To celebrate Cliff’s accomplishment of taking closed circuit rebreather diving to the next level, I created him a pair of boxers to wear under his dry-suit while exploring his first caves. I lovingly called them “No-Bends Boxers” in the hopes that my hand-made talisman would bring him back to the surface safely, and that all bubbles would be on his shorts, not in his blood.
This was a really simple pattern, and very quick to make. All you need is about a yard of fabric and 1-inch elastic tape for the waistband. Check out Threadbanger.com’s vodcast that demonstrates how to create your own boxer pattern.
[...] prior to his trip to Cave Country in Northern FL, I made him a talisman of sorts, a pair of "no-bends boxers." I definitely look forward to poking around and learning more to ease my mind, and to [...]