Hi all.

Given my propensity to babble on at length, i ended up having over 2000 words when i tried to do a testimonial. However, I ended up trimming the top half off as that was largely a funny anecdote on how i came across the fleshlight. If you're interested i may yet post it, but here's my early thoughts.

What I ordered:

After reading through the forums I decided to order the Pink lady STU (as it comes with a case and seems to be pretty well recommended for beginners), and an Ultratight Butt fleshllight.

First impressions on arrival:

The packaging was very nondescript so there weren't any embarrassing exchanges when i went to pick up my delivery from the PO. (It was training day though, so a woman was training a young attendant how to sign for things, amusing to me given what the contents were).

The bag itself was an AAE plastic handy bag. Inside the bag we had a bottle of Wet lube, a satchel lube sample, a couple promotional brochures (useful actually as they illustrate how to care for fleshies) and of course the two inserts.

Now the STU came in its own Tin Case which i did notice had a few dings in it (presumably incurred during shipping), and the UT comes in a cardboard box. After opening out both box and tin shipping case i get my first look at the fleshies. First impressions i was impressed.

The STU in its case is definitely a sizeable thing, (you read that it is larger than you expect and it really is) so you don't really fret about if a fall might damage the case. The insert itself is impressive. Lubing a finger up and dipping it into the STU the thought that comes to mind is most definitely...

Wow, that's disturbingly fleshlike:

In short order though, you find yourself lubing up to try her out. I had read on the forums that it is best to heat up your fleshlight prior to use. I filled my bathroom sink with hot water and left the STU in it for about five minutes. I did read that longer is better, but i was too impatient to wait.

Sinking in for the first time was a bit of an eye-opening experience for me. It was wet, warm and overall better than i was expecting. I tried the shoe method first of all, but wasn't really able to sort it out, so decided just to wing it and use it in a wanking fashion for the first time. Settling down and plunging the unit up and down, i have to admit i wasn't as blown away as some reviewers. It was nice certainly, but the texture wasn't completely obvious (i retract this after using the ultratight) and i felt it could be a little warmer and tighter. When i did climax (it did actually take me longer than i expected, longer than it would by hand) it was good, but not earth shattering.

I was anxious however to try out my other insert and see if i liked that one better. After a short period for recovery (one of the few advantages to being young), i tried out the ultratight butt. Sinking into this one for the first time, was in many ways, much more impressive for me. Obviously at half the width of the STU, it is understandably a much tighter fit, however the material had enough give that even donkey-dicked drongos won't have trouble fitting in.

I found the UT butt to be a quite good insert. The tightness is a plus, however the lack of texture (which after heading back to the STU then becomes obvious) does mean a couple of things. Firstly, for the non-butt fetishists out there, you're probably going to last longer. And secondly it does lose lube more quickly. I didn't have to relube the STU when i used it, but i have found that i do need to redo the UT. The UT does seem to make more noise as well.

Now i've only used both units a couple of times thus far, hot and cold, so i'm nowhere near being the master of fleshies yet (in some ways perhaps i'd be better doing a review after 3 months or something) but i have found a couple things worth noting on second rounds with the toys.

Playing with your fleshie:

Even after using it a couple of times, i have noticed there is a bit of tweaking required to get a good experience. Like anything you need to practice with your fleshie to get good at it, and learn your preferences.

After using both heated and unheated, hotter is definitely better than cold. Using it cold isn't bad, but it is much, much nicer when heated. It is a bit of trial and error and i will be the first to hold up my hand and say that i'm still a novice in this area, but frankly the fleshlight is a well designed toy and if you aren't gonna use everything it has to offer, you're seriously selling yourself short. My second time using the STU i heated it for a bit over ten minutes, and it was light and day ahead of a luke warm insert.

Noise can be a factor with the end cap. Loosing dose reduce or eliminate most of the noise, but that comes at the sacrifice of suction.

The Verdict:

So to sum things up after a few tries of the fleshie what's my verdict. Giving it a score out of ten, as a novice give it a 7/10. There is a bit of experimentation required, and i'm still learning that, so my fleshie will probably go up in my books in a few months time once i figure out the shoe method and proper timing for heating, but as it currently stands, the fleshlight is a solid toy.

If you were ever going to get something along the lines of one of these, don't buy any of the cheap novelty/plastic ones, they are a complete waste of money. You're far better off investing in a fleshie. They're expensive, but you get what you pay for, and i'm not regretting having bought one.

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hi Gullybog. Great testimonial.

You have given a very informative review on the two fleshlights you've bought and have come to the conclusion most do with them.

