Bathing suit manufacturers and fashionistas around the world, please come forward and justify men’s bathing suit liners. If you can’t justify them, at least point me in the right direction as to what in the hell you’re thinking.
I’m fortunate enough to live next to the beach. Step into any legitimate surf shop and you can’t find a bathing suit with these horrible hair nets in them. I’ll point out that this is a picture of a men’s bathing suit by Mossimo purchased at Target. To complicate matters, you can go into those same legimate surf shops and purchase many other bathing suits by Mossimo without these horrible inserts.
Mossimo started out as a surf clothing company and then tried to sell stylish clothing to the masses. Somewhere along the line they started putting fish nets in their suits. Does this mean the mass of inlanders prefer bathing suit liners?
I’m not some kind of free balling militant, I wear jockey underwear. I like to have some gumption when I’m walking around in normal clothes and, yes, loose underwear bothers me, too. I definitely don’t like boxers. But I can’t imagine constraining my manliness in a pair of trunks when I’m walking around on the beach.
Frankly, I can’t figure out what in the world the men’s bathing suit liner is supposed to accomplish.
Do tell.
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Agreed. It’s not like that mesh material is keeping my ball-soil out of the pool, nor is it keeping sea salt and chlorine from eroding my sensitive testicles and peri-anal region. I don’t really find the lining uncomfortable while in the water, however once out of the water I notice a serious wedgie situation, and when pulling my trunks down, the lining is still crammed in my ass. The only purpose the lining serves for me is to help distinguish between my running shorts and my bathing trunks. When i discovered board shorts I was most pleased to find them lining-less, however they’re a bit too long in my opinion. At least they don’t cram my asscrack.
They stop your balls and thighs from getting a rash when you’re surfing.
Louie on July 6th, 2007 at 8:39 am | Link
Louie said:
[quote]They stop your balls and thighs from getting a rash when you’re surfing.[/quote]
Louie, Louie . . . please. You will never find a bathing suit liner in any legitimate surf shop. You will never find a bathing suit liner in any major brand of legitimate surf trunks. You couldn’t be “wronger”, as they say inland.
Having surfed for the better part of 25 years, and never suffered ball rash from surfing, nor ever having known any fellow surfers who suffered ball rash from surfing, again, I have to say it . . . you couldn’t be wronger.
The complaint makes it abundantly clear, that you will only find these things in land lubber suits.
oceanside on July 6th, 2007 at 9:16 am | Link
Educate me…so my suit should not have a liner…I should wear underwear under my suit?
I guess I prefer having the liner…
dw17 said:
[quote]Educate me…so my suit should not have a liner…I should wear underwear under my suit?[/quote]
Don’t wear a damn thing under your suit! Trunks are all you need. Do women have anything under their bikinis? Cut the liner right out. Never wear underwear, that’s worse than the liner. You’ll be a lot happier.
The liner is there so that when you gents sit down, as you are prone to do with your legs spread, the girls and kids around you don’t get a sneak peak of your pee-rivate parts.
Franke on November 12th, 2007 at 11:19 pm | Link
I have to agree, those liners are the pits. Personally, that’s what I like about Speedos, when you sit the leg openings stay tight to your legs and no one gets a sneak peek. Unfortunately, for some reason, people associate Speedos with being gay, hence very few guys wear them. As for myself, I wear a square cut bathing suit that Undergear sells, unfortunately, it comes with one of those damn liners, which after a few washings seems to stretch out and doesn’t give any support. What I did is cut it out, and now I wear a mens thong under it. Not only does it conseal the boys if I’m sitting, but it’s more comfortable than a damn Jock Strap, yet gives ample support. Give it a try!
John on December 27th, 2007 at 9:12 am | Link
WHOA! John! TMI man. T…M…I. I have made some board shorts for myself and use a pair of lycra shorts (similar to biking shorts without the padding) as a liner. No rash and plenty of support.
Big Woody on January 30th, 2008 at 1:03 pm | Link
I love shorts without lining in it, the thinner the cloth the better it is. I am a swimmer and the thicker the short the more weight u carry i wear a high cut thin shifoon short and men should not me shy……….
i would love to be without short if thats one of the options.
amit on January 30th, 2008 at 5:51 pm | Link
The stuff sold at big box stores isn’t aimed at surfers but people who wish to look like surfers.
Here in Northern California where the water is 45 degrees Fahrenheit year ’round, actual surfers wear wet suits and beachcombers wear surf trunks. It’s about style. For any sort of real swimming, loose and baggy clothing is detrimental no matter what the water temp. Loose stuff drags. Board shorts are worn loose for mobility and long so the wind doesn’t blow the pant leg up and expose the privates to the world.
Some people seem to be under the impression that board shorts are swimsuits. They’re not.
Joe K on June 11th, 2008 at 10:48 am | Link
the mesh in swim/surf shorts is there so when you get out of the water the shorts material doesn’t cling to your skin and show the world the profile of your tackle, also, if you wear light colored shorts it stops them going transparant against your skin. I know from experience and a light blue pair of hurley board shorts, my wife was not amused.
Henry on June 14th, 2008 at 7:30 pm | Link
I got a cool pair of board short looking trunks but they had a liner in it that actually held air, so you had pontoons in your pants when you went in the water. Solution, rip em–the air bubbles out as soon as you hit the water. I still like the suit, I wear it a lot, its white so whats left of the liner does help from showing a bit too much. Mesh liners are horrible. I hate having sand catch in liners. Speedos are the best for bodysurfing.
Fonderg on July 7th, 2008 at 8:56 pm | Link
Dudes the dumb liners are like a fishing net and you dick and balls like a fish caught in them. Those things don’t help with keeping thing modest or supported. Probably some lesbian designer who hates men came up with that lame design.
Please lets ditch the liners. I’m fine with letting my boys swing free, hang, bob and flop all over the place in my board shorts when I wear them. When I end up with a pair with the lining I simply cut it out.
Evan on July 8th, 2008 at 6:38 am | Link
I own about 300 Speedo suits , some took a year or more to find
the first thing I do as soon as I get them home is cut out the liner!
Why not sport a bigger buldge? Give it s shot you will notice a big difference.
mike on July 8th, 2008 at 10:16 pm | Link
300 speedo suits?
Who collects speedos?!?
Liners suck, end of discussion.
Bob on July 17th, 2008 at 10:35 am | Link
I LOVE MEN IN SPEEDOS!
Joe on July 17th, 2008 at 10:36 am | Link
I own 5 pairs of board shorts only cuz they look cool for the beach. None of them have liners though. If you’re not wearing underwear or a liner under your board shorts…dude what are you thinking? When you come out of the water the shorts stick to your package like glue. Lighter coloured fabrics when wet and sticking to said package become somewhat see-through. I use Utico Mesh undies under my board shorts. They prevent both problems and are WAY WAY more comfy than the cheap built in liners of most swim trunks plus they dry real quick. Seems to me the liners are supposed to be there out of respect for others and to provide you with some support…
Paul on July 20th, 2008 at 2:41 pm | Link
I just wanted to say that I collect speedos too, I think there are alot of us out there, though I don’t just collect them I also wear them, I am so happy I will be moving to a beach area soon, and once I do that I will be wearing nothing but speedos pretty much all the time. I want to even get a job as a scuba instructor or dive master, then i can work in speedos too if I want to. Now that would be the life, no more dress clothes for me.
matt on July 26th, 2008 at 12:04 am | Link