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How Trades Socks keep your foot planted
Your boot is a job site. Inside it there's a crew, a troublemaker, and one job that matters: keep your foot where you put it. Here's how Trades Socks get that job done.
1. The slide gets in the crew's way.
Every step, your foot moves inside the boot. Heel lifts, foot slides, sock drags. Picture your sock as a small crew with one job: hold your foot still. In a normal sock, the crew has nothing to hold on to, so the slide wins every time.
Stop the slide2. The slide throws a party.
Give it a few hours and the slide runs the place. The sock creeps down, bunches under your heel, and by ten you're pulling a boot off to fish it out. You pull it up, it slides down. You've had enough of that.
Keep the sock up3. Thick socks don't fix it.
The usual answer is a thicker sock. Same problem with more bulk: nothing holds it to your foot and nothing holds it to the boot, so it slides and bunches like the rest, only hotter. The crew doesn't need padding. It needs grip.
Fix the actual problem4. You pull on Trades Socks for grip support.
Trades Socks give the crew something to hold on to. Pull them to mid-calf, lace up the boots you already own, and go. Nothing to learn, nothing to adjust. The grip does the rest.
Get your Trades Socks5. Grip on both sides of the sole. Foot to sock, sock to boot.
This is the part a normal sock doesn't have. Inside the sole, rubber grip pads hold the sock to your foot, so it can't shift on your skin. Outside the sole, the same grip pads hold the sock to your boot, so your heel can't slide. Foot, sock, boot: one piece. The slide has nowhere to go.
Get double grip6. Think of the grip pads as a little crew of a hundred.
Each pad is one worker with one job: hold the sock to the boot. One pad on its own doesn't do much. A hundred of them, braced across the whole sole, and the slide hits a wall every single time it tries.
Put the crew to work7. The crew gets your feet through the day.
With the slide handled, the crew does the rest. Full terry cushion under heel and toe, for concrete. A knit that pulls sweat off your skin, so your feet come out drier. Graduated compression, firmest at the ankle, so your legs feel fresher at hour ten.
Start your shift right8. The crew clears the air.
Sweat that stays in the sock is what turns a boot into a locker room by lunch. The knit pulls it off your skin and out through the fabric, so your feet come out drier and your boots stay fresher. Ask the guy who sits next to you at break.
Keep your boots fresherOne shift in Trades Socks
Same sock, same place on your leg, from the first lace to the last.
Pull them on.
Mid-calf, then the boots you already own. You feel grip, not bumps.
First break.
Nothing to fish out of the boot. The sock is where you put it.
Hour nine on concrete.
Cushion under heel and toe, sweat pulled off your skin, legs still fresh.
Boots off at the door.
Cuff still up, heel still seated. Wash inside out at 30°C, skip the dryer, back on tomorrow.
What are the differences?
| 6 pairs Buy 3, get 3 free |
1 pair | |
|---|---|---|
| Pairs in the drawer | 6 | 1 |
| Free pairs | 3 | 0 |
| Price per pair | $13.45 | $26.90 |
| Total today | $80.70 | $26.90 |
| Mix & match colors and sizes | ✓ Yes | — |
| 60-day guarantee | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Feels like a new job. An easier one.
Trades Socks
The double-grip work sock for 12-hour shifts in boots.
- Double grip: 100+ pads inside and outside the sole
- Graduated compression, firmest at the ankle
- Pulls sweat out, keeps water off
- Full terry cushion, heel to toe
Same sock, same grip. Black hides the site, white shows it off.
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- Mix & match any color and size
- 60-day money-back guarantee
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Why Trades Socks?
Because a sock should stay where you put it. Double grip holds the sock to your foot and to your boot, so it doesn't slide, bunch or roll down during the shift. Cushion, compression and a sweat-wicking knit do the rest.
Materials & care
Ribbed mid-calf knit with full terry cushion under heel and toe, soft rubber grip pads on both sides of the sole. Wash inside out at 30°C, skip the dryer, and the pads stay put.
M/L vs XL
M/L fits most men's US 7 to 10.5. XL fits US 11 to 14 and wider calves. Between sizes? Go XL. The full chart is one tap above.
Real customers. Real shift stories.
I used to think this grip was nonsense—you realize just how securely the boot holds you in place and how stable you feel—but they've proven me wrong.
I have bad neuropathy, and am on my feet 8 hrs a day in boots, these socks are the best support I've found yet. Please post this so people with the same issue will purchase these. I will be buying more.
So far,so good, Ist week on concrete at work, really make a difference, and feet don't get as sweaty even in the summer. My boots odor is much better also.
Most comfortable sock l've worn. After 10 years of tree lopping and a further 10 years in construction, my feet have earnt their keep and deserve the best.
Reviews as published on wethlete.com, 4.6/5 from 921 reviews. Individual experiences vary. Read them all on the product page.
A few more job-site questions
Why Trades Socks?
Because your sock should stay where you put it. Double grip holds the sock to your foot and to your boot, so it doesn't slide, bunch or roll down during the shift.
How are they different from my 12-pack?
A regular work sock has elastic and cushion. Trades Socks add 100+ rubber grip pads on both sides of the sole, inside against your foot and outside against the boot, plus graduated compression, firmest at the ankle. That's the difference between a sock that sits on your foot and one that holds it.
Will the grip pads hurt inside my boots?
No. The pads are soft rubber, flush with the cushioned sole. You feel the grip, not the pads.
Do they work with steel-toe and safety boots?
Yes. They're built for safety boots. The toe is cushioned and low-profile, so it doesn't bunch at the cap.
What size should I get?
M/L or XL. Between sizes or wide calves? Go XL. The full size chart is linked in the buy box.
Will the grip wear off in the wash?
Wash them inside out at 30°C and skip the dryer. That's it.
How does "buy 3, get 3 free" work?
Add 6 pairs to your cart, any mix of color and size. Three of them come off at checkout, automatically. No code needed.
What about the 60-day guarantee?
Wear them, wash them, work in them. If they don't stay up and keep your foot planted, contact us within 60 days for a full refund.
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