Reviews

The Xfit eXtreme’s are very comfortable socks. They provided great compression. Wore them for short run and then during the day I didn’t feel any soreness after the run. I have been sceptical of compression clothing in the past. Wilderness Wear has made a great sock with even better materials within the sock. As someone who has a sports science degree I can highly recommend these socks.

I’ve just got back from my trip around the Larapinta. And the performance of the T-shirt Fusion 160 over the whole week hiking has been excellent. The wicking of the fabric was unbelievable and aid me during the unseasonable hot days. Also its breathability kept me cool under the sun and quite warm during the evening. I wore the T-shirt during the days and the evenings since the expected nights around 0C did not occur. Moreover, after 7 days of heavy usage the clothing barely had any smell so I can assure you that its antibacterial properties also worked well. Again thank you! Your company has developed an incredible new fabric that sustained really tough conditions over a whole week of walking an average of 6 to 7 hours, 20 km per day, carrying 18 kg and day temperatures of 28 to 30 C.

The Merino 10k Extreme sock – Perfect running sock, actually perfect all round sock. I’ve worn them on 15km & 20km runs and they were brilliant. They did not move, the cut of the sock is really comfortable and there was absolutely no signs of rubbing.

The Xfit xtreme socks are fantastic! I’ve been wearing on shoot days which are usually long and I’m on my feet most of the time. The socks are super comfortable, supportive (but not too tight). I will be getting a lot of use out of these ones.

I recently wore the Overland eXtreme socks, along with a pair of wick dry liners, on a three day pack walk through the western Blue Mountains. The socks performed extremely well, with the liners helping to avoid blisters. After washing, the socks bounced back well and I have worn them on more local walks since. At the time that I bought the eXtreme socks I also bought a pair of cheaper socks (wigwam) and found these to be of a very loose knit which made for an uncomfortable walking experience. The eXtreme socks are a little more expensive than other brands, but in my view having comfortable feet on a long hike makes them well worth the price.

The Merino 10k Extreme sock – Perfect running sock, actually perfect all round sock. I’ve worn them on 15km & 20km runs and they were brilliant. They did not move, the cut of the sock is really comfortable and there was absolutely no signs of rubbing.

The Merino 10k Extreme sock – Perfect running sock, actually perfect all round sock. I’ve worn them on 15km & 20km runs and they were brilliant. They did not move, the cut of the sock is really comfortable and there was absolutely no signs of rubbing.

A bit over a year ago I started training in earnest for a long walk that I am taking later this year, the Camino de Santiago. Once I began getting some serious hours up in daily and weekend walks I started to refine my options for clothing, shoes and of course, my socks. Apart from the obvious decisions about comfort, the socks needed to be merino wool as they appear to be the only type of sock that can be washed at night and be ready to wear the next morning. This is important when I am only taking two pairs of socks in total. When you are going to walk for over a month and plan for the total backpack weight including a sleeping bag to come in under 6 kilos, everything has to perform well. There can be no passengers. I bought some very well regarded and highly priced brands, and all performed really well for the shorter walks or in any normal activity. But during summer, these fancied brands often fell short as pounding the pavement for several hours in temperatures in the high 30’s showed the construction was not suitable for softening feet in overheated conditions. One day I ended up with an imprint of a sock’s internal construction embedded into my sole, and that was from a very well regarded brand. I started to look at other varieties of merino socks and gave the Wilderness ‘Cape to Cape Light Hiker Extreme’ socks a try.

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10 out of 5 that's twice as good as perfect

The wife never complains when she has her long sleeve Merino. n Australian made, just tops it off.