Me too. Yes they are pricey but they last and last. And last. They are great for traveling and are easy to wash by hand — because they aren’t cotton they wash easily by hand and come out quite clean. And they dry very quickly.
Another source for these is scottEVest. Also available from Amazon. Excellent quality.
Super comfy too.
Lotta that out there today. Has been for a bunch of years, but it seems to be accelerating.
Way back when I could buy a dozen identical e.g. undershirts and be good for a year or 3. Then when they get raggedy, go buy a dozen of the same make, model, & size item from the same store and replace them all wholesale.
Any more I find that if I do want to replace a batch of [whatever], the smart move is to buy the smallest possible number and test the new one(s) for fit, durability, etc. If good, then go buy the full quantity. And that’s assuming the same product even exists.
Having worn uniforms for work for most of my adult life, there’s a bit of mental comfort in uniformity over time. a batch of a dozen identical t-shirts is better than 3 each of 4 slightly different sizes and shapes and brands.
I just googled “boxer shorts” and immediately found several online sources showing traditional boxer shorts. I think the Internet is the way to go on this one.
I’ve been wearing Kirkland (the Costco house brand) boxer briefs for a while and they fit me great. Recently my wife was making a Costco run and I asked her to buy me another 3-pack. She calls from the store and says “there’s a Puma brand boxer brief that’s a buck less” so I said fine, get the Puma. Good brand, right?
Same supposed size as the Kirkland briefs I own, but they are way too tight and uncomfortable for me. The Kirkland boxer briefs seem to be made of cotton, and the leg area is tight enough so it doesn’t ride up, but the rest is kind of loose and comfortable- reminiscent of a boxer short. The Puma brand is tight all over and is made from some sort of artificial stretchy material I can’t stand. They are now “last resort if I’ve gone too long without doing laundry” briefs. So, all boxer briefs are not equal.
Try Duluth Trading’s Buck Naked line. They’re super breathable and don’t squeeze, even after washing a few times
A third vote for the Buck Naked boxer briefs. I love them.
That’s the Dunlap disease. Their belly done lapped over their waist.
You’ve given me a flashback to conversations with the father of my college girlfriend, 40 years ago. He was a computer engineer, a dad-joke king, and a man of size, and “Dunlap’s Disease” was one of his favorite jokes.
This is why a lot of men make the switch to suspenders.
To be honest, I got sticker-shocked right back out the door on boxers at Duluth Trading. I intended to buy some of these underpants but they’re like $15! And I’m happy enough with my Fruits and Hanes.
Waitaminute… know who wears trunks besides swimmers? Boxers, the athletes. How do they get so much apparel named after them, they barely wear anything in the ring. Special gloves, special shoes, shorts up to the xiphoid with 8 inch tall lettering, in gold.
I’m not saying it doesn’t happen…but “a lot of men”? I rarely see men wearing suspenders out and about to hold their britches up. Maybe they wear them at home.
I’d say I see it about once per year.
Fourthing this.
I wear their Armachillo boxer briefs; everything else I’ve tried is too rough on my skin now. Yes, the leg openings are loose (at least on me); make sure you don’t get the extra long version.
I recall there was a variation on that.
Called either Goodyear disease or Firestone’s disease depending on who’s doing the telling.
The punchline being they carried a spare tire with them wherever they went.
Ba-dum Tish!!
Going back to @Omar_Little’s great pix.
Men naturally grow their fat belly mostly above their waist. But not completely. Which leads to lots of wishful thinking about how big your pants need to be to match your current size. And post middle-age losing that extra diameter is nigh impossible for most men. And yet many persist in buying pants too small around.
OK, maybe a lot was overstating things but it is a good use case.
The last time I bought good, well-fitting Jockey briefs, they were on sale at The Bay (Hudson’s Bay Company, a wonderful upscale department store). Now The Bay is no more, and the Jockeys I got from Walmart were ill-fitting crap and way too small despite allegedly being the same size. The moral of the story is that the entire world is becoming enshittified.
But I’m surprised at the quality of the Fruit of the Loom briefs (from Amazon). They not only fit well, but they’re made of a thicker, heavier cotton than the Jockeys – and washing and drying, which seems fatal to the elastic waistband of cheaper brands, doesn’t affect them at all.
While driving through Wisconsin & the Twin Cities last weekend, I was struck by the number of locals wearing overalls, ‘Carhartts’ coveralls, waders (lol, not really), snowmobile suits, and other outdoor onesies thingys but for what appeared to me for casual errands in mild weather. Not suspenders but other shoulder-assisted legwear.
I wear suspenders every day, but you would never know. I wear a t-shirt, a pair of khakis or jeans with suspenders, then an untucked casual long sleeve or camp shirt over all. The comfort and reliability of suspenders, without the geezer image.
Did they have big bellies?
I didn’t think to ask them to unfasten. Coveralls, you see, cover all. I’m sure they’d be cool with it if I told them it was so I could assess their belly overhang and belt candidacy.
I definitely noticed women wearing them, too. It’s a climate indicator more than belly up there.