Okay, I'm planning on ordering from Love Boat and I'm looking at the long Velcro Chest Binders. I see that I am an XL? So I have a fairly larger chest? I believe I'm 40-42 inchest overbust and 34 underbust. So, what I'm mostly looking for is effectiveness and if I can get the binder on. So, does anyone have any luck with love boat?
I'm currently deciding between
The 3rd Gen. : http://www.lesloveboat.com/shop/product_info.php?cPath=78_79&products_id=184 (http://www.lesloveboat.com/shop/product_info.php?cPath=78_79&products_id=184)
The High Proformence: http://www.lesloveboat.com/shop/product_info.php?cPath=78_79&products_id=125 (http://www.lesloveboat.com/shop/product_info.php?cPath=78_79&products_id=125)
or
The O-Neck: http://www.lesloveboat.com/shop/product_info.php?cPath=78_79&products_id=78 (http://www.lesloveboat.com/shop/product_info.php?cPath=78_79&products_id=78)
Does anyone have any input?
I have a long 3rd generation one. I am a 42 or something, and got an XXL. I originally got the XL but had to send it back because it was too small to even get on. When I finally got the new one, I found that I am too big to be able to close the velcro myself. It's impossible for me to reach my arm over my chest and under my other arm to close the binder (the velcro is down the left side of the binder). When I got it on, it wasn't very effective. It mostly just stretched around the topography of my chest like a bathing suit. The fabric itself feels nice, but it's in no way suitable for a heavy duty garment like a binder. It sucks especially because I was originally going to get another model instead to replace the one I sent back, but they recommended I stick with the 3rd generation. I wish I had insisted on the one I was going to get. So I basically have a binder that does nothing. Sending it back is too much money for shipping too. I don't know who it might work for, but it certainly is not a model I would recommend to larger guys. It's almost impossible to get on for me without help, and it doesn't do a very good job. That's my personal experience, so other people might have had more satisfactory results than me.