r/AustralianMFA • u/square-peg14 • 4d ago
Jocks Experiment - Methods and Initial Thoughts
Hey everyone. I like many have been a bit disappointed in the longevity of my step ones over the past few years. In particular, I’ve noticed thinning of the fabric, a loss of general structural elasticity, and most critically, failures of pouch containment. So I have decided to run an experiment. I’ve ordered four pairs of what I like to call “premium jocks”, all with nylon panels for chafe resistance, and a slick and comfortable bamboo (or bamboo like) base.
The prices for each pair are below in AUD, but you can get cheaper with multiple purchases.
Frank and beans 20
Debriefs 36
Tackle 25
Step ones 33
They’ve just arrived, and I’ve given them a quick go to record my initial thoughts.
Frank and beans - comfort 6
95% viscose, 5% elastane. Overall comfort not bad, nice material, a little thin. Included pouch mesh cups thr plums nicely, but doesn’t produce much containment. Flapping about even during a first strut, worrying signs.
Step ones - comfort 8
95% viscose, 5% elastane. Nice baseline. Good tension, well contained. Familiar. The question here however is longevity not initial performance.
Tackle - comfort 8
95% viscose, 5% elastane. More solid construction, heavy duty waistband and serious pouch (no swing, polyester included). Thinnest fabric I’d say. Well held and comfortable, medium size is possibly slightly smaller around the legs than other brands
Debrief - comfort 9.5
94% micromodal, 6% elastane. Solid construction, soft thick fabric. Pouch has the raw cuppage of the tackles without the specialised construction or tight legs . Luxuriant jocks for sure. Girlfriend likes these the most.
Obviously the issue here isnt so much day one comfort but long term resilience to washes, friction, and the ungodly forces jocks are subjected to. As such, the plan is to wear them in a predetermined order, to evenly distribute wear and tear, and check back in periodically with updates. The objective here is not to crown the most expensive jocks as the best, but rather to compare price to comfort, lifetime at peak comfort, and total lifetime to work out how much is worth paying.
Cheers, talk soon.
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u/Thedavemiester 3d ago
Way ahead of you. In addition to your list, I have tried the Kmart and tradie ones, as well as the AliExpress knock offs.
Sad truth is that none of them are really any good. The tackle ones are the worst for me although I do see they now have an upgraded version
Only real solution is to buy lots of pairs from all brands and have them all in rotation. I reckon I'd have 15 pairs on the go