It has been 5 years since my introduction into this phenomenon. I will be on my first elk hunt in September and the closest I will come to manscaping will be a haircut. LOL!
Give it up freaks....has your stance changed and more importantly does it help?
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these topics are hilarious..Im guilty,, been doing it for years and will continue to do.. all about clean hygiene and funk, which is decreased majorly with the scaping. Also save $$ on the amount of mountain money…. And the wife approves ;-)
Do you manscapers trim or uproot? If you want to prepare for the mental hardship of a long season on the mountain just get a pliers and something to bite down on for your manscaping needs. It's next level thinking for sure.
Fred Eichler likes to tell the story of our other buddy who he convinced to shave his butt before a big hunt. He shall remain nameless here, but he said it REALLY itched for a week.
Brotsky, the only thing I uproot are runaway nose hairs.
I have less hair than most. Glad it's that way. I was the one in boot camp as an 18 year old that didn't have to shave. Now that the hair on my head refuses to grow, I'm a very hairless man.
it is wrong on several levels to even have a thread about this topic once much less annually. I attribute it to the preseason madness that overtakes everyone during the weeks leading up to the opener.
Have you guys seen the commercial where three women in bikinis have little bushes in front of their crotch. They are advertising some kind of razor. The camera moves around and it looks like they are shaving their own bush. In the end two of them look all scraggly and the one with the advertised brand has a perfect little heart right in her crotch.
Last year I left my practice in Southern Cal and moved to AK. I was actually shocked for several months at seeing body hair. In my line of work, you see a lot of people naked and where I was in SoCal, it was pretty much unheard of to see a woman under 55 have any body hair; the same for a man under 50. Older than that, it was still uncommon up to about 65 years old. Up here (Northern AK), no one shaves, even young women - blows me away.
I've been 'scaping' for 16 years. It's pretty much normal where I come from. Abnormal is to have body hair.
Hunting has lead me to do a lot more now too. I don't shave my forearms or lower legs because I'm not that hairy, but my chest/back are hairless and armpits get trimmed monthly and everything down below, anterior/posterior is so clean you could sharpen a Havalon on it.
Now that I do it, there's no way I'd go back.
I also cut my scalp hair very short (#3 on the sides, #8 on top) before each hunt.
Saves soap, deodorant, funk, and smell. And it's more comfortable.
Now that I've been doing it for a long time, I never ever have any issues with itchiness, even with regrowth in the back country.
I read an epidemiology report that said that pubic lice are pretty much disappearing from the U.S. due to "cultural changes regarding body hair."
What sort of savage hikes five days through the mountains without some personal hygiene?
Maybe you Arkansans do that, Brad, but us civilized folks tend to clean ourselves regularly even when hunting. :-)
I do know this - when you apply deodorant and antiperspirant to a pit that has a Brillo pad protecting the skin, a WHOLE lot less of the active ingredient penetrates the skin. That's the main reason I do it, and it does seem to hold down the pit odor better for a couple days.
But about the rest of the body, covered with bacteria that produces gas 24/7, not much you can do about that. A little manscaping just makes me feel, well, a little more manly by 21st century standards! ;)
Lou not sure about that Dan took one shower in the 30 days i was in camp! I was willing to buy him one lol Its a good idea to shave the butt so one dosent develop the N.E.W S You ask what is the N.E.W.S Never. Ending .Wipe .$hits
Mad Angler, nobody will check you over...or if they do you may need to find other guys to hunt with. But when they are not expecting it, its fun to show em how well a baby wipe run thru the crack can do when there's no foliage in the way. Saves time and money too.
Nuthin for those dingles to cling to.
Too early for a full blown scape yet, just maintenance for now.
This is sad. I come here to hear about hunting, not guys shaving their butts. If an elk is downwind of you, he's going to smell you. Besides, a guy who can grow his own sweater will save a lot of money on clothes. Please Mr. Peabody, set the wayback machine for anytime but now!!
Well...this is an interesting thread for bowhunters. Bowhunters sit in a tree or stalk around urine doused strategically scouted zones, stick arrows into prey, then field dress with blood and guts everywhere and you guys are discussing. ..shaving "bushes around the deck".
I'm working up the full 'squatch'. If by force of will, I could grow some crazy-azz eyebrows to boot, I would. I'd happily go into the fall all Neanderthal.
I reject your trimmings and social mores. I reject your boot cut jeans and your Volvo. I reject fruity beer and manbags. I reject sculpted eyebrows and thumb rings.
You weedwhack, trim, pluck, wax, shave and polish whatever you want however you want. I'm going old school, retro, natural, hippy, brush ape.
I'll pack in some extra baby wipes.
I think it's in the old movie "The Fly II", his girlfriend or wife sees more of the crazy hairs sprouting out of his back and shoulders and cries, "Oh, no! You're getting worse!" and his voice starting to distort, he responds, "Ha! I'm getting better!"
