NationStates Jolt Archive

For years I've watched as the same topics are hashed and rehashed over and over again. I've seen some pretty stupid arguments, and I've also seen many brilliant ones - yet nothing ever really is achieved.

So today I thought I'd give the many minds here the opportunity to actually SOLVE a REAL WORLD PROBLEM! (W00T!) That is - the problem of chafing with men's swimsuits.

For the ladies - Men's swimsuits have a miserable inner-liner which appears intended to keep one's manhood from flopping freely about. If you are wearing the trunks for only a while everything is fine... but when you wear them for an extended period - like to the beach or waterpark, the netting becomes tortuous barbed-wire where it makes contact with your legs on the inner-thighes. Especially if wet. By the end of the day you have a doozie of a rash and a very poor disposition.

So - let us all come together and figure out a way to prevent this blight on masculine thighs. We need a quick drying swimsuit which keeps the package contained without chafing and which would be acceptable at any family beach without you looking like some freakin weirdo... (or at least not any moreso than usual)

Your ideas?

oh -and TCT - make sure you include your many resources and references supporting your argument... :)

For years I've watched as the same topics are hashed and rehashed over and over again. I've seen some pretty stupid arguments, and I've also seen many brilliant ones - yet nothing ever really is achieved.

So today I thought I'd give the many minds here the opportunity to actually SOLVE a REAL WORLD PROBLEM! (W00T!) That is - the problem of chafing with men's swimsuits.

For the ladies - Men's swimsuits have a miserable inner-liner which appears intended to keep one's manhood from flopping freely about. If you are wearing the trunks for only a while everything is fine... but when you wear them for an extended period - like to the beach or waterpark, the netting becomes tortuous barbed-wire where it makes contact with your legs on the inner-thighes. Especially if wet. By the end of the day you have a doozie of a rash and a very poor disposition.

So - let us all come together and figure out a way to prevent this blight on masculine thighs. We need a quick drying swimsuit which keeps the package contained without chafing and which would be acceptable at any family beach without you looking like some freakin weirdo... (or at least not any moreso than usual)

Your ideas?

oh -and TCT - make sure you include your many resources and references supporting your argument... :)


Skinny dipping.

Skinny dipping.

Seconded.

Vaseline on you inner thighs.

Not only will it reduce chafing but you can charge people to watch you reapply it live on webcam half way through the day.

Cut out the inner-liner?
Or buy better quality swimming trunks..

Skinny dipping.

agreed

remove the inner lining

buy a swimsuit, cut out the dorky liner, wear a thong suit under it.

Skinny dipping.

Pretty sure that would not be acceptable, even in Colorado..
which would be acceptable at any family beach without you looking like some freakin weirdo...



Vaseline on you inner thighs. Not only will it reduce chafing but you can charge people to watch you reapply it live on webcam half way through the day.
An interesting idea, but..
1) Not sure if the slippy feeling of vaseline on my thighs all day might creep me out
2) I make no pretense about my limited online marketability for such a service

Cut out the inner-liner?
Or buy better quality swimming trunks..
In my experience price of the trunks seems to have little to do with it. I have tried just cutting the leg - holes out, but this let to a bit too much floppage. I was particularly worried about exposure when I lay on my back with my knees bent... Nobody wants to see that (see prev comment)


buy a swimsuit, cut out the dorky liner, wear a thong suit under it.

This just might be the winner - or close to it. I've tried thong underwear - you know - the marble sack. The string up my crack was beyond annoying... so that won't happen - but maybe I could use speedos instead?

This just might be the winner - or close to it. I've tried thong underwear - you know - the marble sack. The string up my crack was beyond annoying... so that won't happen - but maybe I could use speedos instead?

i was going to say speedo but then i thought that a thong suit is that much smaller. but speedo is good if you decide after a while that you are ready to leave the baggy suit behind but arent ready for nekkid.

Speedoes are quite comfortable once you get used to them. Instead of a nasty mesh that hardens after drying, you have a layer of padding. Now, whether you feel comfortable wearing speedoes alone or simply under your suit is a personal choice, but I personally enjoy the stares I get for wearing mine.

*Shudders at the thought of speedos.*

Only a certain body type can wear speedos without breaking several esthetic laws.

I was traumatized once by the sight of an 80-year-old man, with a build approximating Santa Claus, in a bright red speedo. To this day, when I am reminded of it, my eyes bleed.

I was traumatized once by the sight of an 80-year-old man, with a build approximating Santa Claus, in a bright red speedo. To this day, when I am reminded of it, my eyes bleed.

Hey! I get to wear speedos too damn it! Who are you to judge?

I would like to submit a second issue for discussion.

I speak of course of ATT: Aggravated Testicle Trauma. Every guy in High School knew that guy who thought it was funny to go around hitting people in the balls, and even later in life when it's not intentional it can still happen by accident on occasion. It is fucking painful.

Therefore, I suggest that men's pants are designed with a metal plate in the crotch area. Protection for you, and a nasty surprise for jackasses.

I cut out the net, stops the stupid redness, but then another problem tends to arise, when your wet the shorts like to hug and when you get out there is an outline of your manhood, so if your tiny I don't suggest doing this.

I would like to submit a second issue for discussion.

I speak of course of ATT: Aggravated Testicle Trauma. Every guy in High School knew that guy who thought it was funny to go around hitting people in the balls, and even later in life when it's not intentional it can still happen by accident on occasion. It is fucking painful.

Therefore, I suggest that men's pants are designed with a metal plate in the crotch area. Protection for you, and a nasty surprise for jackasses.

I would buy them, people like to do that shit here, its so stupid.... and painful.

For years I've watched as the same topics are hashed and rehashed over and over again. I've seen some pretty stupid arguments, and I've also seen many brilliant ones - yet nothing ever really is achieved.

So today I thought I'd give the many minds here the opportunity to actually SOLVE a REAL WORLD PROBLEM! (W00T!) That is - the problem of chafing with men's swimsuits.

For the ladies - Men's swimsuits have a miserable inner-liner which appears intended to keep one's manhood from flopping freely about. If you are wearing the trunks for only a while everything is fine... but when you wear them for an extended period - like to the beach or waterpark, the netting becomes tortuous barbed-wire where it makes contact with your legs on the inner-thighes. Especially if wet. By the end of the day you have a doozie of a rash and a very poor disposition.

So - let us all come together and figure out a way to prevent this blight on masculine thighs. We need a quick drying swimsuit which keeps the package contained without chafing and which would be acceptable at any family beach without you looking like some freakin weirdo... (or at least not any moreso than usual)

Your ideas?

oh -and TCT - make sure you include your many resources and references supporting your argument... :)

Speedo! It's like bikini bottoms right? Underwear really.

Alternatively swim naked.

For years I've watched as the same topics are hashed and rehashed over and over again. I've seen some pretty stupid arguments, and I've also seen many brilliant ones - yet nothing ever really is achieved.

Two things come to mind here:

A) This seems to be the raison d'etre for the Internet in general, and forums in specific.

B)NationStates is exactly as useful and effective as the U.N, and costs less.

Get a good quality pair of boardshorts.

Simple and easy. Why is this a problem?
If all the stores in your area only carry shorts with the netting (which I find hard to believe), shop online. Boardshorts are long enough that you will not be exposed (unless you try to get clown pants size), don't generally have a net liner, many good ones dont even have seams to irritate you but are seamless material.

Done.