Men are raw-dogging on their flights for hours on end.
Men are raw-dogging on their flights for hours on end.
Some think it’s tasteless. Some think it’s a better experience. Whatever the case, this travel trend is certainly controversial - and you may have done it without knowing.
Men sharing their experiences of “raw dogging” - going without any of the usual comforts on a flight - aregoing viral on social media. Is it insanity? Or should more people give it a go?
Raw dogging devotees commit to no headphones, no movies, no blanket - not even sleep - for the entire flight duration. Impressively, or perhaps disturbingly, some refuse to let themselves drink water.
It also extends to clothing - ideally, this is as bland as possible. A solid-coloured hoodie and beige pants would do.
You’d be forgiven if you think you can do this in business class. You cannot. The travel trend is reserved for economy class passengers only.
The point is to push your mental and physical limits, or as one user on TikTok says, “mind control and being able to do nothing”.
For others, it provides an otherwise rare opportunity to shut off from the busyness of modern life and simply reflect.
“I love doing this. Flying is one of the only places where I can mostly just turn off my brain and exist. It’s peaceful,” one user commented on a Reddit thread.
Another user wrote: “It’s healthy to disconnect. Your mind isn’t built for stimulation 24/7″.
Though the trend is popular with men, women are doing it too. One daughter shared a TikTok of her mother quite comfortably raw-dogging on a nine-hour flight.
“That’s a person that is truly at peace,” one person commented on the TikTok.
