We’re in peak summer activity time, with camping trips, fitness #goals, playdates, sports and vacations filling up the days and weekends. With all that running around, you want to be sure you’re ...

Darn Tough Vermont is a family-owned sock company based in Northfield, Vermont, known for producing some of the most durable and comfortable socks on the market. Founded in 2004 by Ric Cabot, the ...

Which Darn Tough socks for hiking are best? Hiking across campus from one class to another or from the far end of a mall back to your car is one thing. Hiking several miles on uneven, rough ground is ...

If you’re sick of holey socks, toes that show through or heels without cushioning, we found what might be the last pair of socks you ever buy in your lifetime. Darn Tough Vermont makes tough socks — ...

NORTHFIELD, VT - "Even at home I know people are thinking about socks," Ric Cabot says without a hint of irony. Cabot, president and CEO of Darn Tough Vermont, is sitting in the small, unpretentious ...

When I first sauntered into my local outdoor store to purchase a pair of hiking-specific socks, I balked at the price tag. “How can something so simple as a pair of foot sleeves cost over 20 dollars?” ...

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“The dog ate my homework” is just one of the excuses teachers get when their students don’t finish their assignments on time. The warranty department of Darn Tough, a Northfield, Vt.-based sock ...

When I first set out to find the best wool socks, I expected the eventual winners to be an upgrade over my old rotation of cheap cotton socks. That was indeed the case, but I underestimated how ...

A sign pointing the way to a Darn Tough sock sale in the past. Credit: Courtesy For nearly 20 years, many Vermonters’ mid-November traditions have included a trek to the Darn Tough factory’s sock sale ...