Tights

[madstock]

I am getting *really* fed up with the cold days now, and in particular the way that my legs feel when I have been out and about.

 

I don't have poor circulation, although I remember reading somewhere that tights are by far and away the best way of keeping warm.

 

Having investigated further, there do appear to be some "specialist sites" for those with longer legs who want tights, but I am a tad confused about deniers and the like.

 

What sort of things should I be looking out for in terms of fit, size, shape, colour etc? Is there a male equivalent of stockings that I should try instead?

[Thants]

Get some Long Johns

[Victor Ganges]

Make your own Angora type.

[Cath]

Clicky

[madstock]

Aren't long-johns what old men wear?

 

I mean, wrestlers wear tights; I would rather look like a wrestler-dude than an old man.

 

Furthermore to construct my own angora tights would this involve getting inside a goat?

[Plewggs]

[She Knows It]

My Mum's best friend's husband is an engineer on the railways, and he wears tights in the winter.

 

The higher the denier, the thicker the tights (ie warmer, and less chance of laddering). Size - bigger the better for a man I'd guess. If you buy tights that are too small you'll still be able to get them on but the gusset (what an ace, yet revolting word "gusset" is. Sounds a bit like "giblet") will be somewhere around your knees. Colour - black or 'natural' are my personal shade of choice. Steer clear of 'American Tan'.

 

I actually don't wear tights. They are very restrictive and make you erm, well there's no polite way to say it, a bit sweaty 'down there'. Not that I'm advising you to wear stockings. Christ, I'm worrying now...

 

Get some long johns. I have some for watching f******. They keep my legs nice and toasty.

[Victor Ganges]

Furthermore to construct my own angora tights would this involve getting inside a goat?

Tut-tut.

 

Angora wool or Angora fiber refers to the downy coat produced by the Angora rabbit. While their names are similar, Angora fiber is distinct from mohair, which comes from the Angora goat. Angora is known for its softness, low micron count (i.e. thin fibers), and what knitters refer to as a halo (fluffiness). It is also known for its silky texture.*

 

*Wiki

[Victor Ganges]

Get some long johns. I have some for watching f******. They keep my legs nice and toasty.

Are you a dogger?

[madstock]

Angora wool or Angora fiber refers to the downy coat produced by the Angora rabbit.

 

So I need to have a go at a goat with some sort of rabbit? How terribly confusing.

 

"Gusset" is indeed a marvellous word, so much better than "clunge".

 

Thanks for the link, Cath, although I may try to get into Liz's long-johns first.

[RedinSweden]

Are you a dogger?

 

Ace. That made me guffaw loudly making my daughter ask me "what are you laughing at?".

[She Knows It]

Aren't long-johns what old men wear?

 

I mean, wrestlers wear tights; I would rather look like a wrestler-dude than an old man.

 

Furthermore to construct my own angora tights would this involve getting inside a goat?

 

Good God Man!! No!!! I don't want you looking like a wrestler! My friend is seeing someone, and he seemed really perfect and she was all happy and fluffy and loved-up (not unlike your good self). Anyway, she knew he liked wrestling, but didn't think anything of it. A couple of weeks ago she stayed over at his place for the first time after a night out. She couldn't see the bedroom when they went to bed, but when she woke up in the morning she opened her eyes and looking down at her from the ceiling was a five foot poster of Stone Cold Steve Austin. He had whole shelf of wrestling dolls, and and toy rings and everything. He even (get this!) had a lycra Hulk Hogan wrestling outfit, that he claimed to have bought for a fancy dress party (this man has a 28 inch waist, btw).

 

She was slightly perturbed, but I think he sounds like a complete and utter loser. I'd be running for the hills if I were her.

 

Sorry for the hijack, just a word of warning. Tights I can cope with, wrestling I can't.

[AVEEZ]

The thing with tights is.. as SKI so rightly points out is that not only do they have a tendency to make one some one sweaty in the nether regions, if too restrictive, for example worn under trousers, they do tend to result in thrush!!!

 

I do not suggest for one minute that you wear suspenders, but from your mates finding out and taking the piss view point surely the sexier option is better then the grannie option??

