Loin cloth VS. Thong [Archive]

R.M. Greenman

10-19-2003, 10:20 AM

I have read many posts on this site where people state that they wear thongs. Whatda!??!

Maybe I am different, but I am a nudist who finds wearing certain types of clothing uncomfortable. The idea of wearing a thong (i.e some string up your butt) is not comfort. If anyone who has wore a thong and agrees with me about the string thing, might I suggest a Loin cloth. They are closer to actual nudity but covers more or less depending how you wear it.

I belong to a Historical Recreation Organization called the S.C.A. (Society for Creative Anacronism). We recreate the middle ages, well that and Dark Ages,Renaissance,pre and post Roman Empire. We do this not so much as they did it but how it could have been done.
Basically, women are educated,equal,and can become Queen by their own rights (i.e. in battle).
But I degress. For more info:www.sca.org

Anyhow, as hot as it gets in the summer, wearing period European garb (clothing) can be real uncomfortable. I finally adopted a Pictish persona mainly because my skin type fits the Celtic variety and they were reported to have gone into battle wearing nothing but neck torques and blue wode.
At summer time events, I started to sport a loin cloth and blue paint in celtic knotwork designs on my body.People got so use to this that when I wore regular garb they asked me why I wasn't naked? BTW, These people consider nudity as period. There were naked people back then!

In Feb. around Pres. Day weekend, we have a huge war gathering near Pheonix. It gets fairly warm during the day, but it is held in a public mountain park, so wearing a loin cloth is about all you can get away with,legally, and still feel as if you are not wearing a thing.

So to those of you who haven't tried the loin cloth, you might become addicted to it as I am. /infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif /infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

R.M. Greenman

10-19-2003, 10:20 AM

10-19-2003, 10:28 AM

I agree with Greenman. A string up my butt would be very uncomfortable. Of course, clothing of ANY kind is uncomfortable.

namedun

10-19-2003, 10:48 AM

Banana-Hammock!!!!

Buzzer

10-19-2003, 05:18 PM

I've found that wearing a girth with a drape in the front & back almost touching at the corners where they meet the girth is comfortable, yet covering, if I must wear a costume & still want to be comfortable. I don't know if it would be considered "legal".

aunaturelone

10-19-2003, 06:48 PM

Don't have much use any more for either loin cloth or thong.

A thong has a narrow strap up the back that widens out in a "Y" as it reaches the waistband. It is like a skimpy bikini bottom in front but with less coverage in the rear. The purpose of a thong is to show off the roundedness of the buttocks and satisfy some local requirements for a minimum one inch strap up the back. LA has such a requirement.

That string up the back thingy is a g-string. A skimpy triangular pouch up front with nothing but string for sides and rear. Some art schools require them for their models so they can claim to nervous parents they don't use nude models in life drawing.

I've worn both g-strings and thongs as a part of costumes. Typically the "string" and waist in a g-string are made of very thin elastic, and no, I've never felt the string in back. Very comfortable. The thong is as secure as any bikini bottom with the same level of discomfort. Unless he is modestly proportioned, a guy will flop out of a g-string with even minimal activity.

The loin cloth is a better idea than either, but still not my cup of tea. Somehow g-strings and thongs just look really silly to me unless they are part of a greater costume or you are built like an underwear model.

Croydon

10-19-2003, 07:11 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by R.M. Greenman:
I have read many posts on this site where people state that they wear thongs. Whatda!??!

Maybe I am different, but I am a nudist who finds wearing certain types of clothing uncomfortable. The idea of wearing a thong (i.e some string up your butt) is not comfort. If anyone who has wore a thong and agrees with me about the string thing, might I suggest a Loin cloth. They are closer to actual nudity but covers more or less depending how you wear it.
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>If you don't like thongs, that is fine, BUT there are those (didn't say myself) who like it and may find it comfortable. That should be respected. If you don't like it, don't wear it. No one is asking you to. Many women wear them b/c it is sexy and practical. Young women these day wear low rise jeans and with a low rise jean, you either wear no underwear or you wear a thong b/c you can not wear regular underwear w/ low rise jeans. I can only think one of my female friends who doesn't wear a thong. Although she doesnt wear it religiously like many, but she owns a couple b/c she sometimes wears low rise jeans.

Some many like it b/c it is sexy and to some it is like wearing no underwear at all. Whatever the reason, they should do whatever they please.

