Socks and underwear selection
Do I need to have only two types of garments, one for summer and one for winter?
What kind of material, knitting method, thickness, etc. should I pay attention to when choosing?
How much do I need?
I am men.
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Depends on your climate
tbh merino wool are 24/7/365 socks for me
same with cotton / modal underwear, if it's cold i just wear base layers or thicker pants
I live in Seoul.
What’s your recommendation??
Brother I have no idea what the weather there is
I used to live where it got to -10f an I just wore normal underwear and wool socks
Is merino wool too hot to wear summer??
What’s base layers?
Is base layers same meaning under wear??
I’m sorry not good at English.
About the same temperature.
What’s normal underwear??
Did u only have normal underwear and wool socks??
Yeah I wore like hanes boxer briefs and rei wool socks
Merino is fine for summer, it wicks sweat and doesn't smell. Base layers are thin undershirts and leggings, for example https://www.carhartt.com/c/base-layer . I would usually wear them on top of underwear.
Have tried a wide variety of boxer briefs, highly recommend Tommy john / CK Modal / or Lulu AIM. More expensive per-pair (~$10-15 on sale, tpyically $17-25, cheaper in packs). All are super comfortable for day-to-day (TJ can perform well for activity, they have an additional elastic portion on the thigh to prevent riding up), great at moisture wicking (lived in T E X A S) and durable (~4 years on TJ/AIM, !~3 on CK)