Real men shave their armpits!
10-14-2008, 12:44 PM
#21
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Eldred, PA
Posts: 1,667
RE: Real men shave their armpits!
What good is it to shave your armpits? To be honest I think it would make your scent control have adverse effects rather than your desired result. When you have stench from your armpits it is because their is bacteria growing under your arms. (bacteria grows best in dark moist places and can grow very quickly, So within a 6 hour period some can get B.O.) Your armpit hair, (as long as it is clean to begin with) helps dry your armpits and keeps the bacteria from forming as quickly, so by shaving it, wouldnt you be inhibiting bacteria growth and therefor increasing odor from your armpits...? I'm just going out on a limb and thinking you should just buy some odorless deodorent and keep your pit hair. Youre pry doing more bad than good.
10-14-2008, 12:55 PM
#22
Typical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location:
Posts: 565
RE: Real men shave their armpits!
My younger brother is a non-hunter and has been shaving his pits for a looong time! He says it totally cuts down on odor so apparently he's a believer. He's even talked his wife into being a believer (Nuff said!)
Personally, I'm not shaving the pits. I shower well and often and use scent free soap and shampoo and utilize my Scent-Lok gear too. Sorry, but no way!!
Personally, I'm not shaving the pits. I shower well and often and use scent free soap and shampoo and utilize my Scent-Lok gear too. Sorry, but no way!!
10-14-2008, 01:01 PM
#24
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 2,385
RE: Real men shave their armpits!
ORIGINAL: fingerz42
What good is it to shave your armpits? To be honest I think it would make your scent control have adverse effects rather than your desired result. When you have stench from your armpits it is because their is bacteria growing under your arms. (bacteria grows best in dark moist places and can grow very quickly, So within a 6 hour period some can get B.O.) Your armpit hair, (as long as it is clean to begin with) helps dry your armpits and keeps the bacteria from forming as quickly, so by shaving it, wouldnt you be inhibiting bacteria growth and therefor increasing odor from your armpits...? I'm just going out on a limb and thinking you should just buy some odorless deodorent and keep your pit hair. Youre pry doing more bad than good.
What good is it to shave your armpits? To be honest I think it would make your scent control have adverse effects rather than your desired result. When you have stench from your armpits it is because their is bacteria growing under your arms. (bacteria grows best in dark moist places and can grow very quickly, So within a 6 hour period some can get B.O.) Your armpit hair, (as long as it is clean to begin with) helps dry your armpits and keeps the bacteria from forming as quickly, so by shaving it, wouldnt you be inhibiting bacteria growth and therefor increasing odor from your armpits...? I'm just going out on a limb and thinking you should just buy some odorless deodorent and keep your pit hair. Youre pry doing more bad than good.
At the end of the day, as I'm lifting my arms toremovemy shirt to take a shower, I always noticed the "stink level" is far greater when my pits have a healthy 6" swath of sweat ebedded hair.
10-14-2008, 01:03 PM
#25
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: USA
Posts: 393
RE: Real men shave their armpits!
Congrats! I've never seen this topic before on any hunting forum, anywhere[X(]
This is the most confidential information I have ever given
I keep myself neatly trimmed, if not totally shaven, regardless of hunting.
This is the most confidential information I have ever given
I keep myself neatly trimmed, if not totally shaven, regardless of hunting.
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10-14-2008, 01:36 PM
#30
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: May 2006
Location: MA
Posts: 1,653
RE: Real men shave their armpits!
I think you pit shavers have some underlying psycological reason to undertake such an action. 
Do you shave everywhere on your body??Scary!!! A Pal-O-Mine
accomplishes the same thing by slathering his whole body with Nair. In any event a real man would opt for a waxing..
.
Do you shave everywhere on your body??
Scary!!! A Pal-O-Mine accomplishes the same thing by slathering his whole body with Nair. In any event a real man would opt for a waxing..
.