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 , any one 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

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

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

dlgoff

Might be better than corn-starch.

http://www.raraequus.com/ProductCart...dproduct=21707

wolram

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, try 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

Evo knows her nylons - a very good idea.

Danger

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

turbo

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

TheStatutoryApe

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

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