Waterproof socks - It's the future!

[Fnaar]

Can you get Baby Sealskinz, with white fur on the outside?

 

[Maz]

Absolutely right! The rain seeps through your bib longs, runs down your legs, and stacks up at the cuff at the top of your SealSkinz socks. It's only a matter of time before it finds its way inside. After that, you are condemned to a what seems a lifetime of squelching. If you stop moving, the water gets cold too....Oh misery....

Hmmm...maybe I'll give them a miss, afterall.

 

[al78]

I find those Sealskinz socks are a bit like wearing Lycra in the rain, in that they still get wet but they are much more comfortable to wear when wet than standard socks would be. I find that I don't notice my feet getting wet when wearing them. Thus I would recommend getting some for those wet commutes, but you will still need some dry clothes to change into.

 

[slowmotion]

Hmmm...maybe I'll give them a miss, afterall.

It's OK until the sock water gets cold. On the road it's fine because your feet stay warm due to activity.

 

[Miquel In De Rain]

I sweat a lot,so a lot of this stuff is ineffective.

 

[Kestevan]

I found sealskins ok on short rides, but as said previously once they fill-up it's even more cold and miserable than normal socks.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

never worked for me either. my prefered solution is either get very wet, or put waterproof trousers on, normal woollen socks and use waterproof hiking boots/shoes for the commute. I have added a section of under eleastic on my waterproof trousers and they never ride up, so the waterproofs always stay on the outside of my gortex lined boots - and for me, at least (and my OH) it works really well.