FTM: packing or no packing?

Contributor: ihavemagicpants ihavemagicpants
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i am curious as to if there are many other guys who don't pack?

i packed for over a year and stopped and now i am starting again after buying the mr. limpy medium.

i find personally i am comfortable either way but i am wondering if many other guys just don't pack some days or ever.
03/25/2013
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Contributor: Ilmenskie Ilmenskie
I'll pack if I know I'm going to be in an area where people might brush up against my crotch or if i feel like a pair of pants makes my lack of a bulge very noticeable but i mostly feel it's a hassle and the presence of a foreign item in my pants usually actually makes me more dysphoric so i almost never pack
03/25/2013
Contributor: needapacker needapacker
I pack every day. Can't live without it (untill phallo of course)
03/27/2013
Contributor: ihavemagicpants ihavemagicpants
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Originally posted by Ilmenskie
I'll pack if I know I'm going to be in an area where people might brush up against my crotch or if i feel like a pair of pants makes my lack of a bulge very noticeable but i mostly feel it's a hassle and the presence of a foreign item in ... more
i find that myself, with the packing and not packing. my thing is that i am also very paranoid mine will fall down my leg. i had it happen once in walmart an i had to run to the bathroom and i about died cause it almost hit the ground in the bathroom, which... yuck
03/28/2013
Contributor: ihavemagicpants ihavemagicpants
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Originally posted by needapacker
I pack every day. Can't live without it (untill phallo of course)
so you are deciding to do that? i have only known one other guy who has thought about it. i used to wear mine around the house all the time but until i get a better harness i cant. i just find it weird some days.
03/28/2013
Contributor: needapacker needapacker
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Originally posted by ihavemagicpants
so you are deciding to do that? i have only known one other guy who has thought about it. i used to wear mine around the house all the time but until i get a better harness i cant. i just find it weird some days.
Deciding to do what? Pack or have phalloplasty? I guess I've decided to do both but I don't feel like i have much of a choice dysphoria-wise.
03/29/2013
Contributor: mrqueerbot mrqueerbot
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Originally posted by ihavemagicpants
i am curious as to if there are many other guys who don't pack?

i packed for over a year and stopped and now i am starting again after buying the mr. limpy medium.

i find personally i am comfortable either way but i am wondering ... more
Don't pack in most situations, however, typically, when I am feeling sexual, i.e. a pick up scene or in the bedroom, it's great to feel that type of prowess. I find that packing can make me feel more self conscious than less (the intention for most). I think that there should be better options out there, mostly smaller. I would feel more comfortable if there were better pack 'n play options out there.
03/31/2013
Contributor: butts butts
I don't pack at home, it's confidence boosting but I'm really comfortable with my roommates and I don't really need the minor inconvenience of a sweaty crotch lol. When I go out, I prefer to pack, especially if I'm around people I don't know. I have a Mango XS packer that I use for normal outings, and a Sailor in caramel for more active outings. I prefer the Sailor for active stuff because it strangely smells SWEET and I've noticed I get less sweaty with it, I'm not sure why. If I can avoid a BO sweat wrecked groin at a party, I will haha.
03/31/2013
Contributor: ihavemagicpants ihavemagicpants
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Originally posted by needapacker
Deciding to do what? Pack or have phalloplasty? I guess I've decided to do both but I don't feel like i have much of a choice dysphoria-wise.
phalloplasty. i can understand dysphoria wise wanting to do that, i do. very much. and my fiance is ok with it, which is great. but i worry due to the surgery now and the things they are able to do and not do so far. but i still have a LOT more research to do about it.
04/03/2013
Contributor: ihavemagicpants ihavemagicpants
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Originally posted by butts
I don't pack at home, it's confidence boosting but I'm really comfortable with my roommates and I don't really need the minor inconvenience of a sweaty crotch lol. When I go out, I prefer to pack, especially if I'm around people I ... more
that is awesome that you are comfortable enough with your room mates. haha, it smells sweet, huh? interesting.
yeah, and a sweating crotch... always great. can only imagine how tough it must be on men with the actual thing. haha
04/03/2013
Contributor: ihavemagicpants ihavemagicpants
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Originally posted by mrqueerbot
Don't pack in most situations, however, typically, when I am feeling sexual, i.e. a pick up scene or in the bedroom, it's great to feel that type of prowess. I find that packing can make me feel more self conscious than less (the intention ... more
there are a decent amount of options but i do know a lot of the major options are very expensive when it comes to the actual things most people would wear.
04/03/2013
Contributor: Kyle Hunter Kyle Hunter
i've been packing for 6 months 24/7 now and cant see myself not packing
04/14/2013
Contributor: alextge alextge
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Originally posted by ihavemagicpants
i am curious as to if there are many other guys who don't pack?

