Sizing for different brands

[MicroRon]

I have a number of OB thong underwear... underwear has the code: RED. The stretch is good and a Large is a good fit for me ~ the fit over my hips/waist was great.

Olaf Benz is now available thru a US supplier; so the shipping cost is very reasonable to Canada.

I had purchsed a size 'Medium' in a Swimthong, actually a Ministring. ( OB Swimwear is coded "BLU") The material had very liittle stretch and didn't fit at all well ~ Both way too tight over my hips and over my package. Yes ~ I made a mistake in thinking that a Med. would work, but there was so much stretch in the RED series and I was looking for a firmer fitting pouch in a swimthong. This experience ended up being a $ 65 mistake as I had bought one item from OB directly. Shipping cost was as much as the thong itself!

I'm a 36" waist ( with a snug pull on the tape...) but have a moderately sized package. OB sizing charts suggest an XL for my size range. If this were an U/W item by OB in XL it would be excessively loose on my package and possibly be too high in rise for my liking.? I have a Medium 'Brazil Brief' (a Swim suit) from OB that although snug fits OK - Although a Large might have been a slightly better fit around the waist and package, but a little too loose over the butt. Don't like that baggy look on my buns!

Does anyone have any experience with the apparent difference in fit between the Underwear series and the Swimwear range? Does the stretch vary significantly in the swimwear range of products? I'm still leaning towards a "Large" in the BLU or Ministring series. XL"s in other manufacturers have been too loose in the pouch and seem to rise far too high over my abdomen for my liking. I like the look of a lower rise thong on my body.

Your body fit may differ from mine... I'm a rather high mileage guy...!
THink: softer belly... dissapearing glutes.... its an ageing thing you know

Your help or jibes both welcome.

Ron
!!~~!!

AKA ~ ~ ~ The Beach 'n Bun Inspector

[Byron]

"Does anyone have experience of .........?" - yes is the simple answer as correlating comfort
and ideal fit between underwear and speedos (and vice versa) is a minefield of estimations and expectations - and even so if dealing with the same manufacturer in the products.

Not a very helpful reply I know - but custommisation seems to be the
only solution, although, if you start talking to the makers about a likeness for product X but with an inch less this side, an inch more that side, and a bit lower at the front, etc. etc., I would guess the bill would mount up to
rather more than your previous mistake.