Does anyone find summer is not a good season when it comes to ftm clothing at all?
It sucked last year but this year is post op so it's gonna be the best ever!
Summer is terrible for me because I live in a hot humid environment and those binders are like sauna suits. But, only one summer left to get through. Despite two years of living here I have yet to find a way to make summers bearable with a binder.
Quote from: Ayden on March 13, 2014, 07:02:21 AM
Summer is terrible for me because I live in a hot humid environment and those binders are like sauna suits. But, only one summer left to get through. Despite two years of living here I have yet to find a way to make summers bearable with a binder.
Boy tell me about it. Pennsylvania was rough.. If I'd lived in the deep south (where I now am temporarily residing) when I was binding I think i'd have to have stopped for the summer. I can barely stand it in shorts and a tank top sometimes.
I think summer is a great season for FTMs who have had top surgery, but really quite the opposite for those who haven't.
QuoteI think summer is a great season for FTMs who have had top surgery, but really quite the opposite for those who haven't.
^This. It makes 'stuff' harder to hide in t-shirts and whatnot, so binders have to be worn more often while you really don't need the extra heat. I was hoping I would get my top surgery before summer, but alas. One more sweaty summer for me. *grumble grumble*
Im going to have top surgery this June, right before the summer, but seriously, it feels like the summer now in california.
Hoping y'all have top surgery asap. I nearly died last summer. I live in New Mexico. It's not humid at all, but it's hot enough.
--Jay
I've been passing better during the winter than I did in the summer. I think part of it was my smaller frame can be covered up more with winter layers. And yeah those binders can be brutal when it's hot out...
I remember doing manual labour here in Australia during a 44 C day (111 F) in my binder. It was brutal. Won't have to worry about it anymore though. I always preferred winter before surgery because of being able to layer.