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Took the family to an Alpaca farm today. Picked up a pair of Alpaca wool hiking socks. Cant use them until after xmas...will it be worth waiting for??
was at an alpaca farm on martha's vineyard a couple of weeks ago.... they are such beautiful creatures!!! i spent some time trying to convince myself and my wife that we should have a pair on our incredibly small in-town lot. apparently, they have hybrid dog-like feet, not hooves, so you can claim they are pets, not farm animals. they are so so beautiful. oh, and i bought a pair of (as yet unused) socks, too!
white_russian
12-06-2009, 12:15
They are a bit on the warm side for me so my feet are a bit sweaty when I take them off, but they are a lot softer than regular wool so my feet are slightly less tired.
Ramble~On
12-06-2009, 12:28
I love them. They make different thicknesses. Dahlgren...I think that's the company. Alpaca socks are much like merino wool but warmer and IMO more comfortable. Excellent socks for snow or cold..though I wear them in hot weather too.
canoehead
12-06-2009, 22:12
Great. sock. no sweat. Started using them in 05 on an trip into ecuador.
You'll like'm get another pair to try out before Xmas. we won't tell..
I'm yet to own high content Alpaca socks. However, I did have the Alpaca Turtle Fur beanie and loved its warmth, softness, and non-itchy feel. Be careful washing Alpaca though because I dried my beanie on high dryer heat for too long and shrunk it up so that it now fits my 4 yr old niece.