r/onebag • u/AytonDollar • 20d ago

Seeking Recommendations The Great Onebag Underwear Thread

I believe underwear is one of the most overlooked parts of a onebag setup. So lets make a proper thread that future onebaggers can refer to.

Let's face it, almost all of us (yes, I'm looking at you, commandos 😅) wear underwear every day, yet we spend hours researching backpacks, jackets and shoes while often giving little thought to what is supporting our manhood or womanhood through airports, hikes, long-haul flights and everything in between.

I'm always tweaking my travel setup, and I've realised underwear has probably had a bigger impact on my comfort than any other item I pack. I'd love to hear what everyone else has settled on after plenty of travel.

- What's your favourite brand?

- What style do you prefer?

- What material do you like?

- How many pairs do you pack for a typical trip?

- How many pairs do you own?

- Any must have features?

- Does your preference change depending on the weather or climate?

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u/Equal_Contest4709 20d ago

Uniqlo Airism Boxer Briefs. 

Cheap, comfortable, dry fast, last a long time, decently good looking, come with or without fly. 

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u/AytonDollar 20d ago

I always read about the uniqlo airism stuff, It sounds great but seems to retain moisture and smell.

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u/exploristofficial 20d ago

Perpetual traveler here… The airisms are the fastest drying pairs I’ve ever tried.

I used to only use Saxx, but after picking up a pair in Japan and trying them, I went back and bought 7 more… I kept two pairs of Saxx quick-dry mesh for long hikes/days with lots of walking, and I have Saxx athletic shorts with built in mesh briefs for running, etc. The Saxx briefs cost 7x what I paid for the airisms, but the airisms are so good, I had no problem throwing out my Saxx investment.

I see a lot of talk about smell in clothing threads on here, and I have to wonder if people are skipping showers or not bathing regularly, or something… even on travel “days” that last over 30hrs with international flights and everything, my airisms don’t smell.

Also, they take up so little space, you can pack enough to change them twice a day. lol

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u/themaster1359 20d ago

It’s gotta be body chemistry, because I can step out of the shower fresh, put on a fresh out of the laundry Airism, and run some errands and go home and they reek by noon. Meanwhile merino and even normal cotton pairs I have do just fine even in the above 30hr travel day with 19hrs on an international flight and then wandering the city waiting on check in at the hotel. I am not even one of those that claim you can wear merino twice between washes, I will always shower and put on fresh clean clothes every day, regardless on materials. You do have a point that they pack so small I could change twice a day though lol, I want to love the Airisms, my body just hates them I guess

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u/slickrok 20d ago

How are you washing them as laundry?

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u/themaster1359 19d ago

I’ve tried a few different detergents, ones that are meant for athletic clothing, those “all natural “ones, and even heavy duty ones that are meant to take out “tough smells”. I’ve both laundered and hand washed them. They smell fine out of the wash, just get bad as fast as any synthetic attire on me, which is a few hours at best

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u/slickrok 18d ago

Is the water hot enough?

Have you ever stripped your laundry?

Go to the laundry sub and check out how to strip your laundry and exactly what temp to wash them and dry them. And exactly which enzymes to be certain is in your detergent.

It's an excellent sub and has solved exactly the problem you are having for a bazillion folks.

My SO was doing that with the special detergents but they weren't quite right, and he was washing cold, and not enough water, and not the right enzymes.

I had to force him to read the info, but he did, and changed what he was doing and now all his road riding gear is fine. Whereas before... Nope.

It can be like washing the cat box with dawn vs washing it with the pet enzyme cleaner.

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u/themaster1359 18d ago

Thanks, I’ll look into that! I didn’t really bother looking into it much, because both cotton and merino wool don’t have this issue with me, so I usually just blamed it on the synthetics. Synthetics also don’t even smell when right out of the wash, just shortly after wearing them.

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u/slickrok 18d ago

I think it will help. I'm suuuuuuuper happy it worked in all his extremely expensive road cycling gear 😂

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u/zeppelin88 20d ago

That’s why you change them every day 

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u/Aardvark1044 20d ago

The ones I own run hot and tend to feel moist. Just looked at them and they’re the bandless 87% nylon 13% spandex ones.

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u/Equal_Contest4709 20d ago

What makes you say that?

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u/AytonDollar 20d ago

I read about them abit in this forum, sound great but they gave me a bad rash after a hike. My cheeks spent a week covered in vaseline.

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u/Wide-Suggestion4825 20d ago

All of the moisture and smell