how many suits do you own? for now

[thisweirdthing1985]

I'm not sure if this question had been made before, but anyway if so, the answers now would have changed.

so, I only have 3 Turbos (2 briefs, 1 "tank trunk", well, so they name it) 1 japanese arena (very small and feels great) and one water polo suit of from the Botafogo wp team from Rio, Brazil.

very small collection, indeed, and although never had the opportunity to wear them in a swimming pool or at the beach, I love and take care of this collection like a treasure. for me is like gold!

thanks for your answers! :)

[thisweirdthing1985]

I tried unsuccessfully to find some pic of this Botafogo suit I own, is made by a peruvian wp suits producer called Vista Water Polo. maybe should make one thread on this mark that makes suits for many national teams.
its also ironic, that Peru (where speedos-style suits are a rarity) produces suits for a giant like Brazil where they have lots of producers.

[shaulis]

I have many swimsuits from a few manufacturers. My new favorite are my Turbo suits.

[thisweirdthing1985]

I have many swimsuits from a few manufacturers. My new favorite are my Turbo suits.


yes, mine too! Turbos are the best (my opinion) :D

[Dooley67]

I've got 17 brief swimsuits, 7 of which I use for swimming laps. My favorites are the Turbos, Sportis, and Nikes.

D67

[sebbie]

at least 50

sebbie

[thisweirdthing1985]

I've got 17 brief swimsuits, 7 of which I use for swimming laps. My favorites are the Turbos, Sportis, and Nikes.

D67

great! will check the Sportis. the Nike ones i saw on ebay looked also great.

[thisweirdthing1985]

at least 50

sebbie

50! sebbie, you're an inspiration :)

[SwimTeamSpeedo]

Too many to count, last time I counted the total was someplace in the 70's as I recall. But, I have lots of older suits from my younger days, they still fit but I don't wear them often. At least a dozen go back to my college days and one or two are end of high school.

[sunbuff]

I just did a quick count of 60 briefs and 5 squarecuts, plus a drawer half full of older ones I don't wear anymore. Mostly Speedo, quite a few Adidas, some Aussiebums, some Slazengers, then some 1sies or 2sies of Billabong, O'Neill, Geronimo, Scheisser, Garneau, Joop and Hom. AND I don't even swim. I wear them in my yard, and riding my bike. I got hooked on them as a kid and never stopped.

Sunbuff

[knikon]

I want to try Turbo...

I probably have 30-40ish suits

10 Andrew Christian
3 Gabriel Homme
10 speedo
3 Custom Made in Venice Shop
1 Nike

I know I have more but these are the ones I use "reguarly"

Where can you get a billabong suit?

[SS27]

Hi!! I really like to use speedos on the beach and pools. I own 15 brief style suit and 3 square cut-low rise...
Firstly I used to keep my stuff untouchable but i rather prefer to enjoy it on the beach!!



I'm not sure if this question had been made before, but anyway if so, the answers now would have changed.

so, I only have 3 Turbos (2 briefs, 1 "tank trunk", well, so they name it) 1 japanese arena (very small and feels great) and one water polo suit of from the Botafogo wp team from Rio, Brazil.

very small collection, indeed, and although never had the opportunity to wear them in a swimming pool or at the beach, I love and take care of this collection like a treasure. for me is like gold!

thanks for your answers! :)

[Dooley67]

Hi!! I really like to use speedos on the beach and pools. I own 15 brief style suit and 3 square cut-low rise...
Firstly I used to keep my stuff untouchable but i rather prefer to enjoy it on the beach!!


SS27,

I see that this is your first post. Welcome to the board. I'm sure you will enjoy being a member.

Dooley67

[Dooley67]

I want to try Turbo...

I probably have 30-40ish suits

10 Andrew Christian
3 Gabriel Homme
10 speedo
3 Custom Made in Venice Shop
1 Nike

I know I have more but these are the ones I use "reguarly"

Where can you get a billabong suit?

Knikon,

Those of us who wear Turbos (STS, shaulis, Turbofan, myself) really love them. They are comfortably low cut with 2" sides, have a full lining if you get the water polo brief (which I recommend), and don't at all accentuate your package. You ought to try one and I'm sure you won't be disappointed.

D67

[sunbuff]

As to the Billabong, probably came from ebay. but maybe from the men's swimsuit megastore (Badehose.com). I got a lot from there, too. I forgot to mention Bikkemborg (very scant feeling) and Agonswim water polo briefs. They have some substance to them. Have one Tommy Hilfiger brief, but never been able to catch a Quiksilver.

We all know that some days you're not in the mood for that same old thing.

[area51tazz]

Where can you get a billabong suit?

I got my Billabong from the Billabong shop in Australia :) It was a bit hard to find one with the logo across the bum, but I picked it up in Manly just off Manly beach.

