socks for drysuit

[jaak]

Buying fleesy socks to wear inside my drysuit is kinda expensive. I'd like to try to make these myself. Has anyone got any experiense he/she would kindly enjoy to share?

Where could i get some drawings for those or sth similar where the stiches and shapes would be seen?

I'd certainly like to borrow ones but just can't find anyone who has them.

i'd appreciate any help

thanks

 

[Bob3]

Happily, wool makes a pretty decent sock material for under the drysuit. If you can find some heavy wool/synthetic blends, so much the better.
I go with a thin nylon sock topped with a couple pairs of heavy wool/nylon blend & my toes are toasty for 4 hours in freezing water.

 

[CD_in_Chitown]

I'd have to second the wool over nylon approach. Don't tell your dive buddies you're wearing the wife's stockings, just put the wool ones over them before you leave the house. Mmm...Toasty.

 

[IndigoBlue]

I wear ordinary wool skiing sox inside my drysuit, with a pair of wick-action sock liners underneath the wool sox. Toasty warm, just like Bob said.

 

[Genesis]

Cabelas has very nice polypro socks in both 200 and 300wt that work EXTREMELY well in my drysuit. The price is very reasonable too.

 

[DA Aquamaster]

Polypropolene socks are much better to use as an undersock than nylon as polypropolene will wick the moisture away from the foot to the outer sock keeping your feet dryer and warmer. They are very popular with cross country skiers and most ski shops and outdoors type stores will carry them. Wool is a good choice for an outer sock as it insulates well when wet. It is also flame retardant (not that it matters it's just nifty).

I don't find that real heavy socks are required, at least for me, even in 34 degree water. If the rest of your suit insulation is adequate your feet should stay warm assuming adequate circulation. Even with dry gloves my fingers are likely to get cold long before my feet.

Getting too carried away with layers of socks can be counter productive if it limits airflow to the feet, compresses your feet, or other wise limits blood circulation or causes cramps from stuffing the wholeworks into a narrow set of fins.