In preparation for my dream trip to Alaska, I made sure to see my knee doctor. We got to talking and she suggested a compression sleeve. I explained that the one I have keeps rolling down which is one of the problems with them.

I off handedly said, ‘Maybe I’ll get a garter belt.”

“Hey, that might work. Let me know how it goes” she replied.

When I got home, I went to my go-to for quick shopping, Amazon. There was a cute black lacy number that I could get with two day shipping. Cool. Problem solved.

Everything packed and double, triple checked, we left for our trip. Our travel day was a long one. The next morning, we planned to do a lot of walking so I got my trusty compression sleeve out and my new ‘sexy’ black garter belt and got dressed.

We walked to the museum from our hotel. There were so many things to see. There was a display which took up one entire section of the museum on loan from the Smithsonian in Washington DC. Items from every tribe were on display. The artistry of the people who made them just had me standing there in awe.

We toured the entire museum and then headed on a bus to the Cultural center. Wow. We were able to listen to a lecture about the different tribes of Alaska and the areas where they live. Alaska is so vast that it is difficult to grasp its enormity

We wandered outside to see the multiple examples of the various dwellings represented for the people. Artists were displaying their hand crafted items for sale. Only indigenous people are allowed to use some of the natural stones, etc. Very interesting.

Our next adventure for the day was a walking tour of Anchorage. The tour was to begin at the Federal Land Building. We needed to go inside to let the guide know that we were there for the tour. Oh, my, a TSA type of scanning system. Well, purse went through fine. I went through and I buzzed. My first thought that the reason was all the metal in my right arm. Uh no. When the officer began to ‘wand’ me, my thigh areas were beeping.
“Ma’am, what do you have in there?” He asked.

Bear in mind, it has been a very long day to this point. I answer rather loudly, “Its a garter belt holding up my compression knee sock!”

He turned red and just waved me in.

In subsequent days, the little lacy number lost one gripper and then another. As the trip wore on, it was necessary to turn the belt around as the right side had only one gripper left which was not working very well.

I now wore the belt backwards, with only 3 remaining grippers for the last days of my trip and one more airport, TSA adventure. Yes, you guessed it. I opted to not use the garter or knee support for the last portion of my journey.

After I got home, I found the perfect solution. An industrial strength garter belt made for sports! These things are 2 inches wide made out of a thick material They must have the tensile strength to hold up an ELEPHANT! They are strong. Who knew that Hockey players and baseball players have these to keep their sox up!

AWESOME. The new, unattractive Non-sexy garter belt is perfect.

So, if you also need to use any type of compression sleeve for you knees, a sports garter belt is the ticket. I have done all the research.

You’re Welcome.

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