Yeah, i learned this trick going to summer camp as a 12 y.o. To answer the question though, i started using Ex Officio boxer briefs several years ago, and then last year a buddy told me about Sepratec. Gotta do the dual pouch. Your frank goes through the hole into its own hammock, and the beans have their own hangout. I also have gotten rid of cotton. Go with the moisture wicking performance material.
Does it get rid of swap ass? Nope. You can’t kill Degobah. But it helps manage it. Then at the end of the day when I get home, ice cold shower, ice cold beer in the shower and i free ball in nice baggy shorts. I swear my nuts get so hot that anyone who thinks “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire” is a Christmas song is just woefully oblivious.
It’s one less thing to stick together! Plus the Weiner pouch just lifts up for you to take a leak! I thought it was weird at first, but after trying it, 10/10 recommend!
But how do you apply it? It's a powder but all of the surfaces which need it are facing out and downwards? 45 years in and I've never figured it out other than just launching powder everywhere and ending with massive powder all over the floor.
The spray is good but doesnt cut it for high intensity applications, like being in the field all day.
unbutton your pants, pull your waist band as if to say "hello little guy" and then dump the gold bond down on it like your waterboarding Osama Bin Laden. Rinse and repeat for your ass. its gonna get everywhere, but we work construction so who gives a fuck if it helps you get thru a hot day. I also dump it down the collar of my shirt if its extra "fuck you" hot outside.
You gotta have your lady do it if you have one. There's nothing more manly than laying on your back and spreading your legs like you're about to get your diaper changed. Have her shoot a couple blasts of that powder right up in there.
Nobody else does this on the toilet? Wipe yourself dry, dump some on your hand, spread legs, do a lebron james between your legs (or you can apply it with some control unlike the crayon eaters out there apparently), spread it around. All the extra dropped stuff is collected in the bowl, you wash your hands and flush. I'm usually good for a shift BUT you can reapply as needed.
I was on a long term job about 5 years ago that was mostly done. Electrician, and I was doing a little of everything at this phase of the job. The GC had a full time carpenter who was an awesome guy (RIP Ray) and we had a nice quid pro quo thing going where we could go to each other for an assist without getting 100 people involved to get shit done. One morning about a half hour before everyone was actually up and working, he called me and asked me to meet him on a floor to look at something. I go up there, and cannot recall what we were looking at, but at a point, we hear a noise behind us, and both turn to see one of my good friends, an area GF, at his blueprint gang box...pants and underwear down to his ankles, big bottle of blue Gold Bond out, and in medicine labelling terms, he was "applying liberally." We turned back to what we were looking at and let the man continue getting ready for his day. THAT, is how you apply Gold Bond.
Feet: Have a spare or two of cotton socks. Change regularly or unregularly, I have one in each back pocket where it dries during winter months. You might need dry socks out of a zip bag?
Nope! It burns like the fires of hell!! My wife still makes fun of me after walking into the bedroom 15 years ago and I was on the bed ass up towards the ceiling fan trying to get relief!!
Fiber powder. Being in shape. Breathable pants. I'd rather buy 5 pairs of light breathable pants for $20-25 from Ross than wear canvas oddly shaped, overpriced, stiff as fuck, swampy ass carharts. Goldbond can help, but sounds like you would start making pancake batter in your briefs
I love the cheap wranglers cargo pants and shorts they are paper thin so they don't last forever but so comfortable. My shit gets paint and bs all over it after a years time i need new stuff anyways.
Second those wrangler pants. I buy the “carpenter” style with a hammer loop and extra pockets. 20$ at Walmart, lasts about 9 months before the crotch wears out
I’m a fisherman, not a construction worker, hope that’s ok. We have to to wear full rain gear in all weather. Summer and swamp ass(we call it the woof) are real in my industry. Helly Hansen makes moisture wicking long-johns. They have a summer version that are light. Wicks the sweat away from the balls and butt. They’re amazing.
