When I received an email from Minus33 claiming their new S76 was on par with my beloved 1405 socks I immediately emailed them to state my disbelief. Steven D emailed me back and stated their case. So I ordered 4 pair in Aug. 2024 and have reserved my review until now May 2025. The Minus33 S76 (I do not like all the names for the socks, S76 is sooo much easier) have been in the weekly rotation every week since I received them. Hoping to prove my point (I am serious about my socks) that my 1405’s rule the roost, however, I still continue to pull out the S76’s first even though there are 8 pairs of much newer 1405’s in the drawer with them.
Why is this?
For me it is totally the top band construction, it does not leave the dents/impressions in my cankle region that the 1405’s do. At all! In this regard they are more like the 1953, another favorite. Also I have to say the quality of the yarns must be better as they are STILL unbelievably comfortable and dense even after 9 months of continuous use. What this tells me is that the wool is staying in the sock and not coming out in the lint catcher as fast as the previous favorite, but i do typically get 12 to 18 months out of the others before they get too thin. So the evaluation goes on. The next socks I buy will be the S76, i like to have 8 pairs in the rotation. I do keep the pair matched together and foot specific by uniquely marking the sock by the pair and foot. They are always worn together as a set, on the same feet, so one doesn’t get more use that its partner.
These are a great sock. Please keep making them. FWIW, i only wear Minus33 wool t-shirts. The LW SS crew and MW LS crew are on all but 3 3 or 4 months of the year. They are far superior to your competitors offerings which I stopped investigating years ago.
