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I noted that sometimes I get a little chafing on the insides of my legs when backpacking.  Has anyone ever worn bicycling pants to avoid this problem? Dale

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Try a little baby powder (or other kind). It helps keep your inner thighs from chafing when it’s hot and sticky out. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -I noted that sometimes I get a little chafing on the insides of my legs when backpacking.  Has anyone ever worn bicycling pants to avoid this problem? Dale

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I noted that sometimes I get a little chafing on the insides of my legs when backpacking.  Has anyone ever worn bicycling pants to avoid this problem?

   Yes.  I am rather prone to chafing on the insides of my thighs from walking, hiking, or running.  If it isn’t too hot and sticky, I manage to avoid most of it by wearing good knit boxers under my somewhat loose denim shorts I hike in.  However, here in Central Texas in the summer, the boxers will get way to wet and sticky, giving me problems.  My solution is to wear spandex running shorts instead of boxers.  The running shorts won’t have the padding that cycling shorts do – I can’t imagine doing much hiking in cycling shorts due to the padding.  A good pair of these are perfect for eliminating chafing.  The difference between a good pair and an unusable one is the seam placement – some have a seam that will work its way into your rear and give problems.   The only drawback is they are a little warm and icky, but it beats being raw the next day.    Mark Muller

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I noted that sometimes I get a little chafing on the insides of my legs when backpacking.  Has anyone ever worn bicycling pants to avoid this problem?

A lot of my camping is done on bike trips, so obviously I wear biking shorts then.  I also wear them about half the time when backpacking, but not primarily for chafe-resistance (though I suppose they work for that, too).  I like the fast-drying lycra/nylon construction of them, and the lack of bulging seams that can cut into the waist around the pack belt. The seat pad is unnecessary, of course, but does make it a little bit nicer when you want to sit down on rocky ground.  I usually wear long pants over the bike shorts – military surplus BDU pants are my current favorite, with the large leg pockets for map, compass, binoculars, and camera, and the tie-shut ankles that reduce the population of pebbles in my boots somewhat.           –Alan Alan Dove N3IMU http://128.59.173.136/Poliolab/Alan/Dove.html

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I noted that sometimes I get a little chafing on the insides of my legs when backpacking.  Has anyone ever worn bicycling pants to avoid this problem?

I wear athletic support shorts (similar to bike shorts) under my hiking shorts. Hiking in Colorado http://home.earthlink.net/~swfry/ah.html

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Hawley) writes: I noted that sometimes I get a little chafing on the insides of my legs when backpacking.  Has anyone ever worn bicycling pants to avoid this problem? Dale

I don’t know about hiking but I know runners who swear by biking shorts, without the liners, for preventing chafing. Andrew Heiz

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I noted that sometimes I get a little chafing on the insides of my legs when backpacking.  Has anyone ever worn bicycling pants to avoid this problem?

A friend likes to wear stretch shorts under regular shorts/pants for exactly the reasons you ask.  He says it works like a charm.

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You are better off with plain lycra type shorts, biking shorts are cut a little different, they are higher in the back and tend to bunch up around the waist. I get the chafing and have tried both biking and plain lycra shorts, the plain ones fix the proble m with the least side effects. `pete         "If electricity comes from electrons, does that mean          that morality comes from morons"

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