[Turbofan]

I've got
5 aussie bums
2 speedos
2 arenas
2 caussies
7 turbos

I like to cycle through them and keep the drawer fresh so I get rid of old ones as I buy new styles.

I'm still a huge fan of turbos. Best all around suit and the best fit. If I go to the beach or pool where there are lots of people I usually wear a turbo being the most modest of suits.

My wife's still got a lot of my sons old clothes and suits stashed away. So there's some model of brief style suit from size 2 up too 32 somewhere in my house!

[SwimTeamSpeedo]

Of all the suits you own, which is your favorite. For me, my all time favorite is a really cool Aztec print Speedo that dates back to at least the early 1990's, maybe before. It is really colorful and fits and looks great. My more current favorite is the English Bulldog Turbo, which I love the fit of and I think it is fun to wear.

[Dooley67]

My favorite used to be my original white Speedo Solar which actually had 1" sides and had a much lower percentage of Lycra than the current solars have. I just about wore it out, it lost its bright whiteness, and became stretched out so it was way too big. My current favorite is my Turbo Ipanema water polo brief. I love the cut and the fit, how it makes me look, and the bright colors that really energize me when I'm swimming.

D67

[knikon]

Knikon,

Those of us who wear Turbos (STS, shaulis, Turbofan, myself) really love them. They are comfortably low cut with 2" sides, have a full lining if you get the water polo brief (which I recommend), and don't at all accentuate your package. You ought to try one and I'm sure you won't be disappointed.

D67


Can I only get turbo online? I would prefer brick and mortar as certain people in this house would flip if they saw me spend over $10 on a swimsuit.

[Dooley67]

Can I only get turbo online? I would prefer brick and mortar as certain people in this house would flip if they saw me spend over $10 on a swimsuit.

I ordered mine online from swimoutlet.com. I don't have a swim shop where I live but it's possible that Turbos are available in local swim shops. You'd have to check if you've got one near you.

D67

[speedorob86]

I definitely have 100+

Rule is when I see a speedo, I buy a speedo.

[PSDave]

I too have more than topped 100

I travel a lot around the world and I buy a new suit everywhere I go.

[vava002]

about 60 :D :D

[speedorob86]

I too have more than topped 100

I travel a lot around the world and I buy a new suit everywhere I go.

that's why I buy so many too. I love traveling and buying speedos. whats the best place you've gotten a speedo. im from Toronto and going to Montreal or Vancouver is a great place.

[7_of_Fine]

I have 3 speedos, 2 thongs, and 3 jocks as of now, and they are all black (my teenage goth roots are showing!). I tend to wear them out with the activities I enjoy. Total? I'd say I've had around 27 speedos (in almost every color) that i've either destroyed, had ripped off of me by over-enthusiastic lovers and bar patrons and given away.

[Turbofan]

I just purged!!!

I threw out all my old stuff and am down to 5 suits now.

1xHOM, 1xfunky trunks, 1xarena, 2xturbo

I still have about 50 pairs of brief undies so I may have to purge there soon too!

[area51tazz]

I actually added a line item to my budget called "speedos" to try and get my spending under control :P

[speedorob86]

bar patrons? where do you work?

I have 3 speedos, 2 thongs, and 3 jocks as of now, and they are all black (my teenage goth roots are showing!). I tend to wear them out with the activities I enjoy. Total? I'd say I've had around 27 speedos (in almost every color) that i've either destroyed, had ripped off of me by over-enthusiastic lovers and bar patrons and given away.

[Jerry]

50-100 male briefs
About 30 female briefs
20-30 female one piece
15 male tri suits

My male/female leotard number.... TNTC (too numerous to count)

[valorian2]

I'm relatively new to Speedos, so I'm just at 7 (two more on the way). I have

5 3" Speedo briefs
1 1" Speedo brief
1 2" Sporti brief

I'm waiting on a 5" Speedo and my first Aussie Bum brief.

[trunksfan]

hundreds ! collected over many years and loved and looked after ! I can still fit into my first ever speedos purchased more than thirty years ago ! trunksfan

[speedorob86]

100+

never stop buying them

[Swimmer]

My guess is 50 or so. Two more on the way!

[valorian2]

I've expanded my growing collection some. I now have

2 aussieBum, one 1.5" and one 2.5"
1 2" Speedo
5 3" Speedos
1 3" Sporti brief
1 5" Speedo
1 7" Mr Turk squarecut

It's a lot of fun to shop online for Speedos, and I do like going through all of them as I swim daily.

[area51tazz]

100+

never stop buying them

I had to add a line item to my budget to show me how much I was spending :P
My boyfriend can have his shoes...I'll take my speedos :D

[ReservedEnthusiast]

I currently own 7, and planning to expand by 1 or 2 more by the end of the summer. (College student budgets unfortunately don't allow for mass speedo purchasing!)

