@wdw:

Nice score.  I have a few pairs of Trickers Stow boots for work and they're very decent quality indeed.  Better than anything similar, such as Church, Grenson or Crocket and Jones, IMHO.  Having said that, my similar Wesco FP6s make the Stows seem a tad light now.

Strange as I have a pair of Stows and Bourtons as well as 3 pairs of Crockett & Jones and one pair of Church's.

I personally don't feel the Trickers are better quality than the others, if anything possibly the C&J/Church's slightly have the edge. Minimal though.

I think certain Church's models are much better than others, the classic models tend to be better I've heard.

All 3 brands are very nice though

I had seen a pair of Anonymousism I liked the look of but on hearing all the bad reports I think I'll give them a miss! Not cheap either so you'd want them to last.

The Red Wing socks look good but not tried them.

@gaseousclay:

@cosmic55:

Not good! Were they fairly new?

no. they're about 1-1.5 yrs old. I had about 4-5 pairs of Anonymousism and am now down to 1 pair because I had to throw the others ones out. I'll be spending my money on smart wool and/or darn tough in the future.

Good to know. Might give them a miss then.

Not good! Were they fairly new?

Do you find all 3 comparable in quality and comfort?

Smartwool are much more readily available in the UK but don’t have the lifetime warranty like darn tough.

They seem decent though

Thanks for that.

The fact that Chup are tight to get on could be a problem as i’m UK 11

I agree, that’s the draw with the Chup socks, the patterns are great.

Darn Tough feel great on, wick moisture well and seem to keep the temperature just right but like the Iron Heart socks they just look a bit boring!

Oh well boring but functional might be the way to go.

@motojobobo:

@cosmic55:

I have a pair of Darn Tough which are the best socks I have tried so far. I was just wondering how the likes of Chup compare?

I like the designs Chup produce but do they compare in quality and comfort to Darn Tough?

I share this same doubt. Never owned Chups, love Darn Tough but interested in Chup’s cool designs. I believe I read somewhere that Chup were tight to put on/take off.

Also, how does Chup compare with Thunder Love?

I think Chups designs are better than Darn Tough but then again Darn Tough are primarily hiking/outdoor socks.

I like the look of Thunders Love too, the only thing that puts me off is that they are cotton and not wool. Not sure how important that is but I definitely find Merino nice to wear.

I have a pair of Tenderfoot socks which are nice but have shrunk to the point I can barely get them on now.

I have a pair of Darn Tough which are the best socks I have tried so far. I was just wondering how the likes of Chup compare?

I like the designs Chup produce but do they compare in quality and comfort to Darn Tough?

Does anyone know of any good sellers for Thorogood in the UK or shipped from US if necessary?

Quite like the look of something like this

http://www.midwestboots.com/product/TH814-4269.html

@spitfiredealer:

I have never got any shrinkage in the length on any of my pairs in the 21oz. I have washed them hot with high spin and never noticed it.
I wouldn’t worry yours will be fine.

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Good to hear. Thanks!