Bushwalk Australia

Hmm,

To date, I have gone cheap with socks, wearing a thin pair against the skin with some kind of thicker work wear over sock. Aldi have Coolmax at $10 for 2 pair so I bought some. I have to say I am surprised how very warm these are, I expected them to be cooler than what I usually wear but I feel like my feet are swimming. They are actually dry but feel like they shouldn't be so definitely a winter sock for the NSW central tablelands IMO.

I note the blend is:
42% Cotton
37% Coolmax
10% Nylon
10% Wool
1% Other

Is this sort of blend usual?
Cotton seems a bit wrong in a hiking sock to my thinking.

I use similar blend socks for running and cycling around home but personally I wouldn't use them for bushwalking over long distances or in highland areas. If cotton gets wet from rain/inundation or sweat, it tends to stay wet for a long time and has the capacity to chill the skin in that situation and/or increase the likelihood of blisters. Even though this is a blend and the performance should be much better that pure cotton, I'd probably stick to using them on short walks only. Just my 2 cents worth, YMMV.