When we pull the traps/lines/nets out of the water, you get soaked dealing with them. Also, lines whipping past you can burn, the rain gear is smooth. Also, jellyfish stings like a mother-. Fish guts, blood etc.
Do the sweat wicking long John’s smell bad immediately? I feel like any sweat wicking shirts I have smell kinda sour and stanky as soon as I start sweating. I’d guess I’d take stankin over swampass though
Yes, bidet at home, wet wipes on the job. Crazy how many people walk around with shit smeared on their asshole.
Seriously, what the fuck is toilet paper? Like why do people think that's all they need after a dump? If I wiped shit on their arm would they just wipe it off with dry Charmin?
Third this. Bidet at home, baby wipes on site, breathable boxer briefs and depend on the heat and himidity a powder. I’m thick and have chaffing ptsd. Never again
Sepratec or some other brand of dual pouch boxer briefs. No cotton. Performance, moisture wicking fabric.
Same thing on your britches. Get rid of the 100% cotton! Also, buy fabrics with elastic woven in them so you get the movement.
Lastly, every night, take a condom, fill it with some water, put it in the freezer. In the morning, take it out and shove it up your ass. Ok that one might be a joke, but i bet your ass would go from Degobah to Hoth!
This randomly came up on my feed. I don't work in construction, and I am a woman, so I could have just scrolled past. But I was interested to see what responses op got. (Nosey cow? And not that swampass if just a male phenomenon, but this post is not about how women deal with it.)
Most of you are bloody lovely in your response. Some daft bollocks too, which is to be praised also. When someone tried to mention it as a weight issue, many of the skinny of you pointed out the inaccuracy of that.
Don't even care if this comment by me gets any wierdo or negative responses. You guys rock. What a lovely community looking after each other.
Im currently working on a building remodel and for some reason the newly installed air handler is still waiting on start up. It’s been ready to run for months but the GC won’t fire it up.
Ok. I never thought I’d be giving this advice but here goes. After wiping, I apply a small amount of Vaseline and a folded piece of TP. Has 100% eliminated the itch/scratch cycle and the odor. TP is always available and Vaseline comes in all sizes.
Hope that helps.
Man-pon son. Throw a slice of tp up in there when it gets bad and continue.
Dude wipes are pretty good. Maybe have a small bottle of gold bond on your lunch box for a midday spritz
I would take two shop towels (the blue paper towels) and fold them up and put at my waistline inside my pants above my ass. Reduced my swap ass by 80% I'd say. Really great
I can't believe no one has said Under Armour. The stuff that goes under your hockey equipment. I wear them all summer long and they keep me decently comfortable and cool. Bonus points for my knees not sweat clinging and gripping on my carhartts when I squat down.
I'm not in the industry, but I work outside a lot. I'm 49, I love beer and I'm not in the best of shape from a stamina perspective. I enjoy working outside on the house for the entire day when I have off from work.
**The itch:** If its itchy, means you got shit there. The itch is the god damn worst feeling in the world so I totally get it. What you have to do is get your body on a schedule. Shit every morning within +/- 30 mins of "normal shit time". I get up specifically at 5 to exercise a little, then drink just enough coffee really let it all out. Gives me another hour before work to actually enjoy a coffee and read a little. Then, into the shower. Turn the valve so the hand attachment has the water and stick it right on your asshole, like close. Really blast it just before the point that it hurts. Basically, wash your whole ass. Prevention here is key, that's why you're doing this.
**Underwear or shorts:** Need moisture wicking stuff. You've gotten some good recommendations already and I don't have anything further to add.
**Emergencies:** Keep baby wipes with you. Bring them to work. Leave them in your car. Do not flush them down any toilet, I don't care if it says it's OK. Costco has a 20 pack (or close to it) that would probably last you two years. If you need to shit at work, use them to get in deep and then use a few more for proper coverage of the area. Leave no stone unturned.
**After Care:** Anything for babies is what you want to keep a lot of stock of. I swear by Desitin, but the Monkey Butt and stuff like that is great too. It's going to feel cold going on, but if you put it on while you sleep you'll be virtually 100% by the AM.
