I’ve tried a bunch of binders over the years, and my current favorite is a gc2b tank binder, but it’s a little clammy in hot weather. I’ve mostly been getting by with cotton sports bras at a band size two inches smaller than my actual size, with a square-cut, loose overshirt to disguise the lumpiness. That’s good enough for a quick trip to the store, but I think have an excuse to buy a new one. (Never mind the… uh… several others in my closet, lol). Any recommendations?
hey! so i live in a hot climate (50F is a winter temperature for us). i used to deal with the binding issue by just wearing very loose and baggy clothes with a sports bra (tomboyx compression top). my chest was too big to bind effectively and my chest tissue was too dense for tape. good luck buddy! no matter what you do, dont forget to drink a shit ton of water :)
Baggy clothes/sports bra does seem to be pretty good for hot weather, I just wish it looked good enough on me for social occasions, sigh. I remember considering a TomboyX product at one point, but I don’t remember if it’s what I actually bought. I took off the label, lol. My sports bra go-to is just cheap, front-close cotton fruit of the loom racerbacks, because I can just throw them in the washer if they get sweaty. It would be even cheaper if I got the plain ones instead of front close, but I get a suspicious-looking shelf from regular ones.
And yes, water! I totally don’t forget to do that (spoilers: I totally do forget to do that, lol).
aw I feel ya buddy. (the tomboyx one has branding along the band and a printed-on label so it’s not the one you have!) yeah, shelves…i feel u. what i liked about the tomboyx one is that, at least for my build and tissue density, it provided support while keeping shit out of the way. it wasn’t shelfy but also my tissue was more of a ‘two heavily divorced households’ situation rather than a ‘friends who meet in the middle all the time’ one hahaha.
is top surgery something you’re planning on having? :0
Thanks. <3 Yes, surgery is definitely in my future, it’s just not easy to make it work logistically and financially. I should look into the TomboyX options again. “Two heavily divorced households” sounds like about what I’m looking for, though, sadly, “two estranged sovereign nations” is probably more accurate.