[at-l] Underwear on the trail.

[dfaddleton@mindspring.com (David)]

i'll second that ...

I use bike shorts to prevent chaffing

the single problem: no fly -- is a small price to pay for no chaffing




----- Original Message -----
From: "Mara Factor" <m_factor@hotmail.com>
To: <tomman@attbi.com>; <AT-L@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2002 7:03 AM
Subject: Re: [at-l] Underwear on the trail.


> Tom,
>
> If you haven't figured it out beforehand, you'll have over 2000 miles to
> figure it out as you go.  Maybe put a couple options in your bounce box so
> you can switch out as you go.
>
> I use an option that can work well for men and women.  Bike shorts.  I
> discovered this option by accident one weekend many years ago when I
wanted
> an extra pair of shorts in my pack "just in case"...  My cotton shorts got
> soaked so I put my bike shorts on and haven't found anything else nearly
as
> comfortable since.
>
> The lycra legs that can't bunch up or rub prevent chafing so I don't need
to
> carry goop.  They rinse out and dry fairly quickly.
>
> I was a bicyclist before starting to hike extensively and was already used
> to wearing bike shorts sans underwear and that works great for hiking,
too.
>
> If you wear true "padded" bike shorts, get cheap ones with a minimum of
> padding and bulk for hiking.  Ones without an inseam are bonus.  Also,
> little pockets that they sometimes tuck into the waist can sometimes bunch
> up and be uncomfortable under your backpack.
>
> Many of the hikers I met on the trail who started out wearing underwear
> gave it up as they went.  Invariably, they would get chafed.  A couple of
> days without underwear and they usually didn't go back.
>
> Men often wore the shorts with mesh panels in them.  Women, just shorts.
>
> Anyway, while this was neither a boxer nor brief answer, perhaps it was an
> option you hadn't already considered.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Mara
> Stitches, GAME99
>
> >From: Tom Mantooth <tomman@attbi.com>
> >Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 20:52:33 -0500
> >
> >This question is concerning the type of male underwear to use on the
> >trail, you Ladies may also have some input.
>
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