My latest BIG find on ebay.

[John Schmidt]

No, not another bike. Pants stretchers! Stick them in the legs and spread them. Hang the pants up to dry and when you take them out, voila...you have a nice crease with no ironing. Nailed them for $12.50. Of course by wife thinks I'm nuts(no argument there), told me "it's really important to have that military crease in my khakis when I play golf."  There's a group of 9-10 of us that play as two foursomes once or twice a week, often a couple can't make it but we always have a good double foursome...."good" being rather subjective!!  I refer to the group as the Golfside Golfers, she calls us the Golfside Goobers. Golfside being the street name where most live.

As for the stretchers, I couldn't find any around here but they save time because I don't have to iron things then. If I take my stuff to a laundry, they always mismatch the seams which makes the crease off kilter. Really looks funny with a crease running off the side of your ankle. So, with the stretchers and the waist band stretcher I already have, I now own the two greatest inventions known to man for men over 40. 

[Michael K (Az.)]

And I have no words!!

[hotglue #43]

I have a couple pairs of stretchers too!  My Grandpa used them to dry and put a crease in his khakis....Gave a couple to my son....  Great stuff!!!  It also keeps the dryer from shrinking my jeans...
 the older I get, the more my jeans seem to shrink!!!!

[John Schmidt]

I have a couple pairs of stretchers too!  My Grandpa used them to dry and put a crease in his khakis....Gave a couple to my son....  Great stuff!!!  It also keeps the dryer from shrinking my jeans...
 the older I get, the more my jeans seem to shrink!!!!

Yeah, my pants shrink just hanging in the closet. Must be the soap my wife uses.   As for the jeans, same problem, and I refuse to throw good jeans away and buy new larger ones when all they need is a little stretch in the waist. That soap thing again.

[Jack]

Mom used them when I was a kid 50 yrs ago when hanging pants on the line.  She used potato water for starch and the pants would be so stiff and hard I had trouble getting my leg into them.  Hope I never see another.

[ChromeDome]

Amazing ... just amazing.   

[R J]

Grandma had them also when I was a kid.      I think I have a set of them in the garage from when I unloaded mom's apartment after she died.

[Jess from VA]

Since I retired, the iron and the alarm clock have never been used once.  And, I have not worn a shirt with a button on it either (not counting polos).  Several $K in worsted wool takes up closet space (donated most of it).  I am liking it.

If I have to look corporate casual (really rare), I wear microfiber which never needs ironed. 

[JimmyG]

it's like I just stepped out of a time machine I remember those stretcher thingies as well.  I'm kinda like Jess, low, low, maintenance.

[Titan]

Wow! Talk about memories! I haven't thought about those things in a whole lot of years!  My mom used them when I was a kid way back in the 50s. I wouldn't have thought they still existed.

http://www.lehmans.com/store/Home_Goods___Laundry___Drying___Pant_Stretcher___165703?Args=&partner_id=bcngoog&9gtype=search&9gkw=pants%20stretchers&9gad=6504682724.1&9gag=1912248404&gclid=CJ_urp74oq4CFcGc7QodNAyzQQ

[John Schmidt]

Low maintenance is also my motto, along with low effort. Since I retired, going formal generally means tying my shoes, also means wearing something other than New Balance. But, for casual wear I have a few khaki pants which are mostly cotton. So, after washing they need a little iron applied so they don't look like you slept in them. That's where the stretchers come into play. Take them out of the washer, insert the stretchers and hang'em on the patio. Couple hours they're dry, no shrinkage, no ironing, no sideways glances from the little lady.

[RP#62]

That cover of SI someone posted is a pretty good pants stretcher.
-RP

[junior]

i thought you shrank when you got old

[fudgie]

That cover of SI someone posted is a pretty good pants stretcher.
-RP

     

[Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005]

I live on the road and out of a suitcase the best thing to ever happen to a travelin' man is Downy Wrinkle Releaser.....Sray in on and its magic on wrinkle's.

[Reb]

I live on the road and out of a suitcase the best thing to ever happen to a travelin' man is Downy Wrinkle Releaser.....Sray in on and its magic on wrinkle's.

Do you use the Tide stain eraser pen too? 

[Valkahuna]

The things one can learn on this board are simply stupendous!

I have learned things that I did not know existed, and that until the exact moment I read about them, I didn't care about. Suddenly my eyes have been opened. Thanks John.

Now where the heck were those pants stretchers when I was in the Air Force and I had to put creases in my pants??? I used to fold my pants when still damp, and lay them under the mattress. The problem was that the springs used to put these weird squares pressed into my pants. Once I left a pair under there too long and ended up with rusty squares in my pants. The shame of it all!!!

[John Schmidt]

The things one can learn on this board are simply stupendous!

I have learned things that I did not know existed, and that until the exact moment I read about them, I didn't care about. Suddenly my eyes have been opened. Thanks John.

Now where the heck were those pants stretchers when I was in the Air Force and I had to put creases in my pants??? I used to fold my pants when still damp, and lay them under the mattress. The problem was that the springs used to put these weird squares pressed into my pants. Once I left a pair under there too long and ended up with rusty squares in my pants. The shame of it all!!!

Does that ever bring back some memories. Except I found a piece of thin plywood and spread out some wax paper on it. THEN laid my pants on it under my mattress. No marks from the springs. Remember Listerine? Looks the same as some other favorite beverages...in color at least. My baracks roomie used to keep a large bottle of "listerine" handy in his closet. Aah...the good old days.