Thongs have become forever so popular ever since Sisqo came out with the Thong Song. Now designers like Gucci, Calvin Klein are placing special attention on Thongs, esp. for men. Don't be surprise if in next few years that thongs for men are becoming popular. Victoria Secret's underwears are largely thongs.

Lilwilly

10-19-2003, 07:48 PM

I own both g stings and thongs. I find that the less I wear, the les I want to wear. By the time I am down to a g string or thong I have an overwhelming desire to wear nothing!

Ed Hill

10-19-2003, 08:28 PM

Jockey has now come out with a thong. You know it's mainstream America when a company as straight laced as Jockey starts producing them! I have worn everything, and quite frankly have found a jock that is like wearing nothing at all, and a thong that fits the same way, and wear the two exclusively!

Ed

R.M. Greenman

10-19-2003, 09:45 PM

Croydon, I didn't slam thongs in a way that should be taken insultingly. I don't believe they are comfortable, and I think most men, if they had to wear something to work in their yards, would like loin cloths better. For the most part, it has more breathing room and feels as close to being naked without actually being so.

johny

10-20-2003, 12:17 AM

RE:
""A string up my butt would be very uncomfortable. Of course, clothing of ANY kind is uncomfortable.""

I 100% agree with that u/w-less is much better as any u/w, I do except the minus 20 Celsius.

But I disagree the first and most important part. Why? See, 1) the Thongs/strings are very nice by view (and about fashion never is worse to hassle)
2) The comfortness of them are EXTRAORDINARY dependant on the passing of size. I would want to say that it is a clotch would never be bought without testing - only sad that in most of cases this is nonrealizable. Accordingly, is no any other way to be as or (a) to throw off all which after buying are not comfy enough, or (b) to re-sew it at home by own measures /infopop/emoticons/icon_redface.gif

I am living in country where thongs cost from 1/2 to 2 days salary so I rarely throw off and try to repair myself. But I wore them only in two cases -1)when being in company who would be too much shocked seeing me naked or 2)under shortest shorts which are shorter as **** to avoid the permanent hanging out. /infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif /infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

johny

10-20-2003, 12:31 AM

Wow! What is hell that a unit a "loin clotch"?? I never heard or see. Is it synonyme for jock-strap??

Anyhow I has choose to spend my life u/w-less to avoid to allow the any kind of rubbish rubbers constantly trying to divide my body into two parts, stopping the lymph flowing, making blood abatis.

Or, in my case, I am extraordinary sensitive against any pressure on loins make something bit alike the womanlike cellulitis in the dimension 100 times deeper, what are lost just after a week of u/w-lessing.

So I have realized the very Nature is telling me important advice to obey - "Dont dress the rubish junks over loin".

RalphVa

10-20-2003, 04:48 AM

I like thongs for underwear where I need to protect the pants I'm wearing and don't want to launder the pants after every wearing. I also wear thongs in place of regular swimwear because that wet rope in back is much more comfortable than sitting in a wet swim suit.

Every department store in Singapore has thongs nowadays. That's where I bought mine. The swimsuit thongs with tiny soft ropes and slack elastic are the most comfortable. You don't notice them hardly at all.

The closest to a loin cloth I have is a Venezuelan Indian goyuco. It is basically a cotton swimsuit with flaps in front and back that ties at the side. It is much more comfortable than a swimsuit.

Rather be naked and underwearless though.

Ralph

jrh_ind

10-20-2003, 05:52 AM

I am courious can loin cloths be bought in the US and if so where? If they can't be bought can anyone tell me how to make one. The loin cloth sounds like a real good garment to wear when working in the yard and don't have a privicy fence. Any information would be appreciated. Thanks.
jrh

tarsus

10-20-2003, 06:35 AM

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this thread is killing me; sides hurt /infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif
you want to wear a thong thats o.k. i guess,i have some baler twine {for hay rolls} that would work as well maybe a little wider then what some are looking for. /infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif /infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif
if you want a rope burn you might as well do it right /infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

tarsus

10-20-2003, 06:47 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by jrh_ind:
I am courious can loin cloths be bought in the US and if so where? If they can't be bought can anyone tell me how to make one. The loin cloth sounds like a real good garment to wear when working in the yard and don't have a privicy fence. Any information would be appreciated. Thanks.
jrh <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>you mean like tarzan wore? i am being real here.
that should be easy enough to do with material from a sewing department, i never thought of it
but i could go for that myself. so many people have moved into what was rural area thats it like central park around here anymore.
or just type in loin cloth in the search bar
of your computer. no joke you will most likely
get a site, its really wild what comes back sometimes.let me see what happens, myself.
back later. ok go to yahoo search,matches 4&15 looked good.over 20000 matches so ---
hope that helps.

