I love my 2000 Toyota 4Runner. Quality Japanese engineering and manufacturing. I have 252,000 miles on mine and have seen posts of others going upwards of 400,000 miles.

I have accidentally ripped the ankle of one. Very minorly. Because their ankles are so tight! Putting them on can be a challenge. But I don’t plan to send it back until it has friends, shipping is $7.99 last I checked.

$7.99 usps flat rate box to mail them back. Then get new free pairs. So it’s lifetime socks. But with a twist.

Issue is, you sometimes lose single socks, and you pay to ship them back. I have…6 pairs of darn tough. Maybe 7. One pair is a single. 4 more I bought too large a size so rarely wear. 1 pair is perfect though.

Science!

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For home use: It's helpful for those sensitive to dust or allergies.
Or for those in California: It's helpful for scrubbing wildfire particulate matter from the air.

Otherwise, I agree it isn't needed. Your HVAC filter should be your first line of defense. These stand alone filters are just extra.

Did anyone address loss?

Solid copy on the timing belt. I had to change it at 100K, which is a known weakness of the model…

I worked about five miles from my house and now it’s just one so that math checks out with road trips!

I don’t think that’ll quite fit me (mens XL), but good find! Their older stuff is great.

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I’ve found dickies 60/40 poly/cotton socks to be good quality and last years for work and working out and they wick moisture well. Darn tough or other wool socks are only worth it for me for specific hard-use applications like skiing or long hikes. I think the best value lies somewhere in between. Cheaper good quality socks for everyday use, and high quality wool for specific uses. Having an abundance of normal socks is nice too when socks become unexpectedly soiled or wet. Running out of socks and having to put on a crusty pair because I haven’t done the laundry isn’t ideal. Some days I’ll wear 3 pairs… one for work, one working out, and then a fresh pair after showering. I don’t like the idea of having to “ration” my socks.

Sock math is exactly the kind of content I’m here for. 👏👏👏

Idk if it’s BIFL, but I snagged a light khaki colored denim jacket, I think LL Bean, at Goodwill recently. I’m not sure I want to keep it, so if you’re a women’s small-medium hit me up and I’ll send it to you for the cost of shipping. It’s in great shape (looks new), but I have too many other coats I don’t wear.

Gold Toe in black, thick and thin, 8x packs 6 of each. I have an entire drawer of socks and have thrown out 3 pairs in 6 years. I have spare socks in my car, daily backpack, gym bag, golf bag. It is awesome having too many socks. I recommend everyone do this once and try it. Socks for athletics is a different problem and needs its own solution, but for everyday socks and dress socks, its pretty awesome.

I didn't mean to convey any moral judgment at all, not say that you should care about some company's bottom line. I'm just trying to say Darn Tough knows you can't truly expect a pair of socks to last your lifetime - and we shouldn't either.

The company plans to replace a certain proportion and that a larger proportion of buyers will never exercise the guarantee - not because they'd be wrong to do so but because many folks simply won't, for whatever reason. The fact that a larger proportion will not exercise their guarantee may well be what makes it economically viable for the company to offer the option.

Edit: To be clear, I'm not the commenter who called exercising the guarantee "overreach". Please direct your indignation that way.

I'm curious, I understand the point of dehumidifers, humidifiers when you have a cold/flu, but outside of a hazardous workspace e.g. laboratory, factory floor etc... or if you have a lung condition e.g. asthma or cystic fibrosis, why would you need an air filtration system? I've never had one, and I've never been able to think of a reason why someone (asides from the above) would want one, please help me understand.

And being from a rich family.

If I was going to upgrade my wheels I’d go for a different offset to make them flush with the fenders. Also bigger tires for sure.

Sounds like a good lesson in persistence and resilience.

This is really interesting to me, because every time a post comes up raving about BIFL expensive socks, I always have the same thought:

I wear quarter socks. I buy three kinds -- black, blue and brown. I have three milk crates on the shelf above my dryer that I keep them in. I bought the kinds that are come in packs and come out to about $1/pair.

And ... I couldn't be happier. It's a perfect system.

I've gotten rid of one or two here and there, but I will say that I can't fathom going through 100 socks in 8 years. That seems like a lot.

You can math it out, and over any significant time table it may make sense economically, but even if it didn't I would still opt for darn tough. I have many staples in the BIFL as far as clothing is concerned. Don't get me wrong, I like things not failing annually, but for me the most important thing is fit and feel. Darn Tough socks are the only pair of socks I have ever actually enjoyed wearing, they breath well, they don't stink after a long day, and they are just super comfortable.

I had an 03 MDX and I adored it…until the transmission went out of nowhere around 2013 and approx 100k miles. Other than that it was amazing!

I don’t understand, why’re you trying to take a moralistic stance on whether a product has fulfilled its purpose? It’s not at all an overreach when it is advertised as such.

Of course I don’t expect the socks to last forever. But I fully expect the company to honor their promise. I honestly don’t care what the point of the promise is for their bottom line - I bought the product as such and if I find myself needing to replace, I will do so.