> # Re: Longest you've worn one outfit?

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> Posted by wetjumper on December 14, 2008 at 01:14:24
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> In Reply to: Re: Longest you've worn one outfit? posted by CM on December 08, 2008 at 18:12:35:

> Thanks!

> Denim shorts and a striped short-sleeved T-shirt? Nice! That combination worked well in and out of water for Sandy in Flipper (a big early influence on me). A very practical and good-looking amphibian outfit. :-)

> You're evidently so careful about keeping clean that I expect you could wear the same clothes continuously for months if you felt like it! You probably should at least look at your skin occasionally, though, in case any problem might be developing.

> You probably don't need to wash yourself so thoroughly every time you get wet, so long as you do it reasonably often, even if you never take your clothes off at all. It's fine if you particularly enjoy well-lathered clothes on your body, of course. I'm reminded of a story posted several years ago by Eric in San Francisco... :-)

> I have to admit I don't actually take a bath or shower every day, with or without clothes - and sometimes I hold back from washing myself conventionally because I want to soak my clothes first, then I don't get the opportunity. I'm a bit of a slob sometimes. (The advice I gave was slightly "don't do as I do, do as I say"!) I do have a clothed shower or bath a minimum of once a week though, plus unclothed ones. Often I do it when my clothes need washing, then put my wet things in the washing machine afterwards. Because they've already had a prewash, even without putting much effort into washing them whilst still wearing them, they only need a short wash cycle and very little detergent, so this isn't wasteful. Like Squishy, after my clothed bath or shower I usually end up washing my body without clothes - I haven't tried being a total "wet clothes purist" like your experiment.

> You didn't mention underwear. Ever since my first (wonderful) experience of getting wet in close-fitting cutoffs in my early teens, I've preferred to wear nothing under denim shorts, finding them adequately decent and comfortable whether wet or dry. I found I couldn't do that with thinner materials. It somehow feels odd to me to wear two layers around my middle if my legs are bare. But I'm in northern England where shorts aren't often a sensible option. Anyway, I think I might be reluctant to wear the same underwear for a week or more even if I keep washing it on me, but denim (being thicker) seems to last longer even if not often washed.

> I didn't get to soak my sweater for another day after posting (my father has been a bit unwell so there were other things on my mind). I had stopped wearing it after sleeping in it again as it was detectably "lived in", but I put it back on temporarily to take a hot bath wearing it as I'd promised myself I'd do that. It's the same one that I was wearing during my first really enjoyable outdoor soaking when caught in warm heavy rain, which I posted as a story ("Soggy Jumper") several years ago. It's about 20 years old and has lasted amazingly well, although it's now slightly tighter than I'd like as I'm not quite as slim as I was! It's a blue V-neck sweater made of a soft acrylic material. The first time I wore it I'd just had a bath - I tried wearing it on its own and found it very comfortable against my skin, and I liked the way it looked on me, so I resolved always to wear it like that, never over a shirt. If I'm going outside in cold weather when wearing it I put on a looser and heavier sweater on top - this combination is very warm and comfortable, although a bit too warm indoors (so I take off my outer layer). I like to wear sweaters against my skin if they feel good. As well as long-sleeved ones I quite often wear sleeveless sweaters as "alternative T-shirts", either under a long-sleeved layer or on their own in warm weather - this looks rather anarchic and weird to some people but it's just harmless eccentricity. At other times I wear cotton T-shirts, usually with long sleeves. I get wet in all of these too. :-)

> Keep posting about your wet activities, and keep on having fun!

> Peter (wetjumper)

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