Friday, December 23, 2011

Drymax Socks Review and Giveaway

Recently I did a post on running in cold weather and I got a lot of questions about keeping your feet dry.  I have resorted to putting grocery bags over my socks, which has helped but they tend to tear while I am running and my feet still get wet anyway.


I wondered if anyone made socks that were designed to keep runner's feet dry.  Enter Drymax. I found them by Googling dry feet and socks or something like that.   I wrote to them and they were ever so awesome as to send me 10 pairs of running socks.  Some for me and some for a very lucky reader!

 First Impressions
  • They feel very cushy without being really thick or bulky
  • There seems to be incredible attention paid to detail
  • I love how they seem to fit on my feet so perfect.  
Now lets delve a little deeper as to what makes these socks the "#1 sock to keep feet dry" as the packaging says.
  • True Fit Sizing, available in 5 different sizes to ensure as perfect a fit as possible.  I got a size medium for shoe sizes 7.5 to 9.5 womens and they hit like they were made for my feet.  They don't feel too tight nor is there extra material squishing around in my shoe.
i borrowed this from their website


  • Active odor control: silver ions are infused into the sock as it is made to kill odor causing bacteria.  Umm..YAY! How can you not love that? 
  • Protective Padding:  Instead of making their socks thicker they make them denser.  This makes them feel really cushy without being thick.  I was really surprised how cushy the trail running socks are without making my shoes feel tight.

  • Drymax fiber technology.  I don't even know how to explain this. The inner layer is super hydrophobic and moisture won't stick to it and the water instead goes to the water attracting outer layer. I would have thought this crazy if my foot didn't have a wet on the outside dry on the inside sock on it right now. It works.

  • Blister Guard by helping reduce friction, moisture and heat they help prevent blisters  It isn't a blister free guarantee, but every little bit helps right?
Their website is filled with little tidbits of info about why these socks are so great.  I have run over 40 miles in them now and would have to say I am in love with these socks.

I think the Running Lite Mesh ones are my favorite, but I will probably love the Hyper Thin ones the most this summer.  I am kind of cheap about buying socks, I usually buy them in bulk and go with whatever is handy.  I would shell out the money to buy more of these.  The Hyper Thins socks I saw listed for between $9 and $11.

Did I mention these were made in the U.S.A.?  I love that! They also make socks for hikers, golfers, cyclers and skiers and more.

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One lucky winner will get their own size medium pair of socks in each of the following kinds
  • Trail Running
  • Running Lite Mesh
  • Cold Weather Running
  • Hyper Thin Running
That is four great pairs of socks!




a Rafflecopter giveaway



I was given these socks free of charge and was in no other way compensated for this review.  The opinions expressed are my own.

52 comments:

  1. Sooooo a late Christmas gift from me to my awesome runner wife would be cool :)

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  2. Sounds like a great pair of socks! Perfect for winter running.

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  3. I love these socks!! I have a pair- only one pair, sadly, I would love more!
    *Susan

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  4. I am loving these socks. and I wish I could win them :D lol I think my favourite thing is how cushy you said they were without being bulky

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  5. I love that they are very size specific.

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  6. oooh - I'd love to try these socks! Here in the PacNW a sock that keeps your feet dry would be a huge benefit!

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  7. I LOVE that these socks have blister-guard! I'm having a hard time finding socks that don't run my poor right pinky toe raw!

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  8. Oh my gosh, having a little freak out here. Honestly drymax are my FAVORITE socks. I even list them on my favorites page which says a lot since i have sponsors. I started with them for my first marathon and just have loved them ever since.

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  9. Ugh! I just looked them up online and the nearest retailer is OVER and hour away! GRRRRRRR.

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  10. These look great! I haven't tried them before and I'm always on the hunt for great running socks. I confess to having some 100% cotton ones that really need to get phased out.

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  11. Running socks to keep my feet dry - I'm in!

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  12. I love the odor control (or I should say my family does...)

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  13. I love that they keep your feet dry and are fitted more accurately to our feet! Odor control is a plus too:)

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  14. i love that they keep your feet dry! i haven't run in snow before and have been wondering what to do...
    runner_girl5k at yahoo dot com

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  15. I like the True Fit sizing. What a neat concept.

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  16. They sound great I wear Balega a lot but I'd love to try these!

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  17. You know I need these--I mean, running in CO = lots of need for dry feet! :)

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  18. Love that they make so many different kinds

    Kiley @ DailyVitaminF

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  19. I have yet to try these socks. I have been happy with Swiftwick, but this Drymax company seems to be really good, and everyone gives them good reviews.

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  20. I like the sizing options and that the winter running ones are nice and tall to keep my poor ankles warm!

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  21. i think the true fit sizing idea is great! i have such a hard time finding socks to fit correctly!

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  23. Love the density based protective padding!

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  24. It rains here in the winter... would love to have dry socks!

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  25. Here in rainy Portland, it would be nice to have socks that keep my feet dry.

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  26. My friends love these socks. I have yet to try them because I am cheap but I would love to see what the fuss is all about.

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  27. I think my favorite thing would be the different levels of padding. That's so much better than giagantor super thick socks.

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  28. would love to try these! Love the different levels.

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  29. Somdays I'm not very good with this rafflecopter thing. I like the trail sock. I tend to like cushy sock, but also that they arent to thick for my shoes.

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  30. My favorite thing about these socks is the fact that they're RUNNING socks!!

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  31. i love that they work well in cold weather! Thanks for a super giveaway!

    My email: anashct1 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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  32. I live and run in cold - wet Michigan.

    Thanks for the chance to win.

    Kelly S.
    sitesx6@aol.com

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  33. Blisters gone?!??! Yes please!! And warmth!! Yes please!! Thankyou for the chance to win!!

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  34. I love running socks! Once you start using them you can never go back

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  35. My favorite thing? The sizing! My feet seem especially sensitive to too-tight socks in cold weather.

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  36. I love a good pair of running socks!!

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  37. These look like awesome socks!! Love anything that wicks water away and or keeps it away!!

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  38. I would like to put the blister guard to the test!

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  39. I've been searching for some FAB running socks!!

    I just have some generic ones from Target, but I'd like to try some fancier ones :)

    Thanks for organizing this giveaway!

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  40. I love that the socks have a blister guard!

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  41. I love that they make socks for different conditions... the trail socks look great.

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  42. Uh Blister guard?! That is hands down my fave. If it works I'm sold.

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  43. i like that the sizing is more specific.

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  44. Everything about these socks sounds pretty great, especially the dry max and blister protection!

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  45. I've been wanting to try these socks!! Awesome giveaway!

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  46. You can never have too many good running socks, and the good running socks are hard to find! Love the variation in the sizing options!

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  47. My favorite thing is the odor control.

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  48. Wahoooooo! I cannot tell you how excited I am. I will email you now!

    Thanks, Christy.

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