It’s that time of year again, what is your buy it for life brand of merino wool socks?

  • AnonStoleMyPants@sopuli.xyz
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    1 year ago

    Definitely not BIFL, but I use bamboo socks nowadays. Super comfy, soft, cool and dry quickly. However, they do wear out relatively quickly, hence not BIFL material.

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      1 year ago

      The pollution and horrific chemical exposures (to workers) from the production of rayon is pretty nasty. I was excited about bamboo (natural! Biodegradable!) until I started reading about it. Very disappointing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rayon

      Edit: bamboo “viscose” is just another name for rayon

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        1 year ago

        Probably true, pretty much all clothing manufacturing is nasty, or at least specific components of them. Lots of shitry chemicals and colorings are used and without the appropriate safety measures lots of possible toxic exposures.

        I should probably check where these socks are being made in, I think it’s EU but not actually sure.