Mens health

[Since1982]

But, you and I are experienced adult men. Some of these other inexperienced adult men are still young and impressionable and worried about what others think or might say. The only way they will know better is to go DO it. That step is bigger than it seems BEFORE you do it, afterwards, you/I/they always wonder what all the fuss was about. Even after nearly 2 years skirting publically, I worried about what reaction I was going to get in Las Vegas. (Cowboy country, I thought) But, once there and checked in, I took the bull by the horns and just DID it...and as expected, no fuss, no muss, just compliments, compliments and more compliments.

[Since1982]

I’m a little confused over your post. It sounds like you think I was saying not to skirt but to wear pants.

Not at all. I thought I was just agreeing with you that it doesn't really matter out there anymore. I KNOW you're completely in favor of public skirting and laud you for it. I was just saying a lot of people that have only skirted in the privacy of their homes need to "take the bull by the horns" and just DO it. :whiteflag :bouncy:

[Departed Member]

I wasn’t attacking you or directing my comments towards you or the medical information stated. What I was saying is that genital health has been used a number of times in the past as a reason to justify wearing an UG. It doesn’t hold water because there are other ways to accomplish the same effect like wearing loose pants and/or underwear. And as far as needing justification for choosing to wear an UG, I don’t feel anyone needs to answer to anyone for the choices they make in their life.
Lar

Yes, I appreciate you were not 'having a go'! I should really have added that the initial impetus (years ago) was not for 'genital' reasons at all. No-one had a clue, in those days, that there might be a (health) connection in that respect.

It had (& still has) more to do with the perpetual 'chafing' caused by bi-furcated garments of the groin area, thighs, etc. Loose clothing, especially underwear, is often worse (certainly as bad as) than 'tight' in this respect. This condition is exacerbated by the horrific (for me!) weather currently being experienced in the UK. Wheals and tears appear 'out of the blue' (relic of chicken pox 35 years ago), worsened by friction. Anti-hystamines only gave/give slight relief. I gather I'm not the only bloke who suffers in this way, but of course, no-one's prepared to discuss this affliction openly - it's too 'anti-social'.

[Since1982]

I don't mind talking about either of you guy's groins. LOLOLOL :ninjajig:
I was born anti-social and have been deteriorating ever since. :whiteflag

[Departed Member]

I bought a pair of bike shorts that are made out of nylon/spandex that have a pouch in them. I wonder if something like that would work to stop the chaffing you get and still give you room to move with the pouch.Lar

I've tried cycling shorts (for, would you believe, cycling! ). To be honest, I found them extremely restrictive. Oh, and I only wore them a couple of times out on the bike - in the dead of night - in case anyone saw me wearing such a garment! I normally wear a 27" (denim) skirt for cycling - the only time I wear any skirt that's hem is between knee & ankle, as I concede 'calf-length' to the ladies - just my personal perspective.

[Since1982]

I wish I could still bicycle. Legs are too bad with P.A.D. about a year ago I picked up an old Schwinn Girls bike with room for the skirt to fit at a yard sale for 2 dollars. My straight skirts fit perfectly in the space. At least the ones that are knee length to 25 inches or so...the longer ones are restrictive and could make me tumble. My knee length denim conversion skirt works perfectly in the bike. My legs hurt too much in the last 4 months to bicycle as much as I used to. I've ordered a Legend brand, model "Pride" electric scooter off ebay. It's rechargable with house current. I'll be able to get out more then. It has a 25 mile range on one charge. It is exactly like the one I rented at the Rio and is pictured in my avatar. Goes up and down steps and hills with ease. Not cheap tho.. :shake:

[Skirt Chaser]

Think of what it says about your convictions if you feel you need an excuse to wear what you say you have a right to wear.

Now that is a powerful point that can't be highlighted enough. A man doesn't need to mumble something about coming home from a costume party if seen in a kilt when "I want to" does just as well.

Lar, I also need to add you have me laughing about the underwire thing. 'Natural' surely is a cop-out when nature really means breasts that sag with age.

Quiet Mouse

[supertaff]

I've tried cycling shorts (for, would you believe, cycling! ). To be honest, I found them extremely restrictive.

These days I'm rarely out of cycling shorts.
I cycle to and from work. I cycle at least 10 miles each night. I cycle 20+ miles each weekend morning (I'll be out again as soon as my wife returns home). Last Sunday my morning ride took me 80 miles away

Cylcle shorts with a decent pad are NOT restrictive. You can hardly tell they are there. A new pair, can feel strange at first, but after a few wears and a few miles they start to become very comfortable indeed.
The pad will soften and fit a lot better.
In fact, I often wear bike shorts when I'm working on the car or around the house. No loss of movement, no restrictions... Great for climbing ladders, under cars etc.
The only downside is the lack of pockets. Baggy cycle shorts have TONS of pockets, but are more restrictive due to the outer non stretchy shell.

