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People don’t change their sock daily? Do you use the same underwear too? Am I abnormal-er?

One you fucking heathen

You're that stinky guy, still in his 20's, who doesn't think he stinks right?

The only clothes I wear multiple days are pants and sweaters. Only on days when I barely used socks I may wear them two days in a row.

Wearing socks two days in a row is insane behaviour. Depending on the day, I might go through multiple pairs.

Wearing socks more than 1 day in a row means you've failed to uphold the social contract.

Once the socks come off, they go through the laundry before I put them on again. They're just not comfortable unless they're fresh.

One day only! Trust me, you can't smell old socks but everyone else can! They also make your shoes stink. In the same vein, never wear closed shoes without socks unless you want them to be eternally smelly

My socks smell like cheese after a single day, and I can wash a month's worth of them in a single load of laundry, what am I gaining by wearing them multiple days in a row?

Changing socks is like changing undies. Daily at minimum. Don't see how being woolen changes anything. Wool socks absorb sweat and bacteria just as much as anything else

I only wear wool socks and work from home. I can easily go 4-5 days if I've only gone outside to get groceries or whatnot.

If I'm going out to socialize though and it's been more than 2 days I'll get a fresh pair.

I think we found the stinky guy who was hiding here in the Fediverse... Seriously though do it daily.

Oh God. Back when I was dirt poor, I needed socks but I wanted to save money, so I wore them for two days, hanging them to dry overnight.

I ended up with athlete's foot. Don't skimp on socks.

Dude I already know you smell

Once a sock comes off I cannot put on a used sock again. So at least once a day for me.

Feet sweat. A lot. Like a pint (450g) of sweat a day or more if particularly active or you have larger feet.

So for me, daily at the least. On particularly active days, multiple times.

I tend to wear anything made from wool for a week or so before laundering. Anything else I tend to wash after one wear

This is exactly the type of thing I imagine my fellow Lemmings asking as a serious question.

Days?

Two. They're Darn Tough wool socks, and the packaging recommends even more days between washes for longevity.

Before these I had only worn cotton socks, mostly Nike, and those stink like hell and did need to be washed daily. But these wool ones really don't, even in the summer.

I also alternate pairs, so they're not two days in a row. e.g. A B A B C D C D etc.

Winter time and minimal activity, if Im running low on socks or if Im lazy and they are right there I might give a pair a second day.

Summertime? If they come off they are done. I could go 3 pairs in a day.

Average athlete’s foot enjoyer.

If I take my socks off, they go straight in the wash, if I need socks again that day, fresh ones go on

I change my socks and give them for washing after every use. It's kinda necessary as I sweat a lot.

you are supposed to change them????

Depends what I'm doing. Yardwork or exercise? Change as soon as I'm done. Just sitting around the house in pyjamas? They're fine to wear again.

Two caveats: I don't wear socks to bed, and if I'm wearing socks indoors (I prefer bare feet) I always wear shoes or slippers over them

If they smell they go into the wash, if your not sure surprise your SO by putting your sock under their nose and ask for a second opinion

If clothes touch skin directly then they are put in the wash every day (socks, underwear {boxers}, tee shirt, shirts etc...) other wise it is a check to see.id still.good for follo days - did jeans get muddy / dirty, did I spill coffee on trousers etc... jeans go in wash after a week of wearing even if no spills / mud

Daily unless I don't have any clean in which case...until I do a load of laundry.

It depends on how much you sweat, the stuff in your sweat, how much skin you shed, and your own microbiome. Everyone is different. I change socks every 10-12 hours. My friend changes her socks -and- shoes at lunch. If she doesn't, the smell will literally chase everyone out of the room when she takes off her shoes at the end of the day.

Obviously it depends on a bunch of things... type of sock, type of shoe, type of activity, weather, et cetera.

Generally clean socks every day is nice though.

Around a week usually. Wool socks go much longer before they stink. All this washing and obsessive attention to hygiene is enabled by freely available access to energy and resources that many people don't have. Can you imagine these first world people walking down to the local river with a bag of washing every day? No, they too busy posting on insta for such humdrum peasant activities.

Once a day and once every two days if I didn't use them much.

You have to change them?

Well I wear mine for way longer than anyone else in this thread dares to admit.

1 day? Hoodies I can go a week or more, buy socks changed every day.

Not trying to be gross here but based on comments some people are going to find me gross. Anyways if I'm wearing socks with shoes then they're done after the day, or the hour If I made a quick grocery trip and came home or something. But I'll wear my warm fuzzy house socks for several days. Idc because my feet aren't sweating like that without shoes so I see those socks as still being usable.

I wear merino wool socks. They don't stink but I change them each day, generally speaking. Wear in day, take off to shower and sleep, new pair in mornings. I bought 10 pair, wash clothes weekly and wanted enough to not worry. But if you hand wash them you can manage it with fewer pairs.

Loose fitted merino stuff doesn't need to be washed often, and sweaters I can wash once or twice a year since they are outerwear but socks are like underwear, sit tight on your skin and better to keep them clean.

Office work 2-3 days.

I’m on that Mr Rogers rotation: Twice a day. I work out daily which always includes cardio so changing socks is a must lol.

This prompted me to buy socks cos apparently I'm an animal.

Once they get so crusty they can stand on their own. That's about 8 hours in shoes, or a week next to the bed.

