Sad to say, but everything is going up in price.
Just a heads up, but after doing some searching online, the Adidas Climacool Flex360 boxer briefs being discussed here (among the rest of their line) is on sale until tomorrow at JC Penney online. They're on sale for $15.99, and if you buy two pairs or more, you get them for $13.99 each. On top of that, with the code BUYTODAY, you save another 15%. All told, I picked up 4 pairs for $11.89 each plus tax/shipping. I've been an Under Armor guy, but at this price point, I felt compelled to try these out. BTW, I'm not affiliated with either JCP or Adidas, just a guy who likes saving money on quality underwear.
Btw- if you decide to try out some Smartwool boxer/briefs select the next up size. They are tight!
If you go to a store you can.I was wondering about sizing. I know they are supposed to be tight, but ya can't exactly try them on first before you buy.
If you go to a store you can.
Thats why underwear comes in resealable bags. Its not for your ham sandwich!
great testimonial. I bookmarked that link. will likely try a pair.I don't know how I missed this thread. Anyway, here is my contribution.
First, a bit of back story. I work in environmental services, doing field work, sometimes foreman sometimes laborer. You know when you see a giant chemical spill on the news, and they show the guys working in the sun wearing the plastic suits? I'm one of those guys.
I do a lot of tank work (like the big half million gallon tanks you see at tank farms), and a lot of power plant shutdown work, confined spaces mostly. This entails going into hot environments with the poly tyvek (plastic suit), full face respirator, and hardhat. To get to the spaces, there is generally a lot of ladder work and walking on staging to get to the space entrance, so a lot of moving around and trying to "Houdini" yourself into places not meant for someone in a billowy garbage bag. If working in spaces where the temps can be up to 115 degrees isn't bad enough, you're in the suit that doesn't breathe, so you sweat. Underwear never stays in place, you're uncomfortable, and to make it worse, things are riding up while you are working, and sometimes you are covered in oil, making it hard to re-adjust while wearing gloves and the suit.
After finishing an ethanol tank about 7 or 8 months ago, I mentioned this to a co-worker and he recommend mypakage boxer briefs. He said he wears them exclusively for confined space work, and he loves them. Looking at them online, the $25 price tag was a bit high for my tastes, but they offer a full refund policy if you're not satisfied, so I thought why not, and got a couple of pairs, the standard weekday boxer briefs. After the first day in the tank, I came home and bought 5 more.
They are the most comfortable underwear that I have ever worn. Even with the going up and down ladders, crawling under and over steam lines, and working in a tank with a floating roof, they stay in place, they breathe, and you don't need to re-adjust. Between the fabric and the pouch that "holds" everything, I don't know how they work their black magic, but I am glad they do.
One thing to note is that they do have quite a bit of snugness to them, so if you're between sizes, order up. I got a pair of the sport style for when I go running, and I had to go up a size.
For more info, pricing, etc., here is their website. http://grab.mypakage.com/
great testimonial. I bookmarked that link. will likely try a pair.
I just wear briefs, I dont like tight constriction around my legs, and boxers is a no go, hadn't had a problem with the heat or chafing. The sand though is a different story. It will be nice when I can step inside without feeling like a powder doughnut.This middle east heat had me thinking about better boxers all day. Powder can only do so much.