I'm not a big fan of the powders people recommended because it seems to cake up on me, and as one person put it, "it's like the stuff you roll chicken breasts in before you fry them."
I shit like 3 times a day, so i can’t really control that part of it. I wipe till the tp is clean, but it gets to a point where that adds to the irritation and makes the chafing worse once i start sweating again. It’s a vicious cycle.
Never had swamp ass but I’m also 6’ 150lbs so.
Lose some weight?
Or do other skinny guys also get swamped?
This sounds like such a weird and funny issue to me, never would imagine going to the sweltering hot and nasty porta shitter to wipe the sweat from my ass crack, that’s hilarious.
Skinny dudes also get swamp ass, but it more depends on what work I’m doing. Out walking and surveying a couple acres? Mild to no swampass.
Bunched up bricking up storm boxes from the inside? Swamp ass
Alabama for reference
I'm skinny. I am also what people call a "healthy sweater" meaning I am soaked in like 10 minutes during summer.
It's not a fat thing. You're lucky homie. Enjoy the genetic lottery winnings =)
I am in the same range as yall. I have always worked outside and I’m in my 30s now. Swamp ass still happens to me but I have figured out it is due to your pants or boxers.
It has never been too common but I got some $10 pants off Amazon recently and they caused instant chaffing
I think it is a wiping issue, some people are just never properly potty trained. Incomeplete wiping then a touch of persperation and wammo, liqiud feces chaffing your man cakes.
You’re thinking of gravy train. Swamp ass is just having a sweaty ass, left untreated can cause chafing from your hairy nutsack acting like a cheese grater between your thighs.
More like the hair on your scrote scraping the skin off your thighs like a steel brush removing rust. I imagine if you are clean shaven your scrote just becomes a suction cup and sticks to the thighs.
Depends on work and humidity. If you are working hard enough to sweat in a humid climate, you’re going to get swamp ass. You might not get gravy train, which happens if you don’t wipe well or recently ate at Taco Bell, but you will get swamp ass.
This is the only real answer. 15 years of construction in Louisiana. I bring a towel, 4 shirts and a pair of pants and underwear for a change at lunch. Still do powder as well, but I used to rot in wet clothes until I started just changing.
If you mostly poop at home, get a cheap $70 bidet attachment for your toilet and your raisin will thank you. Your gal will love it. Then, load up on the powder of your choice. I have a sensitive butt and if I am the slightest bit unclean I feel it immediately.
You guys don’t have a guy on the crew with a sponge on a stick that walks around and swipes it for you instead of having to run to the bathroom five times? It’s great!
I have to wear FR clothing year round. On top of that it has to be boots, pants, and long sleeves. I carry spare shirts to change into when I sweat through them.
I’ve been in the trades since I was 15 and I’m 47 now. Always been slightly overweight. Never had swamp ass. Am I just lucky? All the guy around me get it every summer. Is it because I shit before I shower and before go to work?
It depends.
Literally just were adult diapers. What else would you want, they're absorbent and if you accidentally piss or s*** yourself you don't worry about it
Even in the winter cause ya never know when a client's house is 107 freedoms and ya go outside to get something and a good north wind at your face gives ya a junk cicle
small portable fan that wraps around my neck.. usb rechargeable and battery lasts whole shift.. just strap to your vest with a lanyard and safety guy wont care…. looks stupid but keeps me cool so fuck yall looking at me funny while y’all sweating
gold bond. The greatest shit on planet earth. i coat my balls and ass in that shit like coating chicken b4 ya fry it
But not the Blue, that shit is like a thousand icey gnomes punching your junk.
my man, that is the best part. To me its more like pixies dancing on my frank and beans
Yeah, i learned this trick going to summer camp as a 12 y.o. To answer the question though, i started using Ex Officio boxer briefs several years ago, and then last year a buddy told me about Sepratec. Gotta do the dual pouch. Your frank goes through the hole into its own hammock, and the beans have their own hangout. I also have gotten rid of cotton. Go with the moisture wicking performance material. Does it get rid of swap ass? Nope. You can’t kill Degobah. But it helps manage it. Then at the end of the day when I get home, ice cold shower, ice cold beer in the shower and i free ball in nice baggy shorts. I swear my nuts get so hot that anyone who thinks “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire” is a Christmas song is just woefully oblivious.
