What hiking shorts do not cause chaffing ????

[Hikerhead]

I did a 27 mile day hike about a month ago. I have never had a chaffing problem before but I did that day, it was hot and humid. Well things started hurting. I remembered what someone on here wrote about chaffing being caused by salt deposits on your skin. So I did a trail side wash up and that took care of the problem. Hike on with your bad self!

[drastic_quench]

Body heat and tight shorts do not cause cancer. The cremasteric muscle routinely retracts the testicles anyhow to maintain temperature-sensitive sperm.

[Jim Adams]

body glide always causes a mess when I sweat, Columbia shorts seem to cause the least chafing on me but my kilts eliminate it totally.

geek

[dreamsoftrails]

yeah if you are 'treating' chafing with be it gold bond, body glide, etc, you have already lost the game IMO.

come on folks, body glide came from the porn industry. just think about that.

[OldStormcrow]

I just did a very long day of brush-busting and hiking for about 15 miles in my Utilikilt and didn't have much of a problem. I do try to take a quick break to splash things off a couple for times a day to prevent the onset of "monkey-butt", and the kilt makes that much easier.

[Kerosene]

In a pinch, when I wasn't carrying BodyGlide and felt the onset of chafing, I've applied a small amount of neosporin/bacitracin from my first aid kit, which seems to have helped the situation.

[Wags]

board shorts

[Jofish]

I can only speak from personal experience. Most of the above options have not worked well for me; commando, body glide, swim shorts, or running shorts. The body glide works OK most of the time, but not always. Plus its a PITA to carry enough for it to be useful, especially on longer hikes.

The only thing that has consistently worked well for me is a pair of good-fitting biker shorts - the ones without the built-in pad. And they're not all created equal. I particularly find it baffling that so many boxer briefs and even biking shorts have a seam that runs right down the inner thigh. Bad design if you want to reduce chafing. I had a pair of UnderArmour ones, for example, that we terrible because of this. The ones that have worked best for ME are the Nike Pro line, in particular the Nike Pro Fit. I have NEVER had chafing while wearing them. Ever. I can't say that about any other set-up I've tried. They're a bit pricey, but the comfort is worth it to me.

[Toolshed]

....The only thing that has consistently worked well for me is a pair of good-fitting biker shorts - the ones without the built-in pad. And they're not all created equal. I particularly find it baffling that so many boxer briefs and even biking shorts have a seam that runs right down the inner thigh. Bad design if you want to reduce chafing. I had a pair of UnderArmour ones, for example, that we terrible because of this. The ones that have worked best for ME are the Nike Pro line, in particular the Nike Pro Fit. I have NEVER had chafing while wearing them. Ever. I can't say that about any other set-up I've tried. They're a bit pricey, but the comfort is worth it to me.

I agree... The better designs usually have a a gussetted crotch and are made with more panels for a better fit. When I hear folks sometimes complain about the cost of a good item of clothing and that you can get the same for $6 at Walmart I immediately think about fit, form and function and truly how much more different a well-designed, well-made article of clothing can be.

[mudhead]

I paid full retail for a pair of Baggies a few years back. Liked them so much I bought a pair off the sale rack. The new ones, while a bargain, feel like plywood. Some things are worth the $.

[flemdawg1]

yeah if you are 'treating' chafing with be it gold bond, body glide, etc, you have already lost the game IMO.

come on folks, body glide came from the porn industry. just think about that.

Evidently you've never used Body Glide, its not that kinda lube. Astro-glide is prob what you're thinking about.

[Captn]

I don't think I'd be using Astro-glide to prevent the type of chaffing that comes from hiking ... but that's just me.

[Jonnycat]

Lightweight synthetic boxers, lightweight shorts, and THIS:

[XCskiNYC]

That's in my pack.

[Captn]

I'd also recommend Beaudreaux's Butt Paste for those who's chaffing is already present.

[dreamsoftrails]

Lightweight synthetic boxers, lightweight shorts, and THIS:

lose the boxers, and you can probably lose the baby powder as well.

its not rocket science folks. chafing comes from heat and sweat. the more you wear, the more heat is trapped inside and the more you sweat.

lubing or pasting yourself up won't change this, it will only make others laugh at you. it doesn't matter how fancy or how 'wicking' your fabrics are. less fabric equals less chafing.

[Crazy_Al]

I will try Asics Performance 2-in-1 short.

[lazy river road]

in order to prevent chaffing do you need to go commando style in a kilt to reduce chaffing or would a pair of exofficio under my kilt also reduce chaffing

[JaxHiker]

I always run and hike in cheap compression shorts from Target. They're light and keep everything in place. I would have the same problem of my inner thighs rubbing together too if it wasn't for the shorts.

Same thing only Wal-Mart. $10/pair and they work great.

[lazy river road]

some one convince me to buy the Mt. Hardwear Kilt for $30 on line....so basically because of increased airflow chaffing decreases....from what ive been reading not going commando style in a kilt kinda reduces the effectivenesses of the kilt?