10-20-2003, 11:44 AM

jhr_ind...How about buying a chamois (like you dry your car with)..cut in half cut 2 thin strips to tie on each side..In most cases the back would have to be bigger ...It can even double as a Halloween costume...There you go...Odb /infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

Macanudist

10-20-2003, 12:50 PM

I'd never thought of loin cloths until this thread came along. Is this something that ladies would wear? Could you see loin cloths being used as swimwear? What I'm getting at is there may be a potential for rattling the cages and advancing the cause of nudism in general.

There are many beach municipalities around the US that have ordinances specifically against thongs and G-strings (Myrtle Beach, SC). What are the local authorities going to say when people show up on the beach wearing loin cloths, something that is (gee gads) totally OPEN on the bottom! Hey, it's not a G-string or a thong and by golly it actually covers more surface area. They'll have to go away scratching their heads, reconvening town commissioners, debating, voting... By the time all that's said and done the beach season is over and we've opened the door to what may perhaps be the next fashion trend. Granted, I would prefer that there be no swimwear at all but anything that adds to the feeling of freedom over slogging around in a wet swimsuit is an improvement. Just something to think about.

Naturist Mark

10-20-2003, 03:14 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Macanudist:
What are the local authorities going to say when people show up on the beach wearing loin cloths, something that is (gee gads) totally OPEN on the bottom! </div></BLOCKQUOTE>A loincloth is not totally open. It is a single strip of fabric worn between the legs and hung from a belt or waistband, usually with a flap hanging down front and back.

http://www.karstensloinclothsite.com/more/other2.jpg

That said, I do agree that a loin cloth is much more comfortable (for me) than a thong, I just cannot stand the string between my cheeks. A loin cloth can be snug and supporting, or loose and comfy. It is simple to drop the front or back while sunbathing, but you can pull it back on quickly without having to jump through leg holes -so you can remain sitting or lying on your towel.

-Mark

Gary Naturist

10-20-2003, 04:31 PM

I wear a pareo (sarong) a lot. Just a rectangular piece of cloth about 20 inches in width that I wrap around my waist like a towel (actually tie the ends into a knot).

The ones that I have are made of rayon and are very light weight. If you have been watching Suvivor, Rupert has been wearing a pareo since the start.

I also have a couple that are full width, about 40 inches (down to my ankles). Very Hawaiian looking, but some call it a skirt. Doesn't bother me.

With a little bit of nerve, you can wear this most anywhere, and it feels very close to not wearing anything.

Gary

tarsus

10-21-2003, 05:50 AM

someone better get on this idea before the fashion
designers do /infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif both of these ideas are really starting to sound good.
its like an interstate on this one lane strip of
blacktop out here. only have about a thousand
feet of open frontage,but you would think you are standing at the i-75/i-64 connecter sometimes.
that pareo idea sounds ok to me.
going to "city" today will check out fabric shop.
i have sewing machine--and know how to use it /infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif
hey thongs are good for something after all /infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif they give birth to some good ideas i never thought of. thanks for starting this thread

jrh_ind

10-21-2003, 06:22 AM

Thanks to everyone about information about loin clothes. Outdoorbare your suggestion about the use of chamois sounds good. I may try it next summer, but I'm not sure it would be a good idea when mowing the yard or other yard chores unless one has a privacy fence. If I try the chamois idea I'll try to remember and report back next summer.
jrh

florida-david

10-21-2003, 10:35 AM

The japanese have something similar called a fundoshi (i think). its basically a wide piece of cloth that holds your package and ties around the waist. i found it to have tooo much fabric between the legs for me, but it is one step away from being naked.

Dunsunnin

10-21-2003, 10:58 AM

Just one problem with a chamois loincloth - it will probably retain water, as chamois does, and maybe be quite uncomfortable, heavy and saggy when wet, if you intend swimming. Just a thought.
Silk sounds like a better material - much lighter. Maybe adapt a man's evening silk scarf by removing any fringe at the ends, etc. It should be wide enough for most situations.

aunaturelone

10-21-2003, 11:13 AM

Loin cloths are positively conservative. Very comfotrtable but doesn't show anything more than a pair of boxers would.

