PUL Plastic Pants Tips
Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2017 5:31 pm
I hope the following tips will help those of us that use Gary or Leakmaster PUL pants.
The problem I was having with my Gary and Leakmaster PUL pants was that the elastic in the leg opening was rolling up into a tiny thin strip at the inner leg. This was causing them to be overly tight in that area and it was making a very irritated thin red stripe on my leg. I found the problem to be the leg opening flat elastic bands were only stitched on the inner side and this was allowing the elastic to roll up into a tight thin band. Once I understood the problem I purchased several new pairs of Gary PUL pants but this time before using them I had a local seamstress put another line of stitching at the outside of the leg opening all the way around the opening. The idea was to keep the flat elastic band flat instead of rolling up. I have to say it worked perfectly, the leg elastics now stay flat and they are really comfortable to wear all day long with no more dark red marks.
I also purchased several pair of the LeakMaster side-snap PUL pants (made by Gary too?) and had the same extra stitch applied to the leg elastics. Again this worked perfectly and I would advise anyone using the Gary or LeakMaster pants to have this modification done prior to (or even after) using them. I've also found that the side-snap pants have the additional benefit of being a lot cooler in the very hot and humid climate that I live in. Obviously the side-snap openings are not good for side sleepers but they work great for daytime wear.
The problem I was having with my Gary and Leakmaster PUL pants was that the elastic in the leg opening was rolling up into a tiny thin strip at the inner leg. This was causing them to be overly tight in that area and it was making a very irritated thin red stripe on my leg. I found the problem to be the leg opening flat elastic bands were only stitched on the inner side and this was allowing the elastic to roll up into a tight thin band. Once I understood the problem I purchased several new pairs of Gary PUL pants but this time before using them I had a local seamstress put another line of stitching at the outside of the leg opening all the way around the opening. The idea was to keep the flat elastic band flat instead of rolling up. I have to say it worked perfectly, the leg elastics now stay flat and they are really comfortable to wear all day long with no more dark red marks.
I also purchased several pair of the LeakMaster side-snap PUL pants (made by Gary too?) and had the same extra stitch applied to the leg elastics. Again this worked perfectly and I would advise anyone using the Gary or LeakMaster pants to have this modification done prior to (or even after) using them. I've also found that the side-snap pants have the additional benefit of being a lot cooler in the very hot and humid climate that I live in. Obviously the side-snap openings are not good for side sleepers but they work great for daytime wear.