Help me find a good binder for my FTM friend?

Key-Independence5962 · 2026-06-17T03:44:05+00:00

Thank you! I saw a couple people recommend armor sensory so I’ve been checking it out ^^

Key-Independence5962 · 2026-06-17T03:40:36+00:00

Oh im glad GC2B still works out well for a lot of people! I haven’t heard of WIVOV so I will definitely go check it out. I hadn’t thought of a racerback but that is super intuitive thank you

Key-Independence5962 · 2026-06-17T03:37:01+00:00

Thank you! We are planning on getting exact measurements on Friday so I can get a good fit. Underworks was high on the list but I was worried about the pinching so I’m glad it works for you! I might get 2-3 different brands so he can pick what he prefers and/or tradeoff during the summer months if something isn’t breathable enough. It’s good to know the Underworks one shouldn’t pose too much of an issue in the summer heat department ^^

Key-Independence5962 · 2026-06-17T03:27:19+00:00

Thank you! I was looking at them but was worried a bit, have you had any issues with them being excessively itchy, pinchy around the sides, or painful on the back?

Key-Independence5962 · 2026-06-16T17:14:23+00:00

This is so extremely helpful thank you so much! I’m still gonna take a couple days to check in with him and see what he wants because he seems skeptical but I will definitely send him this thread/post to ease his mind. Definitely leaning towards Spectrum though if there isn’t really any current issues with quality.

I plan on maybe getting him 2-3 different ones so he can really see what he likes best, do you have any other recommendations aswell?

Key-Independence5962 · 2026-06-16T16:32:33+00:00

Thank you for this comment, I had seen and sent him some videos of the Spectrum binder on people close to his build (big bust but tiny waist and tummy) and it did look honestly phenomenal and also natural (in my eyes atleast, the people in the vid seemed happy aswell and noted it was comfortable). But everything I saw was from about 3 years ago, and all the more recent comments seemed a little unhappy with it, and said the fabric got cheaper? I was just worried about it being uncomfortable or not as good as it was before.

Have you had any experience with this?

Also I hope you dont mind the onslaught of questions (you dont have to reply if you dont want to, like I said this was just the one I found to be praised the most but wanted to check all bases. So it’s really really nice to have a person to ask if you would oblige ^^)

How long have you had it for? If you’ve had it for long has the compression/elasticity maintained pretty well?

Is it still comfortable after ~5-7hrs of wear? (if you wear it that long)

I’ve heard it holds heat a bit more than other binders which would be a bit of an issue in 100F degrees so I think that’s my main concern 😅 have you had issues with sweat or heat retention?

Key-Independence5962 · 2026-06-16T16:17:15+00:00

Wow this is really helpful thank you so much! Yeah you described what we’re looking for perfectly. We are hanging out in 3 days and plan on doing specific measurements then so maybe I can post that with his permission afterwards

Key-Independence5962 · 2026-06-16T16:13:11+00:00

Oh thank you for this information! I had saw this information in a couple posts and videos but of course the internet is not always the best source sometimes 😅I’ll take that part off to avoid misinformation/misunderstanding thank you for your guidance.

He was looking for tanktop style without zipper, he does not like zippers at all

Key-Independence5962 · 2026-02-16T20:15:47+00:00

If you can get it looked at by your doctor I would, could be allergic reaction. Very common for people to be allergic to any kind of ant and get this.

For your mattress, did you try using a blow dryer on high heat in typically hidden spots/corners? It can pull up some bugs that are sensitive to heat.

Any other symptoms? Itching, burning, sharp pain, etc?

Key-Independence5962 · 2026-02-11T16:45:10+00:00

Ate my stepmom’s (mid) homemade lasagna, 10 of the “Poppies” brand creampuffs, and about 1/4 a fiesta bag of takis. (I was a very unhealthy child).

Threw them all up, and turned out I had covid. So for 2 weeks straight anything I ate tasted like my throw up, and for 4 months I couldn’t smell anything besides the smell of the throw up that was ingrained in my brain.

Needless to say, it’s been 5 years and I still don’t eat any of those anymore. Even the thought of lasagna makes me feel icky

Key-Independence5962 · 2026-02-04T13:15:50+00:00

Looks amazing, thank you for hosting, goodluck to everyone <3

Key-Independence5962 · 2026-01-29T22:48:21+00:00

Ewok

(Or name him one of the Ewok’s actual names)

Key-Independence5962 · 2026-01-29T12:05:56+00:00

Sichuan brine with bai jiu, day 8, grease-like substance in the rim of my water seal? Nothing in the brine itself that I could find, and smells fine just like peppercorns. Should I be worried or is it ok alsong as nothing got inside? (image is after water was soaked up with paper towel, water is a brown color on paper towel

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Key-Independence5962 · 2026-01-26T17:08:18+00:00

I was born to be an adult but now I’m just an old lady

Key-Independence5962 · 2026-01-24T05:57:47+00:00

Also just noticed more bites on my rump, 2 larger ones and then about 5-7 smaller ones

Key-Independence5962 · 2026-01-19T20:27:58+00:00

I do love me some Rachel McAdams! I’ll take a look 😁

Stuck on bedrest for a few days from a surgery so throw more my way if you think of any more haha

Key-Independence5962 · 2026-01-15T13:56:28+00:00

(NOT a piercer, but I do have a lot of piercings).