Last time I went to a boy scout advancement ceremony, one of the troops dressed up in loin cloths, face paint and feather head dresses and entertained us by doing native american dances.

missouriboy

10-24-2003, 02:30 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Dunsunnin:
Just one problem with a chamois loincloth - it will probably retain water... <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>TWO problems: after drying, chamois gets hard as a brick.

S.M.A.

10-29-2003, 04:21 PM

When I saw the topic, I thought, "Wow, tough choice."

I'd probably go with a loincloth. This might sound strange, but at least my sperm count won't be affected.

NudeAl

10-29-2003, 05:48 PM

I would say neither. In my opinion they both look ridiculous if I gotta wear clothes I usually wear loose fitting shorts and a loose T- shirt. I suppose some here might go in for a kilt I actually have seen one of those on the trail once.

naturalmanwa

10-29-2003, 05:57 PM

I would wear a thong but I really don't think I look that great in either one. If I have a choice, I go nude! My wife hates me in a thong, so I say "not a problem" and don't wear anything.

AussieBeachBoy

10-30-2003, 03:06 AM

A small company here in Australia once marketed loincloths as underwear. I got one in a department store. It is basically a strip of elastic round the waist and a strip of cloth looped round the elastic in front and rear. There is no elastic along the sides so it sits pretty loosely against the body. There is another layer of material sewn behind the front of the loincloth that forms a pouch that you can put your penis and scrotum in to stop them falling out the side. It looks rather like a pair of briefs but is looser.

It is nice to wear on its own but I don't actually like it as underwear. Because there is no elastic in the legs the rear tends to shift around and forms clumps under your trousers which makes it uncomfortable. I actually prefer briefs or a thong as underwear - at least they stay in place.

The loincloths never took off and they were only on the shelves for a few months.

Knine

12-04-2005, 12:05 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by R.M. Greenman:
I have read many posts on this site where people state that they wear thongs. Whatda!??!

Maybe I am different, but I am a nudist who finds wearing certain types of clothing uncomfortable. The idea of wearing a thong (i.e some string up your butt) is not comfort. http://clothesfreeforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Said without antagonism:

"Up the ***"? What sort of thongs are you finding? They don't come with buttplugs attached where I live.

Or do you consider gloves to be going "up your hand" and refuse to wear anything but mittens?

Dental attachments violate and invade your body more than a thong or g-string ever could.

Knine

Nude in the North

12-04-2005, 02:11 AM

I've tried Thongs, Speedos, and a variety of other brief/skimpy swimwear over the years. If I ever come accross a loin cloth I just might give it a try too. But I just want to wear the minimum possible where ever I go. Board shorts or thong or anything in between are all uncomfortable compared to nothing.

What I don't understand is why most of the designers of thongs sew in an extra inner liner for "modesty". If the guys were all that modest, they surely wouldn't be wearing a thong in the first place. I find that this liner only serves as a sand trap.
And what's with the seam in the middle of the pouch on nearly every style. It usually only serves to ruin the design on the fabric.

Steve

Nudeinbama

12-04-2005, 05:00 AM

The first thing I did when I got my new tan through speedo's this summer was remove that silly liner.
nudeinbama

12-04-2005, 10:32 AM

If I were to go to a non-nudist beach were I had to wear something, thongs would be my choice since there's nothing smaller (despite that thin piece of material going up the crack of your butt which is uncomforatable, if they're like thong underwear). My question: are they legal anywhere in this country? I seriously doubt they would be, and even if they were you would have people voicing their disapproval to you.

justnude

12-05-2005, 06:50 AM

I would have to echo the many comments about a string up my crack...I would imagine that it would be quite uncomfortable. The idea of a loin cloth would appear to be more comfortable but would probably call attentionb to me. I guess if one is required to wear somethiong I am more prone to a speedo type suit.

