Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

________________________________________________________ I buy these for my husband. He's a Railroad Freight Conductor and requires a good, and long-lasting (durable), sock. ________________________________________________________ WEATHER Now, my husband has the 37%-Wool Carhartt Men's EXTREMES WOOL ARTIC Boot Sock (for Winter). As they are now unavailable, I can't post a link to them. AND, he has the 17%-Wool Carhartt Men's EXTREMES COLD WEATHER Boot Sock (for Spring and Autumn). Carhartt Men's Extremes Cold Weather Boot Sock BUT, when Carhartt came out with these 87%-Wool Carhartt MEN'S ARTIC WOOL HEAVY BOOT SOCKS , well, that was it. I bought my husband 10-pair and he's in absolute heaven. These socks, in his words, are 'Roasty-Toasty', and that's just the way he likes his tootsies, *vvvbs* ________________________________________________________ LENGTH & DURABILITY They are 'Boot Length', (which means 'just-over-the-calf'), Wear well, and Wash well. No pilling. And, being just-over-the-calf, they stay up... which is good news for boot wearers. ________________________________________________________ SIZING The Sizing was a bit of a problem. My husband wears a 10 1/2 boot, so, you would think he'd take the large-size sock that supposedly fits a 10-12 shoe. Wrong. We found that the socks were too tight both in the feet and in the calf, and sent them back in exchange for the Extra-Large, (fitting shoe size 12-15), and those fit him perfectly. No tightness whatsoever... just a very nice fit that gives good support as well. (He is not overweight at all, nor does he suffer from over-large calves or ankles... he's 6' and weighs 200lbs) _________________________________________________________ THE 'FEEL' They have no Toe-seams, are totally Re-inforced, and are so Soft & Cushy in the Toe and Heel. He says he even feels support in his Arch... a good thing for a man who is setting out cars and walking those tracks at all hours of the FREEZING-COLD day and night. ________________________________________________________ SUMMARY My husband is very pleased with these socks, and so am I. It seemed to take forever to find the right kind of sock for him--> Weather-wise, Fit-wise, and Quality-wise; but, after many trials and errors, we finally found his 'Holy Grail' of Winter-weather work socks. 87%-WOOL! Go get 'em... you'll be glad you did!