Materials, padding and sock type
Standard sock · medium cushion
- Exact model
- Sockwell Men's Trail Blazer Crew
- Style number
- SW172
- Size chart
- Men’s / unisex chart
- Cuff height
- crew
- Weight (maker’s term)
- Not published
- Cushion (maker’s term)
- medium cushion
- Cushion location
- underfoot
- Sock type
- Standard sock
- Compression (maker’s figure)
- 15–20 mmHg
- Layers
- 1
- Material blend
- 44% merino wool, 23% nylon, 8% alpaca, 6% spandex, 20% bamboo rayon
- Wool-free
- No, contains wool or alpaca fiber
- Facts from
- Sockwell’s US site
- Made in
- USA
- List price at Sockwell
- $27.95 (checked )
Sockwell prints these percentages, which add up to 101%; they are shown as printed.
What Sockwell says about it
“Medium cushion sole, arch support, and seamless toe deliver all-day comfort and stability.”
“Merino wool, bamboo, and alpaca blend offers breathable softness with natural temperature regulation.”
Cushion and weight labels are this brand’s own terms. They are not a shared thickness or temperature rating.
US men’s
Check the size and the shoe together
Start with the men’s / unisex chart for this exact model. Use the size lookup or the whole Sockwell size chart to find the published range, then check the heel position, toe room and cuff in your footwear.
The maker does not give a heel-to-cuff measurement. Try the socks with your boots to see whether the cuff sits above the collar. See how sock heights differ.
Try the selected size with the shoes and insoles you plan to use. Added cushioning should not crowd the toes or distort the heel position. The footwear-fit checklist explains what to check.
Care for the exact pair
Turn inside out, machine wash warm and tumble dry low, with no bleach; or, as Sockwell suggests for a gentler wash, machine wash cold and air dry.
Use the care lookup for this model’s wash and dry directions. A general wool routine should not override instructions for a membrane, a two-layer construction or a specific treatment.
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