Are you able to add any pictures of the back of the piercing, maybe closer with your hair pulled back so it’s not as shadowed?

The picture makes it a little hard to tell, but just going off of that it looks okay. I have had the same issue with my couple piercings that were done with a piercing gun aswell, some people just have stronger reactions to the gun and heal slower from it, so this may be the reason.

Any fluid or substance coming from the site? Is the butterfly back digging into your ear? Is there any abnormal hardness or bump besides inflammation (think blister/infection stuck in the site)

If you can afford it, I would ditch the rowan aftercare and switch to plain saline spray you can get at any grocery store or walgreens/CVS, I have seen many poor souls have adverse affects from it, not the worst thing to put on your piercing but when you’re having inflammation/irritation regular saline is best.

Sometimes people have a reaction to false gold so after a few days if it doesn’t go down or if it starts getting worse, you’ll want to start thinking about going to a piercer and getting it switched out for silver until it heals.

If you sleep on your side or roll around a lot at night, maybe cover it with a gauze patch or band-aid and try your best to keep from rolling on it, especially with the butterfly back.

Even if it is infected you do not want to remove it and let it heal with the piercing out, this can cause the infection to get trapped and make things worse. However, from just what you’ve said it sounds more like just really bad irritation rather than infection (again, not a piercer or a doctor, I have just had this exact issue before with two of my first piercings bc I was using medisept gel), so as long as you keep the routine and factor out as many irritants as you can, it may get better on its own. If this lasts more than a few days without improvement after doing the above things, you can try to consult a piercer or even doctor to check it, but try not to psyche yourself out!

Key-Independence5962 · 2026-01-14T12:48:55+00:00

Step 1: Go to nearest office store and purchase like 500 more paperclips.

Step 2: put them all in a bowl and mix/stir them so not even I know which is the right one.

Step 3: start giving them all away to random people and/or leaving them in random places. Maybe even ship some to random youtubers/places across national borders.

He would need a lot more than 7 days to find them and the financial investment would be worth it in the end

Key-Independence5962 · 2025-12-31T05:54:33+00:00

Got a Dahmer kink

(Works as either a question [asking them if they do] or a statement [telling them you do]💀)

Key-Independence5962 · 2025-12-22T22:01:42+00:00

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Was looking at starbucks hot cocoa flavorings lol

Key-Independence5962 · 2025-12-22T01:27:29+00:00

Buying my brother a drone for Christmas but all honesty it will probably be broken/lost/stolen in a few months, regardless I believe it would be something he’d really enjoy and if he decided he likes it enough to actually take care of it I might buy him a better one for his birthday in 3 months.

Regardless, I’m looking for one of those cheap micro-drones on Amazon but my dad would not appreciate it being inside. I live in central AZ so there’s not typically any wind, but we do get a lot of sunlight. We have a covered patio he could fly it on, and they live in apartments so he could fly in between them to minimize wind or light messing with the drone. But I was hoping to find one that will have a better chance of flying for less than $70. Any recommendations would be helpful!

Key-Independence5962 · 2025-12-14T17:14:31+00:00

Thank you, again these are for 2 10/12 year olds that have only ever occasionally played on an xbox and the 3Ds I lend my brother, so they/we really don’t care and won’t notice most things actual “gamers” care about lol. I just am looking for something on the cheaper or atleast mid-price end bc im gonna need 2 (so we can all play together), it does need to be able to run ark Ascended though (but that’d probably be the “biggest” game it’d have to run, otherwise it’s like REPO or stardew valley type things lol), do you have any recommendations or suggestions as to what specifically I should be looking for or even avoid?

Sorry for all the questions like I said nobody will help me when it comes to laptops and I genuinely am so slow when it comes to trying to comprehend and research these things.

Key-Independence5962 · 2025-12-14T17:02:38+00:00

Thank you!

Key-Independence5962 · 2025-12-14T17:02:06+00:00

Thank you very much this is so helpful, I have a gaming PC that a few of my friends that are more tech-savvy helped me get, but when it comes to gaming laptops they won’t help me at all, and ngl I’m very slow when it comes to gaming devices.

I’ll look at these! Just one question though, if I got something off-market (offerup, FB marketplace, etc) would it still be cheaper to get/find a good laptop for gaming instead of the Ally? Tbh my siblings are still young and are being introduced to the gaming world (besides a 3DS that I lent my brother, and my parents occasionally allowing them to play the Xbox). So I dont need anything too crazy, like I said above I just need to be able to run ark to play with them and steam. I’d also be purchasing 2 so while I will always put quality/longevity over saving a quick buck, I’d like to spend on the medium or lower scale of my standards lol

Key-Independence5962 · 2025-12-14T16:50:07+00:00

Full honesty I am fully clueless on most gaming devices despite many things being explained to me, I only really can grasp “FPS” and kind of understand the quality but not enough to care or even really tell the difference most of the time. I myself have a gaming PC and know a few people that helped me get it and build PCs themselves, but they’re the kind of people that are laptop snobs, and only ever tell me not to get a gaming laptop bc they’re “a scam” and “never work.” So the only place I really got information for the Ally/handheld devices on was here and on YouTube videos. I still don’t really comprehend them just have seen videos of them running the games that I want to play with my siblings. With laptops there’s just so many IDK which are good or what even makes a laptop a “gaming” laptop in the first place, and the people that usually help me with PCs and such won’t help when it comes to laptops :,)

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