So after ten to twenty five years of use it seems that most of my pairs of Holeproof Explorers are giving up on me. They’re wearing out in such a manner that darning the spots isn’t going to cut it anymore. I hear rumours that the company has changed hands and the modern versions just aren’t the same quality.
So I’m up for 5-10 pairs of new socks. I hear good things about wool / merino, but buying anything online I’m sceptical of the actual quality once it gets to me. Even temu makes their products look appealing all the way until you open the package.
Given this group is still small and off the marketing radar, anyone got any brand name suggestions, or even stores I should visit, maybe I should be buying wool and a sock knitting machine.
Thanks for your thoughts.
Bruce goose aren’t too bad, you’ll get a good decade out of them. Well, hubs does and he tends to wear the same pair over and over. If you rotate you’ll get even longer
I used to be a big fan of kmart crew, but last time i bought was 20 years ago, they’re probably absolutely shit quality now.
Edit: last bought bruce gooses last Christmas so they’re not enshittified yet
It’s the enshittification I’m worried about. Australian made is a nice bonus too. Holeproof is Hanes which is USA.
Bruce goose has a shop at QVM, $20 with pickup.
I got 4 pair of bruce goose socks. the two plain ones fit fine, the two stripey ones aren’t true to size, they’re borderline too small. When I contacted Bruce about them, he laid some technical jargon on about how the patterened socks are tighter because of their style and design. It sounded like a total customer blow of. He did offer a return of them, but then I’m paying postage again so I’ll probably just give them to mum.
I’ve found the patterned ones are made differently to plain so it could be legit, but man if it causes size differences they should state that clearly on their site