Hello utah23. Have you looked at the ``Style options`` and specifically the TL600 exercise base? That would be what I would wear during your working week, and maybe a more `normal`system for casual/social wearing . Have a look at the thread `` 2 Videos from Norway-comments`` by Apollo2009. It`s a long thread but we covered the issues surrounding skin systems versus all- lace or combination of lace and polyurethane perimeter in relation to excessive or profuse sweating and hygiene / scalp health issues. If you sweat a lot [as you would on a heavy workout ] the exercise base will allow water to wash over most of the scalp area, thus removing the sweat/oils etc. You should have no issues with the front hairline lifting or being exposed --glues are surprisingly strong and need [sometimes] several applications of solvents to get it fully off the scalp. They also come in varying strengths, designed for practicality of an individuals lifestyle. I`d suggest you do your bonding at night before sleeping, so you are not rushing it in the morning before dashing out to work. That will give the glue time to `set`properly. Two or three coats of medium /high strength glue will NOT be affected by water after a shower, so you can relax on that score. The only thing is you will be using showers in gyms frequently and there are a lot of chemicals like chlorine added to the water in those places - - that is not good for growing hair, let alone system hair so don`t expect to get the same duration out of a system as a more sedate person would. You sound like you have crossed some of your bridges before you have reached them [ not being unpleasant to you ] -- yes there are issues with wearing which people who don`t wear don`t ever have to think about, but nothing too hard. As Anthony said above, it can seem daunting at first but you`ll get used to it fast. I used go to gyms a lot [every 2 or 3 days ] and sweat heavily wearing an all -polyurethane system and it wouldn`t begin to loosen [the bond ] until after, maybe, 2 weeks in winter [but not a very healthy thing to wear for such a long stretch of time ] As for the forum being `moderated`-- well I can assure you I have left many posts on here and NEVER has anyone told me what to say / not to say. I am posting here, in an effort to help people like yourself, make an informed choice. I can relate to your experiences in these `Salons` -- you will get that kind of feeling from them---after all, they want you to buy from them and pay loads of cash for it. I hope someone can recommend a good stylist for you near enough to where you are located.. if not, just go to a few `normal`hair salons and ask in person, if they`d be willing to style your hair --after all, it IS real hair, just attached to an artificial scalp --so where is the problem ??? Any decent stylist should have no issue with obliging. I simply approached a girl who cuts men`s and women`s hair [she has a lot of younger guys getting cuts etc which is a good sign in a place as they are just SO fussy nowadays ! ] and explained it to her and showed her the system [it was a stock one while I was waiting for my custom] and told her I wasn`t too worried about how it turned out as it was not too expensive, so she was more `relaxed`` with the idea. That`s the other advantage of Toplace systems --they are reasonably priced, so even in the event that you weren`t happy with the work of the stylist and decided you didn`t want to wear the system [which I`m very doubtful would happen ] you wouldn`t be too much out-of-pocket.
Have a look at the template- making videos on youtube and do contact andrei_eremenko as he has invited you ---- he did a great job on his system recently, and would be able to give you some ideas too --best wishes -- Paul.