Commando, or no?

I bought a couple pair of Ex Officio trousers (one with legs that zip off), and they have sewn-in mesh briefs – like in swim trunks.

On one hand, I don’t wear underwear when I wear them. On the other hand, I think the mesh briefs count as ‘underwear’ even though they are not detatchable. So I think not-Commando. What do you think?

I say go with the commando option…it is a way sexier thought than mesh boxers. Think about it, what woman would want you if you told her you could drain spagetti in your underpants *if * you could figure out how to detach them from your outerpants?

I have to confess to not knowing the etiquette of this, and no way in hell am I gonna write Miss Manners on it.

But my take is just go with whatever is most comfortable with you. I’ve certainly never worn underwear with swim trunks, which as you mentioned, have that same mesh stuff.

I’m not asking if I should wear underwear with them.

Just curious: Do you think that not wearing underwear when wearing garments with sewn-in mesh is ‘going commando’; or, since the garment has de facto underwear in it, it is not ‘going commando’?

Pretty mundane question, really.

Are they sewn into the pants so that if you take off the pants you are naked? If so then you my friend are going commando. Welcome to the club.

But if you were wearing swimming shorts, would you call that going comando?

Um, for those of you men who do go commando (without sewn-in mesh briefs), don’t you chafe? The inside of my jeans isn’t exactly soft & gentle.

I’d qualify the OP as commando, possibly even kommando. The acid test is if you’re wearing the garment and standing in a military formation and Drill Sgt calls, “PANTY CHECK!” are you covered or are you blowing in the breeze?

And Belrix, no. No chafie-chafie for the kommando. Moisture makes the junk sticky and therein lies the source of much personal discomfort ranging from innocuous but distracting adhesive baggage to full on inflamation that can significantly alter one’s gait. I find my stuff stays drier when there’s a substantial breeze blowing accross the savannah and thus no problemos. Coarse fabric doesn’t have the sand-papery feel you might expect. That mesh lining though, that can get uncomfortable pretty fast. I usually rip it out. Before I go out, I mean.

I hate the mesh linings of swim trunks, which is how I equate the OP’s trousers. I always cut them out. And the only problem I have with going commando in jeans is that it always feels as if they’re falling down. Otherwise, it’s quite a glorious feeling- no chafing, no constriction. I’d go commando at work every day if I wasn’t worried about popping the involuntary chubby all day. Boxers provide a certain degree of… containment. Also, most of my daily work-wear is slacks which require dry cleaning, and I don’t launder them that frequently. If I went commando every day, I’d be spending a fortune on dry cleaning.