Underworks 997, need advice on getting another binder

[Hecknado]

Hi
I recently got an Underworks 997 ( the long one ) and Although it has reasonably good compression, I have some problems, besides from it rolling up.
Mainly because I am in the middle of the sizing, its slightly too big, but I couldn't go down a size, that would be too small, so the compression isn't the greatest, and I had only a little bit of difficulty getting it off.
I wouldn't want to go down a size because of my next problem - it compresses my ribs, making my hips look WAY wider, so instead of my ribcage being in-line with my hips, my rib cage is in line with the small of my waist. I think the tri-top could be a better choice, but my reason for getting the 997 is because I have to wear a white school shirt, which is see through, so instead of looking like a undershirt it would look like a sports bra. ( ugh ) Of course it does roll up, and it can't be re-tucked in very easily, it is far too long. Either I am going to try get safety pins and material to make it like someone elses sheet-stays idea, or I will sew the lower edge to the waistband of underpants, so it becomes like a unitard thing, like  a set of togs? This could make going to the toilet tricky though.

Any ideas, and are there any other good binders? My main problem is it making my hips look wider since I am reasonably small.
Cheers

[Elis]

I don't know about hips and binding,  but gc2B binders are the best I've seen at flattening a chest (I also have an underworks 997 and am relatively small chested). There's a specific Gc2b thread on here.

[Alexthecat]

Underworks sells compression pants/shorts, if you want to go that route.

[Tysilio]

Either I am going to try get safety pins and material to make it like someone elses sheet-stays idea, or I will sew the lower edge to the waistband of underpants, so it becomes like a unitard thing, like  a set of togs? This could make going to the toilet tricky though.

Snaps? Velcro?

[MacG]

I tug my 997 down over my hips. This works better for my size large than size medium. I can imagine a small would just not tug low enough.

[TrojanMan]

If I tucked my 997 under my belt it didn't roll up. 988s are the ones you gotta worry about rolling up. That ->-bleeped-<- hurts! 988s compress really good for me, but I hated that they looked like sports bras. I would wear a white hanes undershirt over it to keep it from showing, or a sleeveless under armor shirt. They also make concealed 988s that has a non compressed part that makes it not look so much like a bra.

[mynameisjacob]

Gc2b binders are a godsend!

[Tripdistrans]

Depending on how hot it gets where you live, you could wear a trip-top with a singlet over it? I used to wear t-shirts and singlets over my binder, under my school shirt all the time. Another thing I've seen other guys often suggest in the case of the 997 rolling up is wearing a singlet or thin tshirt under the binder.

[FTMax]

I don't think you necessarily need to go for another binder. I have a little more in the hip region than I'd like, and I take one of these approaches:

Option 1: Roll the binder further down past your hips. It'll further compress the hip area.

Option 2: Roll the binder up over your chest and double down, essentially wearing it like a tri-top. Get a pack of undershirts to wear so it's less visible.