Swimrun Undergarments

<p>Welcome to the fourth Low Tide Boyz <a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/gear-reviews">swimrun gear review</a> show! This review is once again co-hosted by our friends at <a href="https://swimrunlabs.com/">Swimrun Labs</a> and this is going to be a regular thing going forward to we’re very happy about that.</p><p>Like our swimrun shoe <a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/gear-reviews/swimrun-shoes">Shoedown episode</a>, this episode covers that nebulous category of Swimrun gear that goes beneath your Swimrun gear. Think undershirts, bras, undies, nothing, and socks! Welcome to the Underwear episode. </p><p>Let’s get right to it!</p><p>Global Considerations in Selecting Undergarments for Swimrun</p><ol><li>Chaffing Abatement</li><li>Warmth</li><li>Storage Capacity</li><li>“Bogginess” (wet diaper effect)</li></ol><p>Chaffing a big issue so we broke this down a bit. <a href="https://amzn.to/31ScelJ">Body Glide</a>, <a href="https://amzn.to/2VUg4al">Vaseline</a>, <a href="https://amzn.to/3iAjOYg">2Toms Sports Shield</a> or <a href="https://amzn.to/2DhHTmz">Tri Slide</a> are essential to try to keep your wetsuit from chaffing your neck, arms or thighs. Brooke uses multiple layers of Body Glide and 2Toms on her skin and separately her wetsuit. Lubing up neck, armpits, any other opening, bra line and the “nether regions.” Another option for abatement which we learned from Team Envol Baywatch (listen to Episode 6 with them <a href="https://lowtideboyz.com/podcast/otillo-catalina-course-preview-2-swimrun-gear-team-baywatch">here</a>) is the use <a href="https://amzn.to/38ACySI">Rocktape</a> or <a href="https://amzn.to/2Z6ljWt">KT Tape</a> around the neckline where the wetsuit would make contact.</p><p>Anyway, chaffing is annoying and can get debilitating the longer the event. Take it seriously and avoid it like your life (or at least your skin’s life) depends on it!</p><p>Next, we’re going to breakdown undergarment choices going from head to toe.</p><p><strong>Head</strong></p><p>The main thing in this region is wearing someth