i packed for over a year and stopped and now i am starting again after buying the mr. limpy medium.

i find personally i am comfortable either way but i am wondering ... more
I don't, generally I wear baggy enough pants where I don't think it makes a difference
05/11/2013
Contributor: lexxxmoonchild lexxxmoonchild
I packed before I went on T, but rarely pack since I started getting some growth (partially because I hate that sweaty feeling, partially because my packer got damaged - d'oh!).
05/16/2013
Contributor: Asher Asher
I pack sometimes when out...or just to make myself feel what it feels like...but it is not needed. I am more a constant binder than packer...
06/14/2013
Contributor: TransGuy14 TransGuy14
i pack everyday
07/17/2013
Contributor: Andrew1992 Andrew1992
I pack 99% of the time, although I didn't before top surgery and being on T a while. The key to packing is getting a good harness setup. I just use a simple homemade one and it works great for me.
07/22/2013
Contributor: Ly-Ra Ly-Ra
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Originally posted by ihavemagicpants
i am curious as to if there are many other guys who don't pack?

i packed for over a year and stopped and now i am starting again after buying the mr. limpy medium.

i find personally i am comfortable either way but i am wondering ... more
I very rarely ever pack. It's usually only if I'm wearing a pair of particularly snug pants where not packing would be really noticeable. I'm usually too paranoid to pack in case it falls out or shifts uncomfortably, and every time I have I've usually felt a little more dysphoric than I would have been not packing.
07/28/2013
Contributor: needapacker needapacker
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Originally posted by ihavemagicpants
phalloplasty. i can understand dysphoria wise wanting to do that, i do. very much. and my fiance is ok with it, which is great. but i worry due to the surgery now and the things they are able to do and not do so far. but i still have a LOT more ... more
There's a lot of misinformation about phalloplasty floating around. It's really not as bad as people make it out to be. I just had it last month and my results are more than satisfactory for me. The recovery is hell but if i had to do it over i'd make the same choice.
08/28/2013
Contributor: Pygmalion Pygmalion
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Originally posted by ihavemagicpants
i am curious as to if there are many other guys who don't pack?

i packed for over a year and stopped and now i am starting again after buying the mr. limpy medium.

i find personally i am comfortable either way but i am wondering ... more
I do sometimes, but mostly it's just kind of weird. It's not a part of me and that's kind of depressing and creepy to me. If it's really important for me to pass, I will, though.
I also have problems where it pulls my hair/moves around? Argh. It's such an imperfect fix. Darn chromosomes.

Glad I'm not the only guy who feels this way at least somewhat
09/18/2013
Contributor: a.moon19 a.moon19
I prefer to pack. (:
09/22/2013
Contributor: Parks-&-Wreck Parks-&-Wreck
I have a packer I love, but I don't pack, in general. Sometimes I do for special occasions/dates, but really it's situational. I just tend feel self conscious when packing; having to adjust or wonder if my bulge looks too big, if people notice it, blah blah blah! But around those I'm dating, I occasionally like to wear it!
10/01/2013
Contributor: Sonny Sonny
I prefer packing, but only in public. Generally when I'm at home, I take it off and don't worry about it as much.
10/15/2013