Underwear or no underwear

[dbp05ret]

Starting first of march 2017. What are the pros and cons of underwear?

[squeezebox]

Do bring something for chaffing.

[Tipi Walter]

Always bring underwear, male or female. Gender irrelevant. Bring two pair of underwear along with your normal shorts or skorts etc. Why?

Say you eat a tough chili bean meal and produce a shart? Much easier to wash soiled underwear than soiled shorts, plus with two pair of undies you can wash one and wear the other. Ever had pesky dingleberries? Better the undies get stained than the shorts. Why? Because if you don't bring underwear then when you foul your shorts they must be worn with no option and must be washed whereby you're wearing wet shorts for many hours. Not good in cold temps between 50F and 0F.

And underwear protects your nice merino/capilene leggings from nasty squirts if/when/as you sleep. Don't exactly want to wash out my merino leggings on a trip.

[MuddyWaters]

Im not a chick. So thats out there.
But I have always worn cheap synthetic compression shorts and have never had any kind of issue.
Keeps ticks out of nether regions = +++

Smells like rotten shrimp after about a week.
I can live with that.

I hear women like cotton panties for sleeping . Just hearsay on my part.

[OkeefenokeeJoe]

Underwear 24/7, two pair minimum, preferably three (one backup pair), but I'm old and crotchety, so what do I know.

OkeefenokeeJoe

[Connie]

I like black, and quick-dry underwear for a longer hike.

I can have a washed pair of underwear drying tucked in the black mesh back of my backpack.

It is less conspicuous, drying like that.

[Lone Wolf]

this is a woman askin' other women. how 'bout you guys stay the FO of here. just sayin'

[Tipi Walter]

this is a woman askin' other women. how 'bout you guys stay the FO of here. just sayin'

What, women don't leave skid marks like men??

[Wheres Lora]

this is a woman askin' other women. how 'bout you guys stay the FO of here. just sayin'

The initial post states "gender irrelevant."
Underwear, disposable (carry out) panty liners, and a pee rag works for me.

[Lone Wolf]

Starting first of march 2017. What are the pros and cons of underwear?

The initial post states "gender irrelevant."
Underwear, disposable (carry out) panty liners, and a pee rag works for me.

no it don't

[Connie]

This thread is in the female hiker's forum.

For the record, I am not a guy. I am female.

I have read some men like to wear swim wear. I don't see why women would not also consider swinwear, if it is comfortable.

Me? I have never hiked where swimming was an option. The high mountain lakes are cold water lakes.

[Maydog]

I wear the men's version of these, and I never even know I have them on. Not that expensive either:
http://www.hanes.com/champion/womens...160530113405:s

[Connie]

If no underwear means direct contact with polyester, I vote: wear underwear.

Of all fabrics, polyester takes on a special odor, an odor worse than any ordinary odor, it is "rank".

I like Jockey-for-Her Elance Bikini, when I can find it. Their Comfries are nylon, and dry faster.

For awhile, fabrics were offered that included a silver thread or silver treatment. I only found quarter-length socks for bicycling, and one cycling jersey that had it.

They were excellent.

I found a silver ion spray.. maybe treat clothing before a long hike?

[Hikingjim]

My girlfriend & I generally express the same basic sentiment: it's damn nice to put on fresh underwear, even if the shorts/pants on the outside are a bit gross, it makes you feel a lot cleaner!
My girlfriend brings just 1 pair of shorts on hikes, but like 3-4 underwear, depending on how laundry is going to go down. I tell her to save weight on most everything else, but I won't say you can't have 1-2 extra pairs of underwear! I would think 3 would be plenty, but I don't spend time washing out underwear in a creek so that I save 2 oz

[kayak karl]

in this PC world, if they identify with this forum, they should be allowed to post

[Rangerpig]

Nope!

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[Rangerpig]

Been in the Army 12 years, never used them and I love it. First time on the AT and I feel very minute rubbing

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[rocketsocks]

in this PC world, if they identify with this forum, they should be allowed to post

LOL Thanks I just spit out my coffee,

[Spoppy]

in this PC world, if they identify with this forum, they should be allowed to post

Now, that is funny!

[Moosling]

in this PC world, if they identify with this forum, they should be allowed to post

Post of the day right there


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