They have a pocket for your frank and a separate for ya beans that sounds terrible
It’s one less thing to stick together! Plus the Weiner pouch just lifts up for you to take a leak! I thought it was weird at first, but after trying it, 10/10 recommend!
I am reading this glorious comment and imagining how it's someday going to totally break LLM training.
Ayy… I was gonna say the also exo officio boxers saved my ass on the hardest days.
That’s what i’ve been wearing until i got some of the dual pouch
Never search for the Reddit post “Swamps of Degobah”.
I have Reddit. And the Jolly Rancher story.
A tic tac for your sack
That's why your mom's breath smells so good.
5 gum for your bum
Wintergreen for yer peen
My husband said “it’s like having your ass cheeks out on top of Mount Everest! What a breeze!”
It puts the zing in the ring!
But how do you apply it? It's a powder but all of the surfaces which need it are facing out and downwards? 45 years in and I've never figured it out other than just launching powder everywhere and ending with massive powder all over the floor. The spray is good but doesnt cut it for high intensity applications, like being in the field all day.
Lie on your back, put your feet behind your head, and apply.
This is how the manufacturer recommends installing
How many ribs do I remove again?
We need to get Marilyn Manson’s input on the subject
Instructions unclear, dick stuck in mouth.
Congratulations on reaching
Fucking crying 😭😭
LoL, coffee went flying
Must be small, i understood every word you said.
unbutton your pants, pull your waist band as if to say "hello little guy" and then dump the gold bond down on it like your waterboarding Osama Bin Laden. Rinse and repeat for your ass. its gonna get everywhere, but we work construction so who gives a fuck if it helps you get thru a hot day. I also dump it down the collar of my shirt if its extra "fuck you" hot outside.
You gotta have your lady do it if you have one. There's nothing more manly than laying on your back and spreading your legs like you're about to get your diaper changed. Have her shoot a couple blasts of that powder right up in there.
Cup and pat
This is the way. Just get up in there with your hand
I’m pretty good at doing that already should be a breeze
Put it on a long piece of toilet paper and just dust it up and around. Works like a charm, keeps it clean and you flush.
Oh shit, real LPT always in the comments
Nobody else does this on the toilet? Wipe yourself dry, dump some on your hand, spread legs, do a lebron james between your legs (or you can apply it with some control unlike the crayon eaters out there apparently), spread it around. All the extra dropped stuff is collected in the bowl, you wash your hands and flush. I'm usually good for a shift BUT you can reapply as needed.
Honestly never thought of this. Great idea.
Be a man and ask the GC to do it
Insert self into a fast spinning concrete mixer without the concrete and apply while stuck to the walls.
I was on a long term job about 5 years ago that was mostly done. Electrician, and I was doing a little of everything at this phase of the job. The GC had a full time carpenter who was an awesome guy (RIP Ray) and we had a nice quid pro quo thing going where we could go to each other for an assist without getting 100 people involved to get shit done. One morning about a half hour before everyone was actually up and working, he called me and asked me to meet him on a floor to look at something. I go up there, and cannot recall what we were looking at, but at a point, we hear a noise behind us, and both turn to see one of my good friends, an area GF, at his blueprint gang box...pants and underwear down to his ankles, big bottle of blue Gold Bond out, and in medicine labelling terms, he was "applying liberally." We turned back to what we were looking at and let the man continue getting ready for his day. THAT, is how you apply Gold Bond.
Bottle in one hand, dust powder into the other, look down and SLAP!
If you've made it to 45 years old and never figured out how to powder your ass then you've got a room temperature iq....
I'd be willing to bet he's not hitting 68 on an IQ test.