[Thants]

Good God Man!! No!!! I don't want you looking like a wrestler! My friend is seeing someone, and he seemed really perfect and she was all happy and fluffy and loved-up (not unlike your good self). Anyway, she knew he liked wrestling, but didn't think anything of it. A couple of weeks ago she stayed over at his place for the first time after a night out. She couldn't see the bedroom when they went to bed, but when she woke up in the morning she opened her eyes and looking down at her from the ceiling was a five foot poster of Stone Cold Steve Austin. He had whole shelf of wrestling dolls, and and toy rings and everything. He even (get this!) had a lycra Hulk Hogan wrestling outfit, that he claimed to have bought for a fancy dress party (this man has a 28 inch waist, btw).

 

She was slightly perturbed, but I think he sounds like a complete and utter loser. I'd be running for the hills if I were her.

 

Sorry for the hijack, just a word of warning. Tights I can cope with, wrestling I can't.

 

 

I think we know who you're talking about . . .

[She Knows It]

Are you a dogger?

 

*Turns light on and off* erm, no.

 

The expletive in question was 'footb***', not 'f***ing'.

[madstock]

These have a reinforced heel and toe, and also a special front opening just for men.

 

Actually that was another concern; I have seen robber's faces when they have had tights over their heads (word of warning, do not search google images for "tights over face" or similar), and they all appear to have squashed noses; my line of thinking is that is tights do that to a small protruberence such as a nose, what hope genitalia?

[Hermes]

I am getting *really* fed up with the cold days now, and in particular the way that my legs feel when I have been out and about.

 

I don't have poor circulation, although I remember reading somewhere that tights are by far and away the best way of keeping warm.

 

Having investigated further, there do appear to be some "specialist sites" for those with longer legs who want tights, but I am a tad confused about deniers and the like.

 

What sort of things should I be looking out for in terms of fit, size, shape, colour etc? Is there a male equivalent of stockings that I should try instead?

 

May not be a good idea, as this fella found out:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjtohgyQBQA

[She Knows It]

I think we know who you're talking about . . .

 

I'm not talking about Duncan, he hasn't got a 28 inch waist (no offence hun).

[Victor Ganges]

*Turns light on and off* erm, no.

 

The expletive in question was 'footb***', not 'f***ing'.

Ah, I see. One must remember to be more careful when counting one's lucky st*rs.

[madstock]

Sorry for the hijack, just a word of warning. Tights I can cope with, wrestling I can't.

 

You mean I *can't* wear my "Big Boss Man" outfit (repslendent with cuffs and truncheon), not even in the confines of the bedroom? Quelle domage..

 

I do not suggest for one minute that you wear suspenders, but from your mates finding out and taking the piss view point surely the sexier option is better then the grannie option??

 

I think that the feeling of stockings would no doubt be preferable, and if old Menzies Campbell can wear them, so can I.

 

Having said that, if I were to take some Canestan *before* wearing tights, would this help prevent thrush? Is the tablet better than the cream? Can I go to a pharmacist and get clotrimazole or something on prescription? How does one best deal with fungal infection? Should I spread live yoghurt inside my tights?

 

All I want to do is wander around in underwear; it is a minefield.

[mattyq]

Madstock wears womens underwear and in other news the earth is round

[robbief]

un-fucking-believable.

 

man up mongo. it's a bit of cold.

[madstock]

un-fucking-believable.

 

man up mongo. it's a bit of cold.

 

It's alright for you youngsters; you can run around a bit and chase a ball around a park; at my age you have to be a bit more dignified, and the only way I can *consider* being dignified is by wearing women's underwear.

 

As Liz has pointed out, I don't actually have a 28" waist, and given that with stockings I would require a whole suspender combo, would knee-high pop-socks do the same job? Has anyone actually found any that actually stay up? The reason I ask is that I wear a lot of boots, and would hate to have to be adjusting myself in public all the time.

[gazelle]

You mean I *can't* wear my "Big Boss Man" outfit (repslendent with cuffs and truncheon), not even in the confines of the bedroom? Quelle domage..

 

 

 

I think that the feeling of stockings would no doubt be preferable, and if old Menzies Campbell can wear them, so can I.

 

Having said that, if I were to take some Canestan *before* wearing tights, would this help prevent thrush? Is the tablet better than the cream? Can I go to a pharmacist and get clotrimazole or something on prescription? How does one best deal with fungal infection? Should I spread live yoghurt inside my tights?

 

All I want to do is wander around in underwear; it is a minefield.

 

Not recommendable - one word of warning - if you opt for the tablet please ensure you do it at night before you go to sleep as if your walking around things can get pretty messy..

[robbief]

my girlfriend wheres pop socks in bed. her legs are always roasting in the morning.

 

 

ps. i have a 28 inch waist.