On Sep 5, 9:30 pm, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:
Frank Reid © 2008 wrote:



I once recommended Smartwool socks on this forum and that's
the one thing folks mention most. I still love my Smartwool
socks and my gear reviews are simply honest opinions of
products I've used.

But the flame wars are more fun. ;-)

--
Ken Fortenberry

I got my first fly rod for my birthday in the beginning of November
and I got a set of hip boots at Xmas. I had to try them out right
away, and I did one chilly January Saturday. Monday morning I was on
the phone with L.L. Bean asking for the heaviest pair of socks they'd
ever heard of. After a couple dead ends, one guy said he wore
Smartwool on a moose hunt and it was good stuff. I ended up with a
pair of Expedition-weights. My toes lasted longer than my fingers, and
I've been preaching those socks ever since. They even make them in
XXL. I'm wearing a pair of the light ones as I type.

I'm a huge fan of Nike Dri-Fit. It pulls the sweat off your skin and
puddles it on the outside of the shirt. Miraculous. I have a couple of
the golf shirts I wear to jobs in the summer and a couple of the T-
shirts I wear fishing, hiking or whatever. The Underarmour stuff is
just as good at wicking, but I've only tried the skin-tight stuff and
it feels a little odd when you first put it on. As soon as you start
sweating, it feels nice. The downside to UA is that it is skin-tight,
and all your physical imperfections are manifest.

The other wonder I've discovered is the Ex Officio travel underpants
in boxer-brief. They're super-comfortable, they never bind or chafe,
they dry fast and they're smell-resistant. No matter how long your ass
is in the chair, you're good.

I also really like my Surefire Earpro Defenders. They are comfy, and
they work just as well for a chain saw as for a 7mm Magnum with a
muzzle brake in the shooting lane next to you.