Grass skirts?

PatfromOre · Post by **PatfromOre** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 7:33 am

Hi all: I'm a virgin burner and was thinking about a grass skirt as part of my costume. Anybody have any experince with them on the playa? Is one kind better than another? I don't want to be picking up moop from my skirt all the time. Thanks

Zulegoona · Post by **Zulegoona** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 9:19 am

I don’t have personal experience with grass skirts but have always heard that they drop a lot of moop and are a bad idea for that reason.

phil · Post by **phil** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 12:58 pm

My suggestion for all things not yet taken to the playa is to try them out first. I have no idea what the cost is and what your budget is, but if you have the money, buy one that appeals to you and wear it to see if it sheds. It may be that a half dozen lose pieces fall out and you're set. Or you may find it sheds like a dog and is unsuitable.

(Louise and I are having a Tiki party Saturday night - you're welcome to wear it there. :->)

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 2:57 pm

Don't stand too close to the fire would be my word of advice.

Desert Duck · Post by **Desert Duck** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 6:01 pm

Check the construction, make sure the top is tightly sewn. Fake grass is better than real in this case, because even if the strands don't pull out, they can get really dry and brittle, then break off. When you get it, shake the crap out of it, sit down get up sit down get up, tug on it, abuse it a little. If it doesn't shed at all through this, you're golden. You may be able to get one then have a friend with a sewing machine add a couple lines of stitching to it to keep it from shedding.
Oh, yeah. What he said about fire, just imagine your most privates having flaming plastic stuck to them.

mojo · Post by **mojo** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 11:35 am

YES. My hubby wore a grass skirt a couple of years ago. Not only did it get into his breakfase cereal (creating an exclamation one hears only on the playa), but he had to remove it quickly due to the excessive moopage. Tried an acrylic one the following year with somewhat similar results - not as bad as the raffia but still not appropriate for the playa due to moop factor.

So now he wears the cocoanut bra with a kilt.

PatfromOre · Post by **PatfromOre** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 7:00 pm

Thanks all. I think I will pass on the the grass skirt, and come up with something else.

Thanks Phil for the invitation...

Bob · Post by **Bob** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 9:58 pm

A penis gourd works.

If you glue it on.

geekster · Post by **geekster** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 1:14 am

The grass skirts work much better if you spray them down with PAM cooking spray first. It takes three or four cans but it's worth it.

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 1:39 pm

I usually wrap my penis with a banana leaf in the PNG way.

PatfromOre · Post by **PatfromOre** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 4:58 pm

I'm thinking I might get one of the fake grass ones and have my wife sew it around the top, and then take for a test run and see what happens. I'll be sure and not get too close to any flames, I don't want anything roasted down there. Or maybe I'll just go with the banana leaf.. Ha Ha

sierrahiker68 · Post by **sierrahiker68** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 2:41 pm

I tried one last year. I had it on for about an hour before takeing it off. I was leaving a trail of grass bit and pieces that really pissed me off. Leave it at home.

Tiara · Post by **Tiara** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 3:44 pm

I've never seen a grass skirt that didn't leave tons of MOOP behind. I have spent lots of time cleaning up the shreds of other people's grass skirts. Please just leave them home!

If you really want to include one in a costume, go buy cheap yarn and knot lengths of yarn around some sort of belt or waist band instead.

Post by **AntiM** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 4:18 pm

I've seen one made from grosgrain ribbon that was fabulous.