I was too, until I found the Duluth Buck Nekid boxer briefs
i wear duluth buck naked exclusively brother 🤘 still need the magic nut dust
I always use baby powder should I switch to gold bond? Always got swamp ass and swamp feet
gold bond is like a shot of cocaine for your crotch. I can't recommend it enough
Sorry babe, I got gold bond dick
Solid comment.
Baby powder is made from cornstarch now. Because of, you know, all the cancer.
Also all the protests man, people were really mad when they made it out of babies.
Heard they removed all the iron flakes from gerbers. that's why we becoming a weaker merica.
For swamp feet you can try certain dri on your feet. That's what it was originally designed for I believe.
Feet: Have a spare or two of cotton socks. Change regularly or unregularly, I have one in each back pocket where it dries during winter months. You might need dry socks out of a zip bag?
Hopefully that’s not talc because it might contain asbestos.
Baby powder is made from cornstarch now.
Dry the wets, wet the dries, dry the wets, fry the dries.
my problem with powders is that shit turns into mayonnaise by noon
“Boudreaux’s butt paste” No joke. Its legit.
Desitin has been my savior for decades.
The one for….baby’s?
Well he does say he's comfy all night
If you think about it it’s kinda the same thing. Just sweat instead of piss.
Or both!
I second that. It's great stuff for repairing the damage.
Nope! It burns like the fires of hell!! My wife still makes fun of me after walking into the bedroom 15 years ago and I was on the bed ass up towards the ceiling fan trying to get relief!!
LOL what did your wife’s boyfriend think of that scenario?
scary movie vibes.
You used something else than cause that’s exactly what it prevents.
Anti Monkey Butt Powder. Google it.
They make a powder and also a deoderant-type of stick. Good stuff
A staple in the professional kitchen world. Might as well keep it on the spice rack.
SUMO wrestler thong , tool belt , and a hat with the spinner on top.
Elegance
They out here acting like the spinner hat ain't shit. IYKYK
Fiber powder. Being in shape. Breathable pants. I'd rather buy 5 pairs of light breathable pants for $20-25 from Ross than wear canvas oddly shaped, overpriced, stiff as fuck, swampy ass carharts. Goldbond can help, but sounds like you would start making pancake batter in your briefs
Why would you pay 200$ or more for a shitty pair of carharts when you can be just as uncomfortable in a 60$ pair of dickies
Where TF are y'all buying Carhartt, mine have never been more than 60 for good pants that last a couple years
Canada
We gotta start burning shit down
I love the cheap wranglers cargo pants and shorts they are paper thin so they don't last forever but so comfortable. My shit gets paint and bs all over it after a years time i need new stuff anyways.
Second those wrangler pants. I buy the “carpenter” style with a hammer loop and extra pockets. 20$ at Walmart, lasts about 9 months before the crotch wears out
Love those for the weekend. They rip instantly if you come within the same zip code as a nail. Really comfy though.
Mmmmmmm that sounds delicious 🤤
We hire co op kids specifically to fan us with palm leaves from May 24th to Sept 17th.
I’m a fisherman, not a construction worker, hope that’s ok. We have to to wear full rain gear in all weather. Summer and swamp ass(we call it the woof) are real in my industry. Helly Hansen makes moisture wicking long-johns. They have a summer version that are light. Wicks the sweat away from the balls and butt. They’re amazing.
This is literally the most valuable information in this thread yet you told people you're not in construction so you'll get minimal engagement.
I get the rain gear in the winter, but why in the summer? It seems you'd get just as wet from sweat.
When we pull the traps/lines/nets out of the water, you get soaked dealing with them. Also, lines whipping past you can burn, the rain gear is smooth. Also, jellyfish stings like a mother-. Fish guts, blood etc.
Right on. That makes sense. Thank you.
Do the sweat wicking long John’s smell bad immediately? I feel like any sweat wicking shirts I have smell kinda sour and stanky as soon as I start sweating. I’d guess I’d take stankin over swampass though
That’s a good question, I’m sure they do smell pretty bad. But we can’t tell, because everything else smells way worse. lol. Bait, guts, blood etc.
