The Best Hiking Socks: How to Choose Your Perfect Pair Part of your success as a hiker depends on your gear. You can’t just stumble onto a serious trail and expect to be successful. Having the right gear can be the difference between a successful hike and death. Ok, not choosing the right Sock might not mean death, but it can be the difference between you feeling accomplished and you shouting obscenities at the trees in the middle of nowhere. Everyday socks aren’t going to cut it. You wouldn’t expect to put ordinary street tires on a race car and