Dryrobe W****r

What makes dry robes different from coats? Are they lined with toweling?

I meant association with washing bathing changing swimming. And if it’s minors or adults with disabilities, sick or elderly people it is. Have had two instances of this to deal with in the out doors, students changing after canoeing and students drying after stream walking. Bad. These guys are bold, they don’t care that an adult is remonstrating with them, they just keep clicking….shameless.

I must be DRW, I have a regatta camouflage one that I wear on freezing cold days when it's pouring down rain. For regular rainy days I have a rain coat. I don't live near the beach and I can't even swim.

I've seen the posts on Facebook and I think it's really sad that people take the time to not only take photos but to post them online and mock people wearing them. I don't think they're a crime against fashion either, honestly who cares what someone else is wearing.

Last time someone posted about this group I checked it out. And someone in the group had highlighted the profile picture of one of the men who had been taking photos of women. He was a rotund, older guy, wearing skinny jeans, and he looked like he needed a wash. People in glass houses came to mind...

Have you seen the website ' look at my fucking red trousers'? Mostly men, if you're worried that mostly women are dryrobe wankers.

This thread has persuaded me that there is in fact a dry robe wearer personality. The FB page is dull but the whining over anonymous photos on the internet is quite funny

Is it in a public place? Then they don’t need consent to take photos of anyone else, adult or child.

It's ridiculous
Like I might be miles from the sea but I've just finished swimming in a reservoir so yes, I'm wearing one!

Don't agree, I often stop at the supermarket on the way back from a swim, not in the sea but lucky enoughto live near several lochs. I also wear it dogwalking in the winter as it's by far my most practical coat. I swim outdoors all year round but people won't necessarily know that so the best thing is just not to give a shit what people think

It's actually not illegal at all to take someone's picture in a public place and distribute it elsewhere. Even if people are identifiable. I'm not sure you could call wearing a coat in public 'a vulnerable situation'.

To be clear I'm not saying I agree with it, I think it must be full of sad people with too much time on their hands. But it's not illegal.

The group is mean, although, a lot of people do look ridiculous in them tbf

i I have a (cheaper version) dry robe I wear to the outdoor pool. One time I needed to go shopping after swimming and I had forgot my coat and only had the robe, I went into the shop in my shirt sleeves rather than the DR as I was afraid I’d end up on the page

exactly.

" Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
"Take photos of random strangers wearing warm coats while going about their daily lives, and upload it to a website with a "witty" caption to mock them..."

I think I'd get more satisfaction, amusement and intellectual stimulation from picking my toenails. I don't know about "furious," though, I think I'd just feel a bit depressed that so many people had literally nothing better to do.

Yeah, its mean. I bought one ages ago, knowing the Facebook group exists. I walk dogs, swim with dogs, and attend dog events in all weathers. I also potter around in my campervan. I really don't give a crap. It's the warmest apparel, ever. In addition to this social shame, I also own a coat which is not Dryrobe, but looks exactly like one, except for it's fleecy lined. Sticks and stones and all that....

I often wear one in Tesco. But it's basically at the beach and I've usually just been swimming. And often with crocs. Or uggs.

Me too, it’s also illegal to distribute or take photos of people in vulnerable situations…

I remember the Full Kit wanker page where people would post pictures of grown men out and about in full football kits.

Can't get myself would up about this.

I must be a DDRW. The extra D at the beginning stands for disabled. I wear one when riding my mobility scooter in the rain. It keeps my knees dry, whereas a normal coat would just ride up.

Eugghh DRWs are the worst, of all the henious crimes to commit, wearing a dry robe has got to be up there, and don’t get me started on the cammo ones! There should be fines for crimes against fashion for these awful things. Agree with the no pictures, my eyes have been violated once, why would anyone want to re live the memory.

Yes, I have labradors, so I'm out in all weathers and I always come back dry.

Oh give over 😂 I said I don't hate dryrobes!

@loveumagenta

Just feel sorry for those who pass their time this way, honestly.

I thought it was to do with the middle class thing

They are massive because they were originally intended as something to change under in a cold wind, not to wear as a normal coat. You need a bit of wriggle room to remove a wet wetsuit.