Originally Posted by
Shak51
I'm sorry but there is no way I am wearing ratty socks or underwear. For one of all the items to pack these take up the least amount of space. It may also be a carryover from my childhood when my mother used to say about some of my underwear "would you like to be seen in those if you got into and accident".
Shak
Everything has a "last wearing" before it gets tossed out - unless you only wear undies once. I don't see any difference between putting on a pair of socks for the last time at home vs. on the road. Either way, they're due to be replaced, not "ratty" just time to be tossed.