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 ALPACA SOCKS PLUS: Light Hiking with light cushion.

MERINO is a fantastic fiber. It’s soft, it’s comfortable, and absorbent. It’s a fine fiber for a sock and many companies are happy to stop there. ALPACA is a fine fiber as well. Even softer than merino (more like cashmere), yet much more durable, more insulative, and more friction resistant (helps fight blisters). Alpaca alone also makes a fine sock and many companies are happy to stop there.
ALPACA/MERINO is an ideal combination—soft comfort, excellent durability, friction resistance, resilience, machine washable easy care. And still, Dahlgren didn’t stop there. Alpaca Plus™ means that Dahlgren goes beyond all the standards and defaults to keep you comfortable. They use patented Dri-Stride® Technology to construct independent zones of Alpaca/Merino to absorb and Therma-Dri™ to transfer moisture, ultimately removing it from the foot more effectively than any other sock.
Patented Wicking Rings™ and Wicking Channels™ in the Transfer Zone increase the rate and quantity of moisture removal by 40% from the Absorption Zones in the toe and heel. The moisture leaves the sock from the Evaporation Zone.

Light Hiker Features:
• Reinforced Toe and Heel: For added durability.
• Toe Seam: Flat knit toe seams for blister free comfort.
• Y-Heel: Offers a better contour in the heel portion of the sock, improving fit.
• Mesh ventilation panels in instep keep feet cool.
• Cushion under foot only. Flat knit everywhere else for comfort without bulk.
• Snug arch support to reduce fatigue.
• Patented Dri-Stride® System.
• Alpaca/Merino in Absorption Zones.
• Therma-Dri™ in Transfer & Evaporation Zones.

Toe/Heel/Wicking Channels: 55% Merino, 28% Nylon, 17% Alpaca.
Body: 55% Polyester, 43%Nylon, 2% Spandex