I Know There's A Thread About Binders But...

[Guest CariadsCarrot]

Hey guys I'm wondering if you can give me some advice?

I know there's a thread about comparing binders but my query is very specific. I'm in a wheelchair so my life involves a lot of upper body movement with transferring myself to and from chair, car, whatever. Because of not being able to excercise much and not at all in lower body the shape of my body is larger from the waist down and that has ment the most comfortable way I could find to wear the binder I got is to fold it back up rather than tucking it in my pants.

I just had my first full day wearing a binder and while it was awesome not having all that chest junk there I found that my binder rolled up and bunched around my waist a lot while the bit I had folded up slipped down and also bunched just below the bust which then acccentuated exactly what I was trying to hide!

...and although the top part was very comfortable the bottom of the binder ended up getting quite uncomfortable.

So based on this, Is there a particular kind of binder you guys would recommend. I'm also quite large so good flattening is important.

Thanks.

Angel

[Guest wolfySH]

hmm. I'm not sure.

I get my binders from Underworks, and they have great stuff, but I sometimes have issues with them bunching up, and the only way I've worked that out is by tucking the shirt into my pants... :/

Hope you find what you're looking for!

[Guest Chiv]

They are not in business yet so who knows if they are legitimate. I am not endorsing them but check out Trans Forms FTM binders, either on Tumblr or Facebook. Since they are looking for input, maybe they could design a prototype that works for you. I bought mine from Underworks. They are FTM friendly so maybe you could ask if they have something that would work for you.

John

[Guest Bunny]

I have one I have to roll up or it does a fat lot of nothing. And yeah it slips down on me. My solution was two safety pins, one on either side just to hold the thing up and in place. It works wonderfully for me so, it's worth a try!

[Guest CariadsCarrot]

Thanks guys.

The one I have right now is from underworks Sirius. Like I said, I've only worn it for one whole day so far though so I can do some playing around and see what works best for me. I wasn't sure that tucking it in would work for me coz of how much bigger my hips are than my waist but I'll give that a go.

John I'll check out the trans forms one on facebook. Thanks.

I'll try safety pins Bunny, thanks for the idea.

[Guest Liam]

How about the tri-top? It's not full-length, so the bunching up should be less of an issue. I'm assuming you have the double front or something similar, and I find that sitting down while wearing those is not so comfy after a while, but I've never had an issue with the tri-top bunching up in the same way.

[Guest CariadsCarrot]

Thanks Liam. Yeah I wondered if the tri-top would have been better for me to get. It is the double front I have at the moment.

[JJ]

Weird as it sound I have found that my wet suit vest is actually more comfortable and does a better job than my binder which seems to roll with much activity no matter what I do.

I thought at first it was maybe just too small or something even though I had measured carefully. But after losing about 25 lbs since I got it the binder rolls worse than ever . It's an Underworks 988. It really rolled from the bottom until I cut the non compression material off so that it is more like a tri-top now.

I found wearing an athletic compression shirt over it makes a smoother line and does cut down on rolling. In fact I found those compression shirts work really well for when I can't wear a binder. I wouldn't wear one out somewhere just they smooth a lot and make it possible to live with my chest here at home.I just ordered a new one in a tank style for under $15 with shipping on ebay. I get them a couple of sizes smaller than I am but they never roll and are much more comfortable than a binder.

[Guest CariadsCarrot]

Thanks for that idea JJ, I'll look at getting one of those.