One of those many under estimated things when airsofting is the feet. We’re on our feet all day, running about and jumping about (well depending on how you play!) Either way, the feet get an awful lot of abuse when airsofting.

Having a decent pair of boots is one thing, but does anyone consider what they put on there feet before the boots? I certianly never used to and I must admit my feet are terrible due to 21 years of abuse.  I enjoy my hiking as well as airsoft and admittly, this is how and why I originally bought these socks.

Doing a 268 mile hike (the entitre Pennine Way in one go!) during the summer led me to think about getting some real liner socks. If you hike, you might know that it helps prevent blisters and damage to the feet if you wear a liner sock beneath your normal sock. This is because the fabric of the outer sock that will be moved and rubbed by the boot will only rub against the lining sock and not your skin, preventing blisters forming as easily. For this purpose, I bought some socks that to me sounded like the ideal candidate.

1000 Mile Socks

These socks I bought for hiking but I’ve now started to wear them for airsofting as well. Oringinally I thought I had the only pair of 100 mile socks they made but looking at there website, they have a large large range!

It turns out I have the Tactel pair from the Outdoor Section. These are dual lined themselves so lead very nicely to airsofting as they will  perform fantastically being worn as the only pair of socks.

Since wearing them on the walk, I’ve noticed I got no blisters and now after a games airsofting, I have no hotspots from my boots or rubbing. Unfortunatly, the feet still smell a bit after a game however I wasn’t expecting miracles of the socks! They do seem to prevent sweating as much as  used to through which is very nice.

Very brief review but I just wanted to say a few words on how good these socks are and ok, they aren’t the most important bit of airsoft kit, but remember, you’ve only got 2 feet and you don’t want to annoy them to much as they may not like you for it in the future!