I wear sandals year round. No socks. I have a drawer full of really nice socks that I no longer have any use for.

Dude, 12 hours. Neanderthal.

7 pairs, 7 days. Costco Caterpillar socks.

depends on usage. If the day involves a gym visit or hike or something then more than once a day. Over a weekend where im mostly in the house barefoot and just put on shoes and socks to walk the dog, I might not change them at all for that weekend.

24 hrs since I put them on for sleep and keep them on for the next day

I exercise regularly so I’m changing socks like twice a day.

NaN. I live in the tropics, socks aren't really a thing.

If I have to wear silly formal shoes for a function or whatever, I wear them maybe two hours.

LPT for people who commented that their feet sweat a lot: Apply foot powder before putting on socks. You’ll feel fresher longer, won’t sweat as much, and your feet won’t stink when you take off your shoes at the end of the day.

Hours, max 12

And yes I take two showers a day. Got to keep all the bits clean.

Plese reply me with picture of Kryten washing Listers socks with hammer.

8hrs, but that could be a day or it could be a week.

I’ll change my socks every day, and more if I’m swapping out workout clothes for fresh clothes.

Oddly, I really don’t experience foot odor. Other bits can get rather ripe, but whether I’m wearing boots or going barefoot, my feet just do t get funky. That said, I have had athlete’s foot and I’ve seen what happens when someone doesn’t change their socks after days of marching and working in the field. I know it’s not a major danger for me at this point, but I’ve got a whole drawer full of socks, and in any case I want them to match with my shoes and pants.

I also change every 2 to 3 days, which is also the interval at which I shower and change clothes in general. So basically "Take off old cloth - shower - put on new clothes".

Clean socks are too pleasant a feeling. I want that every day.

i used to change socks every day, if i wore shoes, but since switching to only wool socks, i basically only change them once a week on laundry day unless they get muddy or something. wool socks can go a lot longer without washing than lesser fibers.

One but I will make a 48 hour exception for socks if you don't wear shoes as well and you don't leave the house, still a bit gross.

I once wore the same pair while camping on a beach for 10 straight days but those were different times.

Smelling like a dog? Time to change dem socks.

If they've been off after a day I don't see how you can put used socks back on.

I will wear underwear or socks more than 24h if i shower halfway into a day or if I am being sick/a slob and just not taking any clothes off.

What if I told you that for 10 dollars a week you could wear brand new socks every day!

Change your socks!!!

Unless you're laying around doing virtually nothing change your socks daily!

Is there something wrong with you?

Socks are for the weak. I wear sandals unless it’s a formal occasion and even then I only wear socks to protect my Jordan 1 low Pandas from me.

Depends what I'm doing. On an average home office day I barely even wear socks outside of dropping the kids off at school, so the pair that I'm currently wearing is on the floor next to my bed has been used three days in a row.

When I'm doing field work it usually means long days of wearing shoes, often in hot climate, and often loafing around airports. For those days I always pack three extra pairs of clean socks to have in my kit.

Alright, so, I change my socks daily but I wear them 3 or 4 times before I wash them, unless it's a) abnormally humid and hot, b) I've done an intense workout or c) they got damp/wet somehow.

I dunno. I don't stink easily and my feet and skin are on the dryer side. My feet don't have an odour for a few days if I don't wash them ( like if I'm camping), so it's not a big deal.

Usually, I keep a pair of socks stuffed into a pair of shoes for a few cycles of wear, then toss them in the laundry basket. Right now all my shoes that I wear socks with that a pair stuffed inside.

Bought a marino wool shirt because i was told this. Still incredibly itchy even if it was better than regular wool.

If you are somewhere pretty cold and unsociable then fine. You could also wear two pairs at once, the woolen ones on the outside and washed less often than thinner ones inside to wash often. Done that. Works well. Again; cold, kinda not social.

4-5 in Winter and 1-2 days in summer

I usually swap clothes every time I take a shower, or when they get dirty. Nothing special happening that's very second day, but can end up being daily.

I used to wash them daily but it made them shrink a bit whereas wearing for 2-3 days makes the fabric a bit wider. As I have pretty wide feet, narrow socks just hurt at the end of the day. So I wear them 2-3 days depending on sweat and dirt.

I put on new socks everyday. But if I get up early, and have to do stuff as soon as I'm up, I might put back the clothes I had the previous day and, like, prepare my son's breakfast, then I go take a shower, then I put on new clothes.

I’ve had to do 2 days in a row multiple times in my life, and they get gross really fast. I can’t imagine going for 3.

I stumbled upon this thread and got really confused. Do people usually have sweaty feet? I tend not to wear socks except when I wear shoes. Otherwise, I wear slippers or go barefoot. Even when I wear shoes, I don't notice any sweating in my feet. I usually wear cotton socks though.

To answer the OP, though, my rule is to not reuse socks with a couple of exceptions:

• if I only had the socks (with the shoes on) for less than a couple of hours, I think it's safe to reuse the socks.

• if for some reason, I go to a place where I need to take my shoes and socks off (like if I go visit a friend) I would reuse the socks, of course.

Most of the time though, I just don't bother with shoes and socks if I can get away with it. It's too hot where I live to deal with socks.

At the most about 16-18 hours.

Please consider finding a alternative to using wool. The wool industry is so cruel.