Packer dusting?

[Brent123]

I'm thinking about getting my first packer. I hear people talking about packer dusting, and to be honest, I'm not exactly sure what that means. So I wanted to ask what packer dusting was and how do you dust it?

[Liam K]

Most packers get pretty sticky after a while.  What I generally do is, after I wash it, I sprinkle it with some cornstarch.  It makes the packer less sticky.

[Brent123]

Oh I see. I gotta be honest though, I have no idea what corn starch is. Is it like a powder or a liquid thing?

[xAndrewx]

It's powder and can be found at your local grocery store most likely. There was a topic before where someone mentioned getting a zip lock bag, poring in some powder, and dropping their packer into it and shaking a little. Though make sure the bag is securely zipped because I can only imagine the mess it would make. 

I personally don't use corn starch. I just wash mine at night, dry it thoroughly and it isn't sticky by the time I need it in the morning.

[Brent123]

So air drying it works the same? I feel like using the cornstarch would make it powdery.

[Liam K]

Just letting it dry doesn't work for me.  Maybe it's because my packer is a couple years old at this point.  I don't remember the cornstarch being as necessary at the beginning, but now it definitely is.  And the cornstarch makes it a bit powdery, but I've never found it to be a problem or anything.

[CFPrice]

Air drying worked for a bit, but I've found dusting keeps it softer and less sticky for extended wear. I don't wear my regularly, so it's not just it being broken down from use, though it is a year old. The cornstarch is dusty, but if you sort of rub it into your packer, it feels just fine and not dusty.

[Mr.Rainey]

Don't use talc it can give you cervical cancer. I go to the baking isle and get a can of corn starch. I use clabber girl (or should I say clabber boy lol) I just take a few pinches and rub the starch on the packer after I wash. I wash my packer when the rest of me is washed so it can get sticky after I wash it from the rubber materials absorbing water. I pay special attention to cleaning and dusting the back which goes against my skin.

[Brent123]

Alright I'll just put a pinch of that stuff on it. But another question. How often do you have to clean it normally?

[JasonG86]

I clean mine every other day and then do the corn starch and put it back in the plastic box it came in I just don't put the lid on the box....i have a mr. right from vixen

[Mr.Rainey]

I wash it every day I wear it. (no one likes sweaty balls lol)