It's camping time again! (there is a trans question within)?

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So, it's the eve of my annual camping trip with the guys. I didn't think I would be having to deal with this little issue this summer (since I was supposed to have my chest reconstruction at the end of June, oh well... It's November now)... but here I am.

My fellow transmen! I do not bind. I don't need to under the majority of circumstances. One of the few exceptions is when I am swimming... what the heck should I do in regards to my alternative anatomy while camping and swimming among the public?

I can either, bind (I have tensor bandages, do they hold up in water?) for brief periods, bind while wearing a shirt, wear a shirt, or dig up a very old ... "swimming top" we shall call it... that I utterly loathe and wear that under a shirt. 

Or should I just say balls to the wall I am a man, if the public want to stare, let them?

Keeping in mind, the guys I'm camping with already think of me as sex on two legs and I'll be alone in the woods with them for four days :P

Thanks in advance for helpful and well thought out answers. Trolls will be roasted like vile little marshmallows over an open flame of love and peace!

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

I wouldn't go bare chested.  (I just came out "officially" to my family that I'm trans, and my Dad is convinced that I'll get arrested for using the men's bathroom O.o)  

Sex on two legs?  How are these guys look at you now?

But um, tensor bandages, I have not heard of.  What kind of material are they?  But other than my lack of knowledge, I would go with a bind under a shirt, just in case, to be on the safe side.

Have a good time camping, and don't get bit by anything. lol

Anonymous · Answer

I already told you what I'd do. 

I'd wear a really tight female athletic supporter (aka "sports bra") and then wear a tank top or something over.

Or..you could do the tensor bandages with a tank top over. 

Or I like the surfer shirts also.

Or..men do have compression shirts. You can try that as well.

Boom Boom Boy · Answer

Well always go with a dark t shirt, black or navy blue or something. Even cisguys wear tshirts to swim sometimes (although usually it's because they're fat). It depends how big you are if you should wear anything beneath it. When I swim I wear a binder and a surf shirt on top. 
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I think it looks cooler than a t shirt.

? · Answer

I'd probably just stick to wearing a dark shirt.  That should suffice, I would think.

Squeaky · Answer

Where do you live that its November already??

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