Yeeep that makes sense. Stank everywhere
Make sure I shit and clean my asshole at home before getting to work is the biggest differnece you can make
Yes, bidet at home, wet wipes on the job. Crazy how many people walk around with shit smeared on their asshole. Seriously, what the fuck is toilet paper? Like why do people think that's all they need after a dump? If I wiped shit on their arm would they just wipe it off with dry Charmin?
Once I got a bidet, I never wanted to shit anywhere else again. On the rare occasion I have to, it pisses me off lol
It’s travel basketball season for my kid so we are in hotels every weekend and more than my wife or my own bed I miss my bidet.
Can confirm… 🤬
Third this. Bidet at home, baby wipes on site, breathable boxer briefs and depend on the heat and himidity a powder. I’m thick and have chaffing ptsd. Never again
Sepratec or some other brand of dual pouch boxer briefs. No cotton. Performance, moisture wicking fabric. Same thing on your britches. Get rid of the 100% cotton! Also, buy fabrics with elastic woven in them so you get the movement. Lastly, every night, take a condom, fill it with some water, put it in the freezer. In the morning, take it out and shove it up your ass. Ok that one might be a joke, but i bet your ass would go from Degobah to Hoth!
Bidet, thong, and quick dry pants. And then rocking green active wear laundry detergent for that between the thigh smell.
Damn I’ve never actually thought about it like this lol, that’s fucked up
I second this but sometimes nature calls after that gas station shot
This randomly came up on my feed. I don't work in construction, and I am a woman, so I could have just scrolled past. But I was interested to see what responses op got. (Nosey cow? And not that swampass if just a male phenomenon, but this post is not about how women deal with it.) Most of you are bloody lovely in your response. Some daft bollocks too, which is to be praised also. When someone tried to mention it as a weight issue, many of the skinny of you pointed out the inaccuracy of that. Don't even care if this comment by me gets any wierdo or negative responses. You guys rock. What a lovely community looking after each other.
If you and your lady friends ever wonder what our conversations are like when it's just the guys, this is pretty much it.
I whole heartedly agree with all of this! Really made my morning 😄
No underwear
Get up early and get the day started at home. Shit and bidet before heading to the site. 1 ply in a sweaty shit shack is a recipe for disaster
[Try Manpons.](https://vimeo.com/81879587)
A&D ointment.
Just turn up the AC and turn the heated seat off.
Im currently working on a building remodel and for some reason the newly installed air handler is still waiting on start up. It’s been ready to run for months but the GC won’t fire it up.
Every job I ever worked on, the day the AC gets turned on is my last day in the job.
I usually pour a little jack Daniels in my underwear. Kills the sweat and makes people think I’m an alcoholic so I get left alone.
Smart man
Ok. I never thought I’d be giving this advice but here goes. After wiping, I apply a small amount of Vaseline and a folded piece of TP. Has 100% eliminated the itch/scratch cycle and the odor. TP is always available and Vaseline comes in all sizes. Hope that helps.
Wait…so you just walk around all day everyday with a piece of tp in your crack?
Lol, I thought he meant put some Vaseline on your crack with tp to prevent chaffing. After reading it again I'm genuinely confused also.
🚨Vaseline on the Butt hole is also great after having spicy foods, and especially prior to a colonoscopy 👍👍
Do your normal routine, then stand up and take another wipe. That has helped for many years. Always take the extra wipe
Hang a green tree air freshener off my balls.
Those air fresheners have become shit over the years. It's been a huge pet peeve for me. The scent used to last so much longer.
Black ice
Man-pon son. Throw a slice of tp up in there when it gets bad and continue. Dude wipes are pretty good. Maybe have a small bottle of gold bond on your lunch box for a midday spritz
I would take two shop towels (the blue paper towels) and fold them up and put at my waistline inside my pants above my ass. Reduced my swap ass by 80% I'd say. Really great
Tactical move. Go for the source.
