Underwear- What, how many, how many days.... TP, Handi Wipes or Paper Towels....

[Rhino]

Pro tip for the guys that like to save on weight.. lol

Saving weight ain't cheap and that's quite a price to pay! Ounces equal pounds and pounds equal pain!

 

[Rhino]

Exoficcio, paper towels, diaper wipes, pre-game with lots of Glide. Paper towels are far more versatile than tp. Always 3 pair but don't usually use more than two. ALWAYS have a spare when eating freeze dried meals for days.

3 pairs huh! Maybe you need to ditch the Mtn House and try some good quality meals or make your own and dehydtate. Pre funkin with glide seems like a few go with that, but I tried that before a trail run race and it felt like I sharted myself. Maybe I used too much. HAHA

 

[AK Troutbum]

I got a feeling this threads going to blow up!


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[Rhino]

+1 for daily wipes. I bring two pairs and treat one like a backup. It's easier to run one pair for longer depending on the weather -- did a Nevada hunt in August at 10K feet, lots of climbing and lots of sweating and really put one pair to the test for six days.

Here's a controversial opinion: I really don't like the hunting brands underwear, especially merino stuff. It just doesn't hold up and gets saggy. I've been running Nike compression tights/shorts or the sorta Speedo you'd wear doing an Ironman for the last few years. Been extremely happy going that way. Oh -- one caveat -- the Stone Glacier tights are an exception to this. They're fleece, for cold weather, they hold up for days, and they rule.

Another little thing that I'll probably regret sharing because they'll now just be sold out all of the time -- but Nike makes a compression combat tight that I used to wear playing football that is PERFECT for antelope hunting -- it has very low profile built in knee and hip pads -- and I've worn them for days at time crawling around after antelope.

I agree! I used to wear smart wool brief's and those thing are so loose, it's terrible. These exoccifios are pretty nice. I picked up a pair of Saxx, with the "ball holder" and those felt good around the house, but for hunting they gave me major wedgies!

 

[Rhino]

I got a feeling this threads going to blow up!


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I knew I was opening a can of worms! Someone had too though, this is serious business!!!!!

 

[PineBrook413]

Im a big fan of the athletic style tight boxer breifs for lots of hiking. They totally eliminate any chaffing issues and they don't get all loose. For base camp hunting I run one pair every other day or one pair a day. For backpack hunting I think I'd try and fit one pair every 2-3 days. The thin ones are super light. I am also a big fan of a few wet wipes everyday to keep the under carriage in good shape.

 

[5MilesBack]

100% merino boxer briefs......they'll last a week easy for archery elk hunting, but I also wear 100% merino base bottoms 24/7 up there as well. Never had any issues with rashes etc, with this setup. Synthetics on the other hand........forget it.

When my oldest daughter was born in 1999 the light bulb went on and I've been using baby wipes ever since on hunts and general camping trips, and sometimes even at home. So much better than TP. Before she was born, I didn't even know wipes existed.

 

[Rhino]

100% merino boxer briefs......they'll last a week easy for archery elk hunting, but I also wear 100% merino base bottoms 24/7 up there as well. Never had any issues with rashes etc, with this setup. Synthetics on the other hand........forget it.

When my oldest daughter was born in 1999 the light bulb went on and I've been using baby wipes ever since on hunts and general camping trips, and sometimes even at home. So much better than TP. Before she was born, I didn't even know wipes existed.

I love my merino, but I haven’t found a athletic fit merino brief I like. I also haven’t looked, but maybe I should


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[Rob5589]

3 pairs huh! Maybe you need to ditch the Mtn House and try some good quality meals or make your own and dehydtate. Pre funkin with glide seems like a few go with that, but I tried that before a trail run race and it felt like I sharted myself. Maybe I used too much. HAHA

Luckily I haven't had a blow out. Close though

 

[AK Troutbum]

Luckily I haven't had a blow out. Close though

Yeah, consider yourself lucky!


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[farmer14]

Two is one, one is none.

 

[Rock-o]

...this is serious business!!!!!

No $h!t !

 

[Rob5589]

No $h!t !

Well, that's the goal...

 

[TomJoad]

We’re in the business now.

I’m a 100% merino guy as well, undees and base layers. I never pack an extra pair. I used to years ago for longer trips but (knock on wood) was always able to manage any unforeseen blowouts with undees intact. I’m a big fan of Icebreaker (disclaimer I work for VF) and like there Anatomica’s. Way less saggy than smartwool (also VF).

as for the TP, I’m real anal : I count out two sheets per wipe, three wipes per deuce and one deuce per day. This microroll goes in a ziplock with hanisani. When (not if) I get mountain house level problems and run out I reach for the moss, or birch bark, or a flinty rock, all work real good! Like @5MilesBack after kids I discovered the amazing power of the wipe. I don’t leverage them in the nether regions as I leave my TP deep in the cathole and don’t feel good about burying plastic trash in the wilderness. But I do bring them for kitchen cleanup and pack out. Damn if they can’t polish up cookware.

 

[MtnMuley]

On longer 10+ day hunts I will start with a pair of merino Saxx (nut control is huge at reducing any chafing) and bring 1 spare pair. Normally never used. All I bring beside TP is a small zip lock bag of Lady Anti Monkey Butt (the normal stuff was sold out at the time, plus it smells like Pez candy which is a bonus).

 

[Gorp2007]

I love my merino, but I haven’t found a athletic fit merino brief I like. I also haven’t looked, but maybe I should

Smartwool makes a standard 150 weight boxer brief and a sport 150. The sport 150 has more stretch and compression to it, so it may give you what you're looking for. Definitely tighter than the standard smartwool boxer briefs or any of the FL boxers I've worn.

I like to roll with wet wipes and a small container of Gold Bond powder, but Boudreaux's Butt Paste would certainly do the trick. Monkey butt is just diaper rash for adults, so the treatment strategy should be about the same.

 

[Rhino]

On longer 10+ day hunts I will start with a pair of merino Saxx (nut control is huge at reducing any chafing) and bring 1 spare pair. Normally never used. All I bring beside TP is a small zip lock bag of Lady Anti Monkey Butt (the normal stuff was sold out at the time, plus it smells like Pez candy which is a bonus).

I too loved the nut control, but the darn things gave me hardcore wedgies with the pack cinched down. Monkey butt for the win, which I failed to restock on the last few hunts. On the 100 mile exo hike, I think I went through a gallon of it


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[Rhino]

Smartwool makes a standard 150 weight boxer brief and a sport 150. The sport 150 has more stretch and compression to it, so it may give you what you're looking for. Definitely tighter than the standard smartwool boxer briefs or any of the FL boxers I've worn.

I like to roll with wet wipes and a small container of Gold Bond powder, but Boudreaux's Butt Paste would certainly do the trick. Monkey butt is just diaper rash for adults, so the treatment strategy should be about the same.

Good to know, I'll check those out. My wife is absolutely mortified by all this...ROFL

 

[Rick M.]

A member of this forum put me onto Culo Clean. It's been good so far under quarantine at home 'field' testing. I'll be using for hunting.

 

[jfs82]

2 pairs, wipes, I'll wash the spare underwear in a stream if I have the opportunity.