Going Regimental?

**kiltedrennie** · 16th May 13, 06:44 PM

I've not had any problem with my boxer briefs. At least no more than I do when wearing pants. But I have a PV kilt that is fairly light, which I suspect makes a difference. Are you wearing a heavy wool six yard or longer kilt?

**TheOfficialBren** · 16th May 13, 10:31 PM

Originally Posted by Friday

First: if you were a new member how would you feel if you were yelled at in on of your first post? Words in all caps are the email/forum equivalent of yelling and has been for over 30 years.

Second: did you READ THE POST or or only the title? The question is not going regimental but: "Does anyone else have th[e] problem" of "When wearing underwear I always get the feeling they are falling down below my "lack of ****", or binding against the kilt fabric"? (question reorganized for clarity.) I don't believe I have seen this question before, but I have not read every posts.

Okay. I tried being diplomatic and apologising but you aren't having it.

Have fun. Peace out.

**CDNSushi** · 16th May 13, 11:04 PM

I can't help but wonder whether it's just a matter of ill-fitting undergarments, then. I dunno -- have you TRIED a g-string and have it solve the problem? If it works for you, run with it. Otherwise, instead of cotton boxers, how about silk? If not that, one other possible solution might be Japanese-style "fundoshi." There are many variants, but one type is very much like a loincloth, and the portion that goes around the waist gets TIED (there is no elastic waistband) so you have the ability to adjust the tightness and waist size as needed.

To further answer the question, no -- I have not had the problem of getting the feeling that my underwear are falling down or binding against the kilt fabric. Maybe anti-static spray would do it?

Originally Posted by TJ Kelley

Normally I am going regimental under me kilt. When wearing underwear I always get the feeling they are falling down below my "lack of ****", or binding against the kilt fabric. I have tried lycra sport shorts and cotton boxer briefs.

On dress occasions I feel obligated to wear something and always seam to latter shed, and throw them away.

Does anyone else have this problem and maybe a remedy other than wearing a Gstring?

Thanks, —T

**Friday** · 17th May 13, 06:45 AM

Another thought is the second strap. As I understand it the second strap is a hold over from military kilts. On military kilts the top of the military kilt is higher (under the bottom rib) than the modern kilt. On a military kilt the top strap closes the top of the kilt but does not add a great deal to the actual fit. The second strap on the military kilt is at the true waist, where the top strap of the modern kilt is) and does the most to keep the kilt up.

It is possible that the adjustment you have on the second strap is such that the kilt rubs on your underwear and moves it. I would try loosening the second strap to cut back on the kilt underwear friction.

This is just a thought. At one time I though I knew something, then I got married and learned how little I did know.

**neloon** · 17th May 13, 08:18 AM

Originally Posted by TheOfficialBren

Oic. Very interesting. Thank you for sharing. It was actually a very clever solution. His tailor gets props from me for thinking outside the box.

Bren,
(Post#13)
Maybe not all that outside the box. Remember that elasticated waistbands appeared only in the 1920s. Prior to that, if drawers were not part of some kind of "union suit", they had loops at waist level through which the then ubiquitous braces (?=US "suspenders", Scots=galluses) that held up the breeks were passed. This style was still around in my young day (1940s). Thus it was that shirt tails always had to be "tucked in"!
Alan

**Runningkrazy** · 17th May 13, 08:22 AM

Thanks everyone who has made this thread very interesting and informative. Once we got past the little fits and such. As a newcomer I thank you

**moggi1964** · 17th May 13, 08:49 AM

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**Elizabeth** · 17th May 13, 01:18 PM

Originally Posted by Friday

I have found that colored boxer shorts work for me. Dark colors so that there is not a white flash if there is too much swish in the pleats. I have never found that cotton boxers have ever been binding against my kilt fabric. I also suffer from "lack of ****", I have used a strip of nonslip shelf liner under my kilt to keep my shirt from riding up and a similar strip could be used to keep your drawers from slipping. If you check the web sites of some military suppliers they have a similar product for sell (I will do some searching and will post a web page if/when I find one.)

Sticky Belt.
Shirt-Lock-1-5-40-Keeper
Markwort-FRB-Flexible-Rubber-Belt

Thank you for posting these, they are a very good idea!

**seumasFinn** · 17th May 13, 02:25 PM

helps too if you don't get your knickers in a twist about it...

**Friday** · 17th May 13, 03:57 PM

Originally Posted by Elizabeth

Thank you for posting these, they are a very good idea!

I had some nonskid rug padding that I cut a 3 inch wide strip off of. I put loop-and-hook fastener at the proper length and made my own shirt stay. The original is 4 feet wide by 6 feet long, and can make a lot of shirt stays.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Mainstays-...Creme/17481640

With my weight I am not a one-size-fits-all and often have to adapt and over come.