Truthfully I am a natural fiber nut. I worked in the textile business all of my career, most of it in the cashmere business and came to appreciate all natural fibers. Wear synthetic things is like wear plastic bags for me. Of course I love cashmere but I spent a lot of time with wool, silk cotton and other beautiful natural fibers. As much as the plastic/synthetic fibers try to imitate them, nothing comes close to natural fibers. Before my retirement I wore mostly wool dress socks or cotton socks. After I retired last year and with Covid, I began to play golf virtually every day and cotton and wool dress socks just didn't work. My wife acted on my complaining and bought me a bunch of Bomba wool socks and my near 7 day a week 4 + mile walk on the golf course wore them out pretty quickly. Next I tried Smartwool. They performed about the same as the Bombas but they too sprouted holes within the first couple of months of wear. Then I tired Minus 33 Bought them in February and here on August 25, no holes in the heals or toes or any sign of significant wear & tear. They're comfortable, easy to take care of and durable. I'm now a Minus 33 devotee!!
