Darn Tough Women’s Bear Town Micro Crew Lightweight

Product Details

• Women’s micro crew socks average 19 cm from heel to cuff – expect them to show about 13 cm above a low hiking shoe or just above a standard hiking boot
• A performance fit means no slipping, no bunching, no blisters for peak hiking comfort.
• Merino Wool is at home on the trail, naturally moving moisture to keep feet fresh and dry in all weather.
• Lightweight socks breathe naturally and deliver flexible, all-day comfort for summer hiking.
• The “still” in Still Made in Vermont, USA is personal. We knit all our socks at our VT-based Mills – we can’t imagine it any other way.
• Darn Tough Women’s Bear

Merino Wool

What We Use

Merino Wool is nature’s most incredible high-performance fiber. It’s breathable, durable, thermoregulating, moisture wicking, odor resistant, and renewable, too.

For many years we’ve prioritized the sourcing of Merino Wool exclusively from sheep that have not been exposed to the practice of mulesing. In early 2019 we made a commitment to support the Responsible Wool Standard (RWS) and work toward shifting 100% of our wool supply to RWS-certified Merino Wool.

RWS is a voluntary standard managed by the Textile Exchange with strict guidelines to protect animal welfare and adhere to progressive, sustainable farm and land management practices while maintaining traceability throughout the entire supply chain.

Nylon

What We Use

Nylon is an incredibly strong, durable, lightweight, moisture-wicking synthetic fiber and are critical in our products.

Similar to our shift to RWS wool, we’re in the process of shifting our nylon inventory to as much recycled nylon as possible. We currently use REPREVE^®, a nylon 6 fiber made from pre-consumer industrial waste that would otherwise be landfilled or downcycled. Using REPREVE^® instead of virgin nylon allows us to offset the use of crude oil, benzene, cyclohexane, and other harmful hydrocarbons that are involved in the production of virgin fiber. In short, using recycled nylon conserves energy and water and reduces greenhouse gas emissions from manufacturing. We aim to reduce our use of virgin nylon in our products and have increased our use of recycled nylon year over year towards that goal.

Spandex / Elastane

What We Use

We use Lycra^® Spandex to provide elasticity, strength, and form-fitting comfort. Like conventional nylon, spandex is derived from petroleum and has been important to the performance of our products. Unfortunately, it’s the most difficult material in our fiber mix to replace with a recycled alternative.

Polyester

What We Use

We use Coolmax^® and Thermolite^® polyester fibers in combination with nylon and elastane to provide customers with tough, high-performance, moisture-wicking socks that don’t contain Merino Wool. 

PFAS-Free

We have had a ban on PFAS (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances) since the publication of our original Restricted Substances List (RSL) in 2021. Among many other requirements, our RSL requires that all materials, trims, products, and packaging provided to Cabot Hosiery Mills must be 100% PFAS-Free.

Still Made in Vermont, USA

The “still” in the Still Made in Vermont, USA is a personal thing. We’ve been running the Mill for over 40 years, but Darn Tough Vermont – the sock unconditionally guaranteed for life – started in 2004.

When things were a little rough for American manufacturing, the Cabot family could have taken manufacturing somewhere else, and still made a buck. They didn’t. Instead, we rallied and started knitting the best, most durable sock we could imagine. We made something we could be proud of. We’re still doing that.