Don't know how y'all live with the itch and rash..... not to mention all the time. I grow a beard so I don't have to shave.... now folks are talkin' about spending hours doing it.... "I ain't got time to weed!" or was that "bleed"... I forget.....
Besides... seems these days when I trim something it just grows back in somewhere else....
Yes..still no hair for me and still slaying critters.
I learned the use of nair fighting wildfires! Go fight wildland fires for 14 days strait in the smokiest and dirtiest condtions you can imagine with no shower. The nair treatment helps on hygene big time!
Orion, I am with you. Full on Sasquatch. Saves on cold weather gear and the need to wear layers. Hell, I would not even know where to begin and it would take me weeks.
Tell me this is a TBM thread. WAAAY too much personal information. I'm italian, which is a recognized fur-bearer. Wear it with pride - gotta have a lot of testosterone to grow that thatch. Got trimmed (not shaved) for my surgery and that's about damn it.
A thread you will only see on bowsite.Didn'tknow it was so popular,lmao.When your my age you don't like losing any more hair then you have to.BTW, how do you guys shave your butts.Seems like a little iffy spot to be going at with a razor
I have a really bad image of a bunch of dudes sitting around the campfire the day before a hunt helping eachother get those hard to reach places trimmed up.
Owl I'm not sure if it makes you score more or not but when I was in high school/ college the ladies would curse guys with "muffs" to their friends. That was 15 years ago.
Owl, Nothing worse than dropping trou in front of the gf and getting the wrinkled nose look along with, "hmm, things are getting a little unruly down there." Or, "not tonight dear, I'm out of floss."
I honestly wondered how you guys shave your butts too. This is one instance where I agree with TBM. If this is true DIY I am impressed that you are that talented. LOL! I am sure some of you guys in more progressive areas can go to a Man Spa and get your butt shaved and your junk waxed but for all you others I am thinking true DIY is more difficult than killing a 400" bull in a crowded OTC unit.
Use the clippers on the back of an electric razor to get all the stuff you can't see. You just slide it along your skin at a 20 degree angle, slowly. If you sit on the crapper while you do it, all you have to do is flush to clean up. I can't believe I'm explaining this.
Electric razor for the stuff you can see. I can't imagine ever placing a metal blade anywhere between my knees and belly; that's just asking for it.
Can guys please stop posting pictures of naked dudes? Seriously...
Maybe I'll schedule a colonoscopy the week before elk season and let them handle it,lol.I'm sorry, I just can't see me shaving all my junk.I would feel like Christine Jenner,and I think my wife would be looking at me weird.I'm obviously from a different day and age.
Shave your Butt? Never! You should have more skid marks on your dark underwear than a runway at Chicago O'Hare.
As a matter of fact, I'd rather be seen with unsalvageable undies vs. a whole elk in the back of a pickup. One says you worked, the other says you showed up.
Keep it shaved or trimmed short all the time! The wife likes it better, says it makes the lolly pop easier to lick! That is reason enough, but I also prefer it for ease of cleaning.
Gonna have to trim back the crack Forrest, amazing how much easier it is to wipe... Even makes u scented baby wipes an option after dropping a loaf!
LMAO great thread! Lots of hair problems it seems, I agree with the baby wipes method. about the only thing I trim is my eyebrows and goatee as they do some weird stuff. Hopefully I'm a full blown Neanderthal man standing over my Bull in about 2 months.
Some of you unkempt savages bring to mind the image of the shaggy neighborhood dog running around with dingleberries matted beneath his rear end because his owner is too lazy to trim his butt hairs.
Woah! Lou, "unkempt savage" is a term of endearment my wife uses, kind of like a pet name. You don't have to toss that out there for all the guys. It reveals my softer, more sensitive side. It's kinda private.
Dog has more dietary issues than butt hair issues. Tell 'em to quit feeding the poor dog that "crappy", cheap-azz, fat rich, greasy dog food. I had the best dog on the planet. I loved that dog. I can't imagine trimming his butt hairs.
LMAO that we've evolved this thread to dogscaping!
How do you trim a dog's butt hairs? Grab it by the tail and heave upward, then snip?
I had an igniter issue on a grill. One quick THWOOMP and I had efficiently manscaped my left arm. Well, most of my left eyebrow and eyelashes too. Not for the dog's jazz, but a propane torch could probably get the job done quickly for you David Bowie, Silver Surfer, Powder types and you wouldn't have to worry about purchasing pink bottles of no-hair gel in less enlightened, non-metropolitain locales.
Though I don't quite understand why I think it's funny advocating that for you guys, but would feel wrong suggesting it for a dog.
Had a bear squash my tent while I was gone. He ate my 1 week old underwearand bag. Right there I knew hanging a shirt by your kill is laughable. Probably use at a napkin
clearing the crack is not hard. Take a beard mustache trimmer with 0 plastics guard. Chord less ones are easier to used but it can be done with chorded ones. Trim everything back over a toilet. If your really hairy maybe do a flush 1/2 through to prevent balling of ass hairs!