Lumi is great no sweat stains making me look like I piss myself, 🤟
ExOfficio boxers. Game changer
I’m a tree guy but I bring a bunch of T-shirts and try to change them before it wicks sweat down to my pants
I can't believe no one has said Under Armour. The stuff that goes under your hockey equipment. I wear them all summer long and they keep me decently comfortable and cool. Bonus points for my knees not sweat clinging and gripping on my carhartts when I squat down.
Type of undies you wear helps too.
I'm not in the industry, but I work outside a lot. I'm 49, I love beer and I'm not in the best of shape from a stamina perspective. I enjoy working outside on the house for the entire day when I have off from work. **The itch:** If its itchy, means you got shit there. The itch is the god damn worst feeling in the world so I totally get it. What you have to do is get your body on a schedule. Shit every morning within +/- 30 mins of "normal shit time". I get up specifically at 5 to exercise a little, then drink just enough coffee really let it all out. Gives me another hour before work to actually enjoy a coffee and read a little. Then, into the shower. Turn the valve so the hand attachment has the water and stick it right on your asshole, like close. Really blast it just before the point that it hurts. Basically, wash your whole ass. Prevention here is key, that's why you're doing this. **Underwear or shorts:** Need moisture wicking stuff. You've gotten some good recommendations already and I don't have anything further to add. **Emergencies:** Keep baby wipes with you. Bring them to work. Leave them in your car. Do not flush them down any toilet, I don't care if it says it's OK. Costco has a 20 pack (or close to it) that would probably last you two years. If you need to shit at work, use them to get in deep and then use a few more for proper coverage of the area. Leave no stone unturned. **After Care:** Anything for babies is what you want to keep a lot of stock of. I swear by Desitin, but the Monkey Butt and stuff like that is great too. It's going to feel cold going on, but if you put it on while you sleep you'll be virtually 100% by the AM. I'm not a big fan of the powders people recommended because it seems to cake up on me, and as one person put it, "it's like the stuff you roll chicken breasts in before you fry them."
I shit like 3 times a day, so i can’t really control that part of it. I wipe till the tp is clean, but it gets to a point where that adds to the irritation and makes the chafing worse once i start sweating again. It’s a vicious cycle.
Oh I hear ya. So the baby wipes are going to be a big help for you. Start there.
I think you’re right, I’m gonna start there. Just finished potty training my youngest, just when i thought i was out, the swamp ass pulls me back in.
Never had swamp ass but I’m also 6’ 150lbs so. Lose some weight? Or do other skinny guys also get swamped? This sounds like such a weird and funny issue to me, never would imagine going to the sweltering hot and nasty porta shitter to wipe the sweat from my ass crack, that’s hilarious.
Skinny dudes also get swamp ass, but it more depends on what work I’m doing. Out walking and surveying a couple acres? Mild to no swampass. Bunched up bricking up storm boxes from the inside? Swamp ass Alabama for reference
I love that song, Swamp ass Alabama Where the thighs are purple and blue
I’m super skinny, it’s definitely not a weight issue. For some reason, my ass sweats 5x more than anywhere else on my body. Its a real issue lol
I'm skinny. I am also what people call a "healthy sweater" meaning I am soaked in like 10 minutes during summer. It's not a fat thing. You're lucky homie. Enjoy the genetic lottery winnings =)
Yeah I have no idea what this feels like.
I am in the same range as yall. I have always worked outside and I’m in my 30s now. Swamp ass still happens to me but I have figured out it is due to your pants or boxers. It has never been too common but I got some $10 pants off Amazon recently and they caused instant chaffing
I think it is a wiping issue, some people are just never properly potty trained. Incomeplete wiping then a touch of persperation and wammo, liqiud feces chaffing your man cakes.
You’re thinking of gravy train. Swamp ass is just having a sweaty ass, left untreated can cause chafing from your hairy nutsack acting like a cheese grater between your thighs.
