Recommended Pants Or Slacks?

[nhbb]

Just curious if anyone has any recommendations for some nice light slacks for a man that can look appropriate for standard day to day business, yet not make you sweat uncontrollably?

I have spent time in some hotter climates and worn average ralph lauren type slacks that were still extremely hot, so is there a preferred brand that may help to keep you cooler in the heat and humidity?

The purpose at hand is mainly for visits to the bank, or anywhere else that shorts may be deemed a little inappropriate.

[sanook2me]

I bring my own from the UK from a store called Next which are mostly cotton but made in Asia

Hot season has come and gone now we are going into the extreme cool season - you may want to check out thermals and waterproofs going on the last 2 days..

Central department store have great ranges of casual mens clothing or a good shop to try is Thee Export shop in any of the large Central shopping centres this place sells the Thai/Asian made garments for High Street brands in the West that never made it..So you get good quality and nice fitting clothing at Thai prices. The brand name labels are still on them so you can see the brand.

some examples. Gap / Jackwolfskin / Hanes / Adidas these are brands that i have seen and bought in the shop most products are between 180 to 480 baht.

[Gippy]

M&S have a range of lightweight trousers made from a wool and lyrca mix, I can wear those all day in Bangkok and don't feel hot in them.

[Heng]

T-shirt or polo shirt with jeans, other wise khaki shorts and Teva sandals.

[Latindancer]

Sanook2me's post contains some good info.

I learnt the hard way that in the hot season, synthetic pants are best, but only if they are the soft type of synthetic. If there's any stiffness in them at all, they get scratchy. However if I'm going to be sitting in a poorly-air-conditioned internet cafe for more than an hour, thin cotton is still best. It absorbs sweat, breathes, and doesn't stick to my backside like synthetic.

For a day out though, the soft synthetic is best, for me. The cotton is usually a bit too thick to let out heat.

I never get synthetic shirts though. Even if the cotton is a little thick, they feel so much nicer when my back sweats, and they dry off faster.

[nhbb]

great advice, I appreciate everyone's input. I will have to give the synthetic materials a try as far as pants go. The usual khaki slacks are just not good enough in crazy humidity for any length of time.

[astral]

I always wear my pants, but I tend to wear shorts or long trousers over the top.

Cotton, or a cotton mix is best.

Most local shops will have suitable items,

or the tailors can run something up in a day or two.

[bendejo]

Sanook2me's post contains some good info.

I learnt the hard way that in the hot season, synthetic pants are best, but only if they are the soft type of synthetic. If there's any stiffness in them at all, they get scratchy. However if I'm going to be sitting in a poorly-air-conditioned internet cafe for more than an hour, thin cotton is still best. It absorbs sweat, breathes, and doesn't stick to my backside like synthetic.

For a day out though, the soft synthetic is best, for me. The cotton is usually a bit too thick to let out heat.

I never get synthetic shirts though. Even if the cotton is a little thick, they feel so much nicer when my back sweats, and they dry off faster.

Same for me exactly: thin, flexible syntho trousers and cotton shirts. One thing I miss about living out here is I can't wear jeans -- too fookin' hot!

When in Bangkok and going to malls popular with tourists like MBK and the others around there I got into the habit of wearing long-sleeved shirts. There are tourists from a certain Asian country that seem to enjoy touching people with pale skin -- they bump into me pretty often, (and believe me, my shelf life as a 'walking aphrodisiac' has long expired ) and several times I have picked up some sort of skin rot on my arms from them. Good to keep some wet-wipe things handy for the same reason. Worst case was some tout in Indonesia grabbed my forearm and dug his nails into me; fortunately I had a plastic dropper-bottle of Thai betadine and was able to treat it within a few minutes.

Dress defensively!

[nhbb]

Sanook2me's post contains some good info.

I learnt the hard way that in the hot season, synthetic pants are best, but only if they are the soft type of synthetic. If there's any stiffness in them at all, they get scratchy. However if I'm going to be sitting in a poorly-air-conditioned internet cafe for more than an hour, thin cotton is still best. It absorbs sweat, breathes, and doesn't stick to my backside like synthetic.

For a day out though, the soft synthetic is best, for me. The cotton is usually a bit too thick to let out heat.

I never get synthetic shirts though. Even if the cotton is a little thick, they feel so much nicer when my back sweats, and they dry off faster.

Same for me exactly: thin, flexible syntho trousers and cotton shirts. One thing I miss about living out here is I can't wear jeans -- too fookin' hot!

When in Bangkok and going to malls popular with tourists like MBK and the others around there I got into the habit of wearing long-sleeved shirts. There are tourists from a certain Asian country that seem to enjoy touching people with pale skin -- they bump into me pretty often, (and believe me, my shelf life as a 'walking aphrodisiac' has long expired ) and several times I have picked up some sort of skin rot on my arms from them. Good to keep some wet-wipe things handy for the same reason. Worst case was some tout in Indonesia grabbed my forearm and dug his nails into me; fortunately I had a plastic dropper-bottle of Thai betadine and was able to treat it within a few minutes.

Dress defensively!

Is this seriously an issue for you? I have never heard of this before, can you elaborate on what this touching fetish is all about?