merke ich das ich die eigendlich ständig trage auch nur so in der Wohnung, toll zum tragen und obwohl ich sie ständig trage ist noch nichts kaputt, gerne wieder ,kann ich wärmstens empfehlen

Absolut wasserdichte Socken, ich trage sie immer gern bei nasskaltem Wetter wenn ich mit den Leguano Barfußschuhen und den Hunden spazieren bin. In diesen Socken bleiben die Füße absolut trocken, und sei die Wiese auch noch so nass. Ich stand auch schon in Pfützen damit, da dringt nix durch.