Swimming/binding

[Midnightstar]

Spring is coming and iv'e never felt such a depressing hit
probably because spring means soon to come heat and heat means i'm not going to want to be in my bedroom all the time and probably want to go swimming but problem my chest and the thing costs 40 something dollars for something i can bind and swim with so that's stressful. The thought of swimming never really bothered me because i always wore a t shirt and Mens swim shorts however it bothers me now because sense i got my binder i haven't gone outside without it on me. And i don't like to anymore so it's not it used to be my dysphoria in that area has also grown so that doesn't help.
Whatever i can get the swimming binder thing but iv'e never worn my binder in hear either i got mine at the start of winter and its my first binder, iv'e heard in the summer it sucks.
I guess i'm just thinking i guess a couple things could help
one being is there any sites to order swimming binders or binders you can swim in that is less then 40 bucks? Or maybe a site where people give them out for less but there still nice.

[Elis]

Underworks do swimming binders although I don't know how much they are. GC2B were trying to raise money to make binders specifically for swimming in and to look as inconspicuous as possible. So check them out. You could try wearing the cheap wrap around binders with hooks you can find on ebay and cover that up with a sport Base layer t shirt (the thin stretchy kind you wear while running). Or look into trans groups who often giveaway secondhand binders. There's also a site called FTM garage sale where you can buy people's secondhand binders and packers/stps

[groudon18]

I do have a swimming binder from lesloveboat but it was a bit more expensive especially since they also came with shorts to match and make it look like a full body suit, but it works nicely

[yaka]

I have used the underworks swimming binder http://www.underworks.com/men/compression-swimwear/sleeveless-swim-top which is pretty good, it's easy to use with the zipper in front.

Cheaper way would be to use a binder under a rash vest, which I hear a lot of people do.

[Felix]

I feel like I wasted my money on various gear for swimming. Most summers I ended up just wearing a woman's one piece and swim trunks. I tried everything and nothing felt right for me. I ended up abandoning pools and swimming in rivers and lakes with trunks and a rashguard or t shirt.

[Daydreamer]

I have a swim binder from Underworks (since I baby my regular binder a lot), and it does the job well for what it's worth. I heard something about GC2B possibly adding a swim binder line and another company (not Loveboat), so there's always that. But hey, if all else fails, there's always wearing a rash guard over your regular binder and then washing it when you get out of the pool to play it safe.