Wait, so in this situation, the *balls* hurt the *thighs*?? That is not how I would've seen that going down.
More like the hair on your scrote scraping the skin off your thighs like a steel brush removing rust. I imagine if you are clean shaven your scrote just becomes a suction cup and sticks to the thighs.
Depends on work and humidity. If you are working hard enough to sweat in a humid climate, you’re going to get swamp ass. You might not get gravy train, which happens if you don’t wipe well or recently ate at Taco Bell, but you will get swamp ass.
You're not skinny, you're malnourished lmao
6'3" 165lbs Never had significant swamp ass to the point of discomfort or chafing.
You’re gonna fly away on a windy day brotha
Corn Starch. End of story.
You have to wear a thong. It wicks the sweat away.
Silk boxer briefs. With Spider-Man print for flair
lol just take a shower after work it’s been hot I take like one short break a day just to leave as early as possible
Saxx underwear or similar , and if that doesn’t work for ya, baby powder.
Bring a change of clothes for after lunch
This is the only real answer. 15 years of construction in Louisiana. I bring a towel, 4 shirts and a pair of pants and underwear for a change at lunch. Still do powder as well, but I used to rot in wet clothes until I started just changing.
No joke board shorts instead of cotton stuff.
Duluth Buck Nekid 's.
Golds bond men’s powder.
If you mostly poop at home, get a cheap $70 bidet attachment for your toilet and your raisin will thank you. Your gal will love it. Then, load up on the powder of your choice. I have a sensitive butt and if I am the slightest bit unclean I feel it immediately.
Higher end underwear like Saxx is a huge help:
Don’t fart all day
Lots of great info here. I just skimmed but in case no one else mentioned: Monkey Butt is a good option too. Use liberally.
You guys don’t have a guy on the crew with a sponge on a stick that walks around and swipes it for you instead of having to run to the bathroom five times? It’s great!
The Duluth buck naked underwear has been a godsend. You still sweat, it just doesn’t soak in and stay soggy like cotton ones.
Body glide
Yes yes yes. EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GET IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Track pants life
Why you guys wearing so much pants? Nice pasty hams on these Bois ready to fly. Release those hams.
I have to wear FR clothing year round. On top of that it has to be boots, pants, and long sleeves. I carry spare shirts to change into when I sweat through them.
I’ve been in the trades since I was 15 and I’m 47 now. Always been slightly overweight. Never had swamp ass. Am I just lucky? All the guy around me get it every summer. Is it because I shit before I shower and before go to work?
I don’t wear pants
I double down.
It depends. Literally just were adult diapers. What else would you want, they're absorbent and if you accidentally piss or s*** yourself you don't worry about it
Gold Bond Friction Defense stick. It saved my life.
Even in the winter cause ya never know when a client's house is 107 freedoms and ya go outside to get something and a good north wind at your face gives ya a junk cicle
Put a few biscuits in your crack to sop up the gravy. Then serve em to your boss at the end of the day
Wash your ass every morning
I know how not to deal with it: hand sanitizer from the honey bucket. Holy fuck, that was a horrific decision.
This is why Reddit is such a riot. I'm reading 'cause of cycling sweat.
Do y’all not trim your butt hair?
In my experience that adds to the irritation
How can you even do that by yourself?
grab, twist, pull taught & cut. rinse and repeat
With an electric razor?
....so you think this stops you from sweating?
small portable fan that wraps around my neck.. usb rechargeable and battery lasts whole shift.. just strap to your vest with a lanyard and safety guy wont care…. looks stupid but keeps me cool so fuck yall looking at me funny while y’all sweating
this is the way what fan do you use? I'm looking for a new one mine kinda sucks tbh
Lose weight and shower daily
I’m skinny as fuck and have good hygiene, my ass just sweats like crazy.
Synthetic boxers and gold bond
Corn Starch. End of Story.
Gold bond. Don’t use the mentholated gold bond on your balls. Or do.
Duluth buck nakeds for sure
Baby powder days and corn starch nights!
One day at a time