Decent bike shorts are also very cool in the heat.

ST

[Departed Member]

I’ve ridden my motor cycle with my kilt on but I ended the bicycling in a long skirt when it got caught in the chain one day.
Lar

Which is why I wear a 27" model! For me, that's spot-on - doesn't 'ride-up' and the hem stays around the knee, regardless of wind, speed, etc. & far too short to tangle with the chain!

Cycle shorts with a decent pad are NOT restrictive. You can hardly tell they are there. A new pair, can feel strange at first, but after a few wears and a few miles they start to become very comfortable indeed.
The pad will soften and fit a lot better.

Thanks for that advice. They still feel 'nappy-like' though, and that probably adds to the feeling of self-consciousness (don't forget, I'm still carrying much excess weight) when I've worn them. I made pretty d*mn sure there'd be no-one about when I tried them out. For the forseeable future, they've been consigned to the back of a drawer (I cannot even remember where!).

[supertaff]

Thanks for that advice. They still feel 'nappy-like' though, and that probably adds to the feeling of self-consciousness (don't forget, I'm still carrying much excess weight) when I've worn them.

Halfords sell a brand called Bicycle line.
The pad is not too big, but more than adequate.
Some shorts, the pad stick out the back and it looks like you have a book down you pants, not so with Bicycleline shorts.

I've just come back off a ride. Decent shorts make the ridew a lot easier.
The shorts I'm wearing now are bicycline but they are ladies shorts. I prefer a shorter short, and these fit the bill nicely.
Nice and short and no one can tell they are ladies. They are much nicer looking than their male version.

The pad can feel a bit nappy like at first, but as the pad softens this goes away.
Ultimately the pad will mould itself to your body.
There's nothing stopping you wearing baggy shorts, trousers or indeed a longer skirt over the top if you are self concious. T

A great online shop is:-
http://www.wiggle.co.uk
They sell all kinds of cycling apparell and they have decent prices too.
Wiggle occasionally have the bicycleline shorts in stock.

ST

[sterlin6]

That's not what the medics say. I've twice been (medically) advised to wear a skirt/Kilt to alleviate (the effects of) medical problems 'below the waist', at least to assist recovery.

Comparative figures from around the world show that genital cancers amongst the inhabitants of India (high % of skirt-wearers) is markedly lower than in the UK. Even figures from Scotland show a massive increase in the last thirty or so years. Is it a co-incidence that Kilt-wearing (esp. daily), decreased dramatically over this period? Apart from Weddings, Football & Highland Games (costume, rather than 'lifestyle') & 'professionals' (tour guides, etc.), Kilts are (sadly) no longer de rigeur in Scotland. You'll see far more (weekday) Kilts, south of the border, in fact.

Thanks for making that point Merlin. Ive tried to buck the trend and wear my kilt on as many days as is practical. I hadnt considered the medical issues before, never really thought about it but one things for sure I feel 100% better in a kilt rather than trussed up in trousers and also theres not too many things I cant do in it on an everyday basis. I know some ladies prefer to wear trousers nowadays as my own wife does but she does have difficulty in getting a good fit, her main problem being the distance from waist to crotch length which can make them cut in badly. Since I took very early retirement from work last year shes also got quite used to me wearing my kilt more. The sweltering weather has also made her return to skirts and dresses and me to a lightweight kilt I bought.

[Since1982]

I originally got started back in 1982 wearing straight or pencil skirts at home with a Doctors prescription because of lower back and hip pain caused by my hanging panniculus. A panniculus is the hanging loose skin left behind by massive weight loss in the stomach area. It pulls at the backbone and hips causing Percodan or Lortabs type pain problems. My doctor, (God bless him) suggested I sew up some skirts that were form fitting to my thighs and looser below that so walking wouldnt be a problem. I made one on the old Singer that my Mom had and she thought it was a good idea too. By the afternoon of the first day I wore it I didn't need the heavy narcotic pain pills and haven't needed them since except when for some reason I have to wear trousers at which time the pain comes back with a vengence.

Until she passed away in 1999, my Mom made a lot of skirts for me. I still have some that she made, but since I found out about one style sold at Lane Bryant I've bought at least 15 of them in various colors. The professionally made ones look better to people who see me, now that I skirt in public for the last couple of years. I've also bought a computerized sewing machine with a self threading feature that I love to sew custom skirts and shirts for myself. I picked up 8 yards of some really beautiful tiger striped batik cotton material on ebay for .99 cents a yard that I made 3 skirts and one loose shirt from what I bought and the skirt and shirt combo looks really nice on me. As soon as I can get Judy to unlimber her camera I'll get a picture of me in the combo and put it in the gallery.