Chaffing Legs? Ways to Relieve Me Poor Old Pins

[wolram]

Since i am obliged to travel by shanks pony every where these day, i have a problem, it is hot and humid and the top of my legs chaff against my jeans , anyone else have this problem?
i am fed up walking like a duck.

 

[dlgoff]

Need a little silk woolie. How's every thing else?

 

[Office_Shredder]

I usually wear shorts if it's not in the middle of the winter.

Also, getting pants with a less coarse material (khakis tend to be smoother than jeans, for example. Or sweatpants even) seems to help.

As a last ditch effort, you can go into the bathroom and use toilet paper to wipe the sides of your legs dry after arriving somewhere

 

[wolram]

Need a little silk woolie. How's every thing else?

Thanks for asking dlgoff, i have been branded as having a serious mental illness, stuff and nonsense if you ask me, but it will be at least 3 months before i can drive again.

 

[turbo]

Have you tried dusting your legs with corn-starch? I used to wear loose khakis when I worked on paper machines, but some of my crew used corn-starch to prevent/relieve chafing.

 

[wolram]

Have you tried dusting your legs with corn-starch? I used to wear loose khakis when I worked on paper machines, but some of my crew used corn-starch to prevent/relieve chafing.

I have corn flour, the stuff for thickening gravy, is that the same?

 

[dlgoff]

Might be better than corn-starch.

Award-winning Anti Monkey Butt Powder is specially formulated to prevent soreness and itching caused by frictional skin irritation.

http://www.raraequus.com/ProductCart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=0&idproduct=21707"

 

[wolram]

might be better than corn-starch.

lol.

 

[Moonbear]

Please don't actually answer this question, just think the answer quietly to yourself. What kind of underwear are you wearing? Perhaps boxer briefs (someone from Britain may have to translate that into Woolie-speak if it's not the same term there) will provide the necessary barrier between your legs and surfaces that can chafe, without actually chafing themselves.

And, yes, regular corn starch, like you have in the kitchen, will work just fine. There are also powders that are mostly corn starch but with just a little extra ingredients that keep it from clumping together so it's easier to apply that you could try. If you have the brand Gold Bond powder there, that's medicated, so will help relieve the itch and sting of the chafing already there while preventing further chafing.

 

[lisab]

If none of these things work, tryhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compression_shorts" .

Hope you can get back behind the wheel soon, Woolie.

 

[Danger]

I used to have the same problem. It was an awfully long time ago, but I think that I used Vaseline Intensive care lotion for it.

 

[Evo]

Captain Kirk (William Shatner) swears by women's panty hose to avoid chafing.

You could cut the legs off just above or below the knees if you don't want full coverage.

 

[WhoWee]

Captain Kirk (William Shatner) swears by women's panty hose to avoid chafing.

You could cut the legs off just above or below the knees if you don't want full coverage.

Evo knows her nylons - a very good idea.

 

[Danger]

You could cut the legs off just above or below the knees if you don't want full coverage.

A good idea in principle, but I can foresee some inconvenience when he has to throw a whiz. :uhh:

 

[turbo]

Captain Kirk (William Shatner) swears by women's panty hose to avoid chafing.

You could cut the legs off just above or below the knees if you don't want full coverage.

That sounds a lot like the Joe Namath solution...

 

[TheStatutoryApe]

Captain Kirk (William Shatner) swears by women's panty hose to avoid chafing.

You could cut the legs off just above or below the knees if you don't want full coverage.

Ha, I was about to suggest bicycle shorts. This sounds a lot less obviously embarrassing. Shatner probably wears a girdle too. Maybe Woolie can find a nice set of pumps to complete the package. ;-p

 

[WhoWee]

Ha, I was about to suggest bicycle shorts. This sounds a lot less obviously embarrassing. Shatner probably wears a girdle too. Maybe Woolie can find a nice set of pumps to complete the package. ;-p

I still think Evo knocked it out of the ball park - sans pumps and girdle (shame on you SA).

 

[wolram]

captain kirk (william shatner) swears by women's panty hose to avoid chafing.

You could cut the legs off just above or below the knees if you don't want full coverage.

lmao.

 

[Borek]

i have been branded as having a serious mental illness, stuff and nonsense if you ask me

Everyone in UK drives as if having a mental illness. I think it is called hemispatial neglect.

 

[wolram]

Everyone in UK drives as if having a mental illness. I think it is called hemispatial neglect.

I blame seat belts and air bags.

 

[Borek]

I think you were not able to keep close to the right curb even before seat belts.

 

[Moonbear]

I think you were not able to keep close to the right curb even before seat belts.

:rofl:

 

[wolram]

I think you were not able to keep close to the right curb even before seat belts.

I will let that one go, the sword is mightier than the word.

 

[Ouabache]

Me poor old pins

Wollie, you do have a knack for launching witty threads Good to see you back in the saddle!

Perhaps boxer briefs (someone from Britain may have to translate that into Woolie-speak if it's not the same term there) will provide the necessary barrier between your legs and surfaces that can chafe, without actually chafing themselves.

actually http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxer_shorts" may be what you are thinking, (to disambiguate from boxer briefs).

Corn is another term to disambiguate. Corn in U.S. refers to maize (Zea mays). Corn starch would be a good powder to minimize friction but "corn flour" may be too gritty or coarse and generate more chaffing. Other powders are good too, such as talc and many food starches besides corn: potato starch, rice starch and even http://www.fromnaturewithlove.com/soap/product.asp?product_id=oatstarch" .

 

[wolram]

Thanks Quabache, i solved the problem by buying track suit bottoms, it feels strange wearing them and i am sure no one will recognize me now.

 

[Moonbear]

actually http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxer_shorts" may be what you are thinking, (to disambiguate from boxer briefs).

No, I didn't mean boxer shorts. Those wouldn't likely help much with chafing, since they'd also be loose and moving about rubbing the legs. I meant boxer briefs...the kind that are made from the same elasticized material as briefs, but extend further down the thighs. The types of underwear guys often wear when working out at the gym.

Something like these:
http://www.dillards.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=301&storeId=301&langId=-1&productId=500767541
Just without any hint of genitalia shadows photoshopped out of them (at least I hope they aren't really that tight, or the model isn't that, um, small).

 

[wolram]

That must be a eunuch Moonb, either that or the pants have crushed his cream crackers.

 

[physics girl phd]

... the pants have crushed his cream crackers.

:rofl: What a great wolfie-ism that is!

I guess moonbear's trying to go gentle on the imagery in this forum.
A http://images.google.com/images?cli...=hp&q=boxer briefs&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi" turns up some much more racy pics.

 

[DaveC426913]

A http://images.google.com/images?cli...=hp&q=boxer briefs&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi" turns up some much more racy pics.

Racy...
http://www.brainfartsonline.com/images/boxer_briefs2%20copy.jpg

 

[DaveC426913]

Woolie, perhaps you're switching up the wrong thing.

Considered a bicycle?