Naturist Zoar

12-17-2005, 03:06 AM

Always go for the loincloth if looking for comfort and ease.

the NAKED eye

12-18-2005, 06:00 AM

I always try to go for nothing, but some years ago in India in the villages along the west coast you could get small,very small, thongs made of soft cotton by the locals for the travelling hippies. They cost $2 for half a dozen!
the NAKED eye
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Naturist Zoar:
Always go for the loincloth if looking for comfort and ease.

shãybare

12-18-2005, 06:39 AM

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A few years ago a friend of mine bought me thong swimming wear. I have worn it twice. The first time I found it to be very uncomfortable. After a few months I thought to try it again but still not my cup of tea. I think I shall try wearing a loin cloth and see how that feels. It sure sounds as though it would be more comfy.

nudeM

12-18-2005, 06:51 AM

I don't wear either of them. When in public during the summer, I were very lightweight nylon shorts with the liner removed. I feel more 'nude' that I can legally get away with. If one could take a close look, they can tell I have nothing on underneath the shorts.

At home, when I am unable to be totally naked, I wear a wrap around, with snaps. The side is split, so it is easy to see there is nothing underneath.

But, I do agree I would feel uncomfortable with a string up my "donkey" http://clothesfreeforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif. http://clothesfreeforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif http://clothesfreeforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_cool.gif

foux003

12-18-2005, 09:11 AM

Wear neither DO IT NAKED. If you feel that you need to wear something wear a hat to keep the sun off your head.

puffledud

12-18-2005, 12:23 PM

Let me go on record and say that in my younger, more naive days I tried both for a short period of time because they are both soooo uncomfortable. Since then I have seen the light and turned my back to the dark side. Hence forth it is NUDE whenever possible.

Dave

miguelito

12-18-2005, 12:55 PM

I'm confused. I always thought that there was a difference between a loincloth and a breechcloth. I was under the impression that a loincloth was a covering consisting of two pieces of material covering the front and back without any material between the legs. While a breechcloth was a piece of material worn between the legs and draped over a waistband in the front and back. When I think of loincloth, I think of Tarzan. When I think of breechcloth, I think of Geronimo.

I have worn what I know as a breechcloth on numerous occasions as part of my costume used for historical reenactments. I find them to be quite comfortable.

OZJames

12-21-2005, 09:59 PM

I often wear material that is attached to strings around the waste, it is basically two pieces of material joined at the crotch and to the strings tying around the waste. The sides are open. I wear it in public places (beach side shopping centres, streets etc) quite safely but if there is any wind I must hold the sides in the front because it blows the material away in the front and exposes me a bit.

It is very loose and very comfortable. When i sit down the loose material falls between my legs in the front. It is very close to nakedness.

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nic

12-23-2005, 06:29 AM

i wear a lot of thongs and g-string, mosty to sunbathe in, but also for underwear

as a male, i actually find them very very comfortable. you do get used to them being up your butt, they almost feel like they belong.

id never go back to regular speedo style or shorts out in public, or ever go back to boxers or breifs for underwear.

thats my opinion and my preferences. i would be able to wear such like a loin cloth, id need the fit of a thong

yoga guy

12-23-2005, 08:48 AM

Personally? Thongs make me mean. I bought one once out of intrigue. I was so cross everytime I wore it. I used it for awhile as a secret weapon whenever I had a big meeting at work. I felt that it gave me a certain edge. lol

R.M.GREENMAN2

12-23-2005, 04:27 PM

Wow....this one was dug up from a while ago1

MJ_KC

12-24-2005, 03:25 PM

I wear a thong or g-string when it is OK to do this, but not OK to go nude. I prefer to wear the least that is considered acceptable.

UpstateNYBill

12-24-2005, 06:10 PM

Never got the thrill of the thong thing myself. Sounds quite uncomfortable.

Leoh

12-24-2005, 07:31 PM

Several years ago I took my wife and one of her friends to a place to buy swimsuits. While they were shopping I noticed a loin cloth. It was just a piece of cloth in front and one in back with no connection underneath. I took one into a changing room, stripped, and tried it on. This place had mirrors outside the changing rooms but not inside. I went out to the mirrors to see how I looked. I was standing looking over my shoulder into the mirror to see if my butt was covered when my wife and her friend approached me. My wife asked if I was nude under that thing. She grabbed the front flap and lifted it up. She told me later that she really thought there would be some kind of cup in front. She was so shocked to find that she had fully exposed me to her friend and other customers in the store, that she jerked her hand back away from me. However she forgot to let loose of the material. I had tied the strings on the side loosely and the loincloth came off in her hand. I let everyone look for a minute and then went back to the changing room while carrying the loin cloth. On the way home the friend said I should have bought the loincloth and worn it to the pool party we were all going to.