As a transfem, it’s probably not a surprise that I get disphoric about a certain area. Tucking normally doesn’t really work for me because it leaves tape residue everywhere, hurts like hell to remove the tape and is super inconvenient (even though it’s medical tape). My idea: there has to be at least some underwear that is specifically designed for tucking.
After googling for a good while, I found a couple of sites offering tucking underwear. The only issue is: the price is extremely high. Does anyone of you have experience with tucking underwear? What are your thoughts and can you recommend them? I don’t wanna blow a ton of money on something that turns out to be only mediocre at best.
Along with that, does anyone have any sources to buy from in central Europe (online or in-person), specifically Austria/Vienna?
Yeah gaffs are what you are looking for and at least for me they work well. I bought some a few years ago and they still hold up.
Yeah thank you, I actually didn’t know that it had an actual word
https://www.pointofpride.org/free-femme-shapewear
If you can’t afford to buy one, this organization will send you a free gaff. They ship internationally, it just may take awhile to get to you (they are currently fulfilling requests that were put in around 4 months ago).
Is there a place to get free Packers
I don’t know any but you might try asking here: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/c/ftm as someone there will likely have more experience with packers than I do.
I don’t know where you can get them from central Europe, but Gaff and Go is a British company that makes really nice gaffs. Their “magic gaff” line works well for me. I get them shipped to me in Canada.
I recommend a gaff from origami customs, and they have a free gaff program.
Thank you so much for the recommendation! Sad that there’s nothing in person here tho, guess I have to put up with the shipping struggle…
I’m luckily in a position to not need to resort to Point of Pride - I’d rather have it go to someone who really needs the support.
That is a really cool website!
Thanks, I love how genderqueer the underwear models are 😁
I do have one of their gaffs and it works for me really well. I tend to wear underwear over the gaff, and while it doesn’t entirely eliminate all bulge or completely smoothes out the area, it does a much better job than just underwear. I wore the gaff through a couple TSA pat-downs and it was perfect for that kind of situation. It also lets me wear dresses that otherwise show too much, if you know what I mean.
I used a home made gaff with stockings and socks. It did the trick nicely, though they didn’t last more than a couple of uses
I just use a pair of bikini panties under a pair of boyshort panties and it works for me (though I figure the larger your package the harder that may be)
I’d be a little concerned about it being quite uncomfortable since bikinis usually are a different material, but it might be worth a try. Thanks
Not actual bikinis, bikini panties, you can get both on cotton which is what i use
Can’t tell you if it’s actually any good unfortunately, but I know Untag (NL) has something like this. While we didn’t end up buying anything from them yet, their designs seem to be pretty well thought out in general: https://untag.com/collections/tucking-underwear
(Was considering ordering a swim skirt from them at one point – avoids the need to actively tuck – but as you noticed it’s not exactly cheap, so buying something that we might outgrow soon – we’re actively gaining weight – didn’t seem worth it with how often we would have ended up using it.)
No clue if they ship to Europe/what the cost of shipping are, but I’ve liked EnFemme’s offerings, but they’re not cheap. Tried a few other things, but its what has worked the best for me. Doubling or tripling up on basic panties can also work to some degree and probably a lot cheaper and more broadly available.