[speedolover_T]

I'm owning 7 and try to buy at least two more per year... so I'm extending the collection

[lapswimmer]

I have become a Neptune Scepter addict. Got rid of several Seobean and Desmitt briefs and have four Polyester and three Nylon Neptune Scepter suits. i guess I finally found a suit that fit like i wanted and the consistency in their sewing makes me going back for more. i do still have a 1" Speedo I got many years ago, it was different in all aspects as the material was a ribbed nyoln. still is holding up to sun and surf.

[bchspeedo]

I have 6 suits:
2-Nike briefs (1 black and 1 blue)
1- Aussiebum WJ 2.5 Loose Portsea
1- Aussiebum WJ 2.5 Loose Freshwater
1-Nike Black/grey squarecut
1-Aussiebum 2.5 Classic in black

[Minimalist75]

5
2 Speedo Solars (1")
1 3" Speedo
1 pair short trunks
1 pair moderate trunks
Just got rid of my Jammers. Almost never wore them.

[ReservedEnthusiast]

I'm up to 7! 1 each of:

Speedo classic cut
Seobean
aussieBum 1.5" WJ
Timoteo (2 of these actually)
Q Swimwear waterpolo brief
HARDCORESPORT water polo brief

I also have 2 pairs of board shorts but those don't count. :p Actually, I bought the second pair a couple years ago because I had gained too much weight to wear the others anymore, but now they are way too big on me, so big I couldn't wear them anymore so I'm back in the other pair I haven't worn since freshman year of college/uni! They aren't the only item of clothing I've gotten rid of because they're too large. In fact, I had to exchange my most recent speedo purchase, the HARDCORESPORT, for a smaller size because the others in the size I usually wear were too large!

[losingandbuilding]

I honestly had never counted mine before, but here's what I have:
-21 "speedo-style" suits
-8 squarecut
-3 jammers

The sad and ironic thing is that I barely ever get to wear them. I don't swim much, but I think they're cool, haha. When I do swim, I normally wear them under my swimming shorts. I can count the times I've been in the water "speedo-only" on one hand.

[52dno98]

7 original solars (black or blue logo)
2 "new" solars (white logo, 2" side)
1 speedo thong
4 TYR 2" suits
1 speedo 3" suit
1 TYR 3" suit
1 Arena 2.5" suit (LOVE lap swimming in this suit)

Plus two more 2.5" Arenas I'm getting in the mail tomorrow.

And I can't count how many suits I've collected and purged over my lifetime. Probably 100?

[Minimalist75]

5
2 Speedo Solars (1")
1 3" Speedo
1 pair short trunks
1 pair moderate trunks
Just got rid of my Jammers. Almost never wore them.
Cleaning out my drawers and found a sting side rio and sunseeker rio that I bought and never wore. Kept them and will try to actually wear them now. Also
found another older pair of short trunks so the total is 8.

[Mollyk]

Must own over 50-60 suits.
Lifeguard suits, bikinis, one piece suits, orphan bikini tops, synchro suits, lots of black one piece speedos used in synchro and some fancy synchro suits I sewed myself.

[swimmerman]

As someone who only swam in squarecuts until recently, a recent holiday in Croatia has helped me to build up a reasonable stock. Don't have the shape or body for AB's etc, but here is my collection:-

1 1.5inch Arena in red (love the look and feel when on but not that suitable for my local public pools)
1 2inch Deep and light blue Speedo
1 2inch three stripe Addias in deep blue ( a favourite!)
1 3inch Slazanger in black and gray
1 Speedo Endurance in red
1 Speedo Endurance in Black and Orange
1 High Waist Blue and white stripe 'GLB' make ( lovely silky feel)
1 2 inch Islandhaze black and gray

As far as the square cuts go:-
1 Black Speedo Endurance
1 Slazanger black and green
1 Black and blue trimmed Speedo Trunk
1 Unnamed black and geen
1 Sunga style in black

13 in total. Swam in 10 of them. 3 to go !:D

[Minimalist75]

Cleaning out my drawers and found a sting side rio and sunseeker rio that I bought and never wore. Kept them and will try to actually wear them now. Also
found another older pair of short trunks so the total is 8.
I am now at 2, one briefs and one squarecut, but tan through. I like the light weight and quick dry of tan through material. Will need to get a short pair of swimshorts at some point, but will try to go with the tan through material again.
How I got there.
At the end of summer 2017, I got rid of the older short shorts, moderate shorts, standard speedo and the 2 very brief suits, going down to 3 total, 2 solar and 1 short shorts.
One of the solars was beginning to get worn so I bought at tan though micro brief, but the top of my bush and crack were showing, so I got a standard tan through brief and got rid of the micro. Ordered tan through "shorts" which were more like a squarecut. Got rid of the solars. By the end of the summer, my swim shorts were wearing out, so I got rid of them.

[echo_beach]

At present. my tally is 70. Mostly Budgy Smugglers. Have collected and resold many hundreds over my 60 year collection span. eBay is very good for sales.