Sounds dumb but buying socks taking me broke: how do you prevent steel toed shoes from wearing holes in toes?

No matter what I do (thick socks, reinforced toes, cotton nylon vs. cotton only, etc) my steel toed safety shoes wear a hole in my socks on BOTH feet in the big toe area. I%26#039;ve even tried tennis shoe style steel toed shoes (to see if shoe style/type made a difference) and the same thing happens. Is it something you just live with (like dropping toast and having it land butter side down on the floor) or is there a solution? And, no, I do not have long toenails (gross) - I keep them short and maintained. I%26#039;ve talked with co-workers and they have the same problem but didn%26#039;t think anyone else did so lived with it in silence. This is getting expensive in that it occurs rather fast and so you really get no life out of the socks before they need repair; or need to be pitched. Until I was required to wear them I didn%26#039;t know there could be a problem with safety boots/shoes besides additional weight.

Sounds dumb but buying socks taking me broke: how do you prevent steel toed shoes from wearing holes in toes?
Have you tried doubling up on the socks?


Also, hate to say it, but go to the dollar store to buy your socks. At least it will be cheaper.
Reply:I have the same problem as well as holes in the heel. The only solution for me is to wear high-quality %26quot;footie%26quot; socks (like runner%26#039;s socks) underneath cheap pair of crew socks. I might have to try the nylon thing.
Reply:Wow! I never had this problem when wearing such shoes. What if you got a roll of medical tape and put some on your big toes and wore the socks with the holes in them? The toe would be covered and you won%26#039;t be going broke buying new socks every ten minutes.
Reply:I know it sounds kinda funny, but try using a pair of womens panty hose. The ones that just go up your calve, not the full set! (lol) I%26#039;ve worked in the steel industry most of my life, and this seems to work pretty good for me.


NOTE: Will also help to keep your feet warm in the winter.


It may not totally take care of this problem, but it should make your socks last a little longer. Wear the panty hose on the outside of the sock.



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