Once all trimmed so minimal hair is left, you then grab the hair. Apply liberally through out region. It will strong/ tingle a bit. Leave sit for directed time or until you can't stand the sting. Then used a sponge and shower to rinse out all hair. use just water as some soaps will irritate area... Rinse and shower. Tingling sensation is gone I a bout 5 minutes after rinse! Enjoy a good 3 to 4 weeks of single wipe poops.
This can be used for other other areas, but definitely not recommended for the sack!
I supposed a good wax would work as well, but I have no idea how long the skin is angry after that!
Coelker, now you've shared the secret with the general public (pubic?). Hopefully this will lead to hygiene upgrades by some of the hairy unwashed among us, though I'm not holding out much hope.
"And ye shall know them by their skid marks"
You get the Bowsite Golden Crack award for that excellent descriptive post!
Back when I was a teenager, one of my more adventurous friends got a case of the crotch crickets. We told him the only way to get rid of them was to shave his crotch and then douse it liberally with alcohol. When y'all started this thread it took me back about 40 years. I can still hear him scream to this day. But, it got rid of the crabs. So, does Nair burn as much as isopropyl alcohol?
cnelk, I saw a guy recently who probably has Brillo everywhere. He had long, thick nose hairs that were carefully combed down to blend into his moustache. Pretty gross, but he obviously thought it was "hot".
Generally, he looked like a dork,, and wasn't wearing a ring. Gee, wonder if he has trouble attracting women?
Once you go hairless crack you'll never go back! I have zero problems with a razor in those needed places and then just use a trimmer with no guard for the rest.
Nick you're cracking me up here....I gotta go through and reread all these posts again, lol.
The "crotch cricket" post reminded me of one of my softball teammates. Years ago, we were playing in a big tournament in OKC. Roy was quite the womanizer and got a case of the "little visitors". After our 1st game we all want back to the hotel, got cleaned up to go out to eat. Roy decided to stay in his room. We got back about midnight and there was Roy sitting on the floor, his back to the bed with a box fan blowing on his "business". He was in agony. Sitting on top of the TV was a can of Raid Ant and Roach killer. Apparently, Roy got the bright idea that spraying himself down with Raid would kill his "guests". It may have done that but it removed all the hair and quite a bit of his skin. This was the worst case of "manscaping" I ever saw.
LMAO Stinkbait1! Now THAT'S desparation. Lots of pluses and minuses on this topic for sure. No doubt hair holds more bacteria and scent. Also makes you much hotter (a concern while hiking and hunting). I haven't got quite as "involved" as some of you, but I do see some good points being made. Love the one wipe philosophy. Some of you have brought up women 's preferences. Just remember there are some who like a hairy man. My wife told me I better not touch my chest! It's her favorite part of me. Lol. Says a shaved chest looks like a little boy and grosses her out. She's okay with the occasional nair on the back and shoulders though.
For those who asked. if you shave with a guard at 0 and get no nick or cuts, the burning sensation from the nair is horrible and after a couple treatments it seems to be hardly noticeable.
Again I will caution not to soak the sack... Avoid the sack at all cost with the nair.
The nice part about the nair treatment is once it starts to grow back after several weeks there is not itching or pokey feeling like the shaved stubble.
I have never been brave enough to wax... I will say that I have huge nose hairs and recently found that a person can wax their nostrils....
This thread is awesome! I've been shaving my head since I was 19 for hunting, and it makes a difference for sure in the back country, but it sounds like I may need to step up my game! LOL!
I will be getting back from Africa in a couple days & I'm going to post a thread about L39's adventures over there. I only wished that I read this thread before I went. I could have been able to get a few more "interesting" pics to add to the story! Could have maybe done a tutorial or something.
Funniest thread this year.....Bowfreak should get some sort of "PACKAGE"" of "Free Razors" for starting this!
Does anyone disagree it was a good day way back when......Some out of your league, progressive thinking girl you were dating suggested you take a hot shower together and shave her!!!
Well....I ended up marrying her and she is still hot and what goes for the girls goes for the guys....she helps out in the "manscaping" department.
Just make sure she is not pissed off with you before you hand her the razor!
Shaving/manscaping is a slippery slope. Next thing you know, you'll be getting pedicures and manicures, making sure your camo matches, own 14 pair of hunting boots, passing up shots because drawing a bow might break a fingernail. Then, on your drive to hunting camp, you'll be stopping every 15 miles to go pee, unable to read a map, wanting the comforts of a hotel instead of a tent, the list goes on and on...all because you decided the teenaged boy look was a good idea. Like I said, it's a slippery slope, just ask Bruce Jenner.
I cut the hair on my head short, shave some of my face every few days,but my elders told me to do this and that because it would put hair on my chest. Something they told me worked. I'm not ever going to shave off what I earned. When I first met my wife she said "I don't like a man with a hairy chest". For some reason she changed her mind real quick??? And with Rut Nut's post I would like to think I still have a pair!
