Guys,

Got a note from our hunting company that included a comment that white socks are not good.

Just curious ... If one assumes that one is wearing long pants, why are white socks a problem? (Have sent a note back to them asking the question, but they are a little slow replying this time of year.)

Thanks,

A fashion conscious move to be applauded

Neither are duck tail hair cuts or penny loafers. Something to do with the zebras being such fashion snobs.....

They don't have Blue Ribbon Beer to go with the Red Neck and White socks!

Very funny this.

I have always wore white socks while hunting. The ones that have a double layer, to reduce the likelyhood of blisters.

I wear trousers all the times though.

What color underwear do they recommend?

white is a bad color to spook game, but unless one is walking on his hands it probably won't be a problem in the bush..but I agree white shirts, caps are a disaster waiting to take place...

I'd wear pink if would help the hunting.

I've heard that about guys from Oregon

Jeff

I kinda figured that the spooking problem was the concern if one wore shorts.

The only other problem might have been that some insect might be attracted to white ... and was figuring the question might have elicited that response as well.

Thanks Guys! (Besides, everyone needs a smile once in a while.)

Hey!! It's hunter blaze pink to you...

-Steve

I think Saeed is on the right track with this.

Standard white "gym" socks are a great way to get blisters when hiking in the heat over uneven terrain.

Spend the extra $$ at REI, Sportmart, Cabelas, etc. and get the "Smart Wool" type socks made for hiking, backpacking, etc. They usually run about $10 to $15 a pair, but you get what you pay for. A small price to pay for not having blistered/sore feet on a high dollar safari. By the way, most of these socks come in beige/olive type colors which is great for hunting.

This may be what your outfitter is concerned with when trying to discourage you from bringing "white sox".

Tim

Not really relevant to socks, but i have read that Indian Elephants apparently don't like anything white. Supposedly in parts of India where wild elephants were common, the mile stones used to mark distances alongside the roads were envariably destroyed if they were their usual white colour. Certain savey hunters would not use white tents for camping in the jungle either for the same reason. There are also reports of encounters with elephants where they have taken exception to a person wearing a white pith helmet and charging them from quite a distance when more usually they would have been expected to melt away into the forest.



Like I said, nothing to do with socks...just more useless hunting trivia!



Regards,



Pete

On my hunt nearly every stalk had 5 of us traipsing through the brush and mountainsides (MYy PH, his brother who was in training and working the video camera, two trackers and myself). The PHs brother wore a grey tshirt with white shoulders and sleevs. I commented on this possibly spooking game and it was not well received. He didn't wear the shirt again though.

I think the white socks are a factor since they don't breathe well and have a tendency to promote blisters, etc. I wore them one out of ten days and that was enough for me. They were much hotter and sweatier than a good pair of thin wool fox river or equivalent polyprop socks. You will put on a lot of miles. Buy good socks for the trip.

Cotton socks also soak up moisture and do not wick it away from your skin. Wet feet = blisters & toe jam. The poly hiking socks you can find at outdoor shops are preferred to cotton.



Personally, I got tired of my boots so I generally hunt in Rockies (RSA version of Tevas). Other than a thorn or two coming through the sole, they are plenty comfortable and your feet don�t sweat.

You'd look really sharp if you wore those Tevas with some white socks pulled up to your knees (no offense to our Canadian friends).

I either wear cowboy boots or tennis shoes all the time at home and these are most comfortable to me if I wear knee high white cotton athletic socks.When on safari I switch to a high top hiking boot with good lug sole and more ankle support than regular tennis shoes.I normally wear long pants but if I switch to shorts I simply roll the socks down over themselves one time and cover the tops with some cheap synthetic gaiters that I have specfically for that purpose.Works well to keep out the thistles and thorns and covers the flo-white.
Can't do much about my day-glo white legs however.
eyedoc

30ot6,



Underware?



We had a lady client who always wore a pair of "lucky" red ones. Same ones. Guess she washed em at night or something. Hope so anyway!



Rich Elliott

If she was from Wyoming she probably just turned em inside out.

Hey, now explain how you know that!!!!

Arts,

I just KNEW some one was gonna ask me that. Well, I know because....her husband told me!

Rich Elliott

In dry country, white cotton sox are all I ever wear. When weather is likely to be wet, wool is the type I use. I haven't had a blister in 20 years. Maybe I am just lucky, but it works for me.

Don't know about Africa, but around here there's a little bitty fly with black spots on his wings. They can scent my sweat mixed with white socks from a quarter mile off and stoop down from 2,000 feet like an eagle straight to my ankles where he immediately sets 3" long talons while bitting me with fangs that would do a grizzly proud.

Doesn't happen with colored socks, so I didn't gripe when my teenaged sons appropriated all my white cotton socks for their own use.