Wigwam Gobi Liner

Pros: Great for keeping feet cool and dry during the summer.
Cons: Not the best for near freezing weather or colder.

Wigwam Gobi Liner -- Excellent Summer Moisture Wicking Liner Sock Why I Bought I purchased them mainly for when I am exercising in the heat of summer in the Deep South. Plus with prior experience of wearing some version of Wigwam Gobi Liner ...

Pros: Durable, comfortable, inexpensive.
Cons: None found so far.

Cotton is well-known among outdoor enthusiasts as the "backcountry killer," and for good reason. It traps in moisture, becomes heavy when wet, and does a terrible job of insulating when wet. It really can promote hypothermia. Hence, many of us are ...

Pros: Nice feel against the skin, elastic
Cons: NO WICKING

I bought a pair of blue Wigwam Gobi Liner socks with the "Wonder Wick Foot Dry System", made of 100% polypropylene. After 11 hours of wearing them with minimal activity (driving or at work) in my New Balance 471 sports shoes, I found that they did NOT wick away perspiration at all. After removing the (damp) socks, my soles had a thin layer of perspiration. I had showered in the morning and when I use the same New Balance shoes with ordinary cotton socks, my feet are kept much dryer.

Besides, bikers in the Usenet community stopped recommending polypropylene since back in '97 (see http://www.faqs.org/faqs/bicycles-faq/part1/index.html)