As you've mentioned Im sure you will find it more satisfactory the longer you use them for after around 6 years of having fleshlights myself, they are still as good to use as the day I first tried one

Thanks for the words of encourage, Fazman.
"Come fly with me, let's fly let's fly away."

Hi Gullybog, and welcome to the forums!

A good testimonial; as you say, it is early days yet. I do believe you will come to give the FL a higher score in time.

Meanwhile, practice and yet more practice is worthwhile for most things in life...

hi gullybog
great read. and yeah with practice you will find just what works best for you. amount of heating, lube, suction and whether you thrust into it hands free or use it in your hands. we are all built differently after all so it goes without saying what one guy finds works best might not be the best way for the next guy. plus with added use you will find yourself getting more sensitive to the fleshie as opposed to just using your hand.
after awhile the hardest thing you will find is working out what one you wanna try next lol.

ps would love to read the rest of your story on how you discovered fleshlights if u wanna post it sometime

JonnyW and Countrydude, thanks for the welome guys and glad to know you found my testimonial interesting. It is curious to hear that you become more sensitive to fleshies as opposed to your hand countrydude. I've only had my fleshies a week or two so i haven't had much of a chance to use and abuse them too much yet

I added in my preamble ramble that i ended up cutting out for you to have a peruse of.
Enjoy and thankyou for the warm welcome.

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As anyone who has recently shifted house knows (as i just have), moving sucks. The endless paperwork, phone calls, negotiations and outright swearing required to get things done is enough to fray anyways grasp on sanity. Having just finished another meeting with the agents i was feeling a tad frayed myself. Here's the dilema though, there are thirty minutes until the next bus, and an adult shop just so happens to be staring me in the face across the street. I could hear Richard Branson's catchphrase click in my head, "Screw it, just do it!"

Ok, so i should say this was not my first time in an adult shop. Admittedly it was my second, so i was a bit of an adult shop virgin, but what the heck, i was killing time. I don't know about you, but i find adult shops to be funny (as in ha ha) places. 'STUs', I think, glancing at an item. 'What's that? A Stamina Training Unit. Why would you want to buy one of those? Wouldn't that been an afffirmation of your own ability to last? Not really interested in that... now where are those dildos.'

Half an hour of browsing later I had decided to buy something, largely in tribute to the friendly clerk i had been chatting to in between customers. Apparently I seem to know what i'm doing. Not quite sure how to take that ordainment. College life has evidently warped me more than i previously thought. $49, a twin slot vagina/anal orifice, and one phone number later, I'm hurrying out to catch a bus to the other side of town.

Later that afternoon inevitably I try out my purchase. Shock horror right? Using the toy for the first time was okay. It is in hindsight a cheap plastic hole to fuck. An impractably tight hole that is an impossible tight hole without lube. I used the toy twice that evening. The first time I had a decent orgasm. However when I decided to use it again later that night, the sensations whilst the same, left me rather empty (no pun intended). I attributed my earlier orgasm to risque feeling of having my first artificial orifice. The twinslot simply wasn't worth the effort, it was horrible. A quick yahoo search later find results which state pretty unanimously the same opinion. 'This blows, i just wasted fifty bucks on a cheap toy i will likely never bother to dig out again. Not only that, its a lot cheaper online than what i paid. Dammit.' Ready to close down the links and lament on my poor fortune, the words in the next post catch my eyes. "STU". Now why is that familar?

I read on and it goes on to slam the toy I just bought and hold the one i had snubbed as a beacon of hope for phalluses everywhere. 'What's a fleshlight?' I muse. One quick wiki search later and i've connected the STU and the various sister devices together with the toy from the adult shop. 'Oh so that's what it is, but they can't be any better than what i paid for. They are all just penny-pinching portable plastic pussies right?' It is both a blessing and a curse, but i'm Curiosity's bitch, and when she gets hold of me i've just gotta go with it.

A few minutes of google surfing later i'm confused. This is strange, the fleshlight is actually getting good reviews. Even rave reviews. What's up with that, where's the negative vibes, the "this device made my dick fall off" kind of stuff. W. T. F.

In the back of my mind, and still riding discontent (a good name for the twinslot) from my purchase earlier that day , i'm thinking 'Scam! Scam! Scam!' In short order i find a couple sites that sell fleshlights and read through the testimonials. They're good, but i expect that on the main page due to marketing, but what's the deal with positive reports in the forums. I mentioned Curiosity before, well she wears high heels and right now she's digging them in pretty hard.

After a couple hours of flipping through forums, i'm seriously contemplating ordering one. 'Don't be daft, you don't even ebay, yet you wanna buy this? Look at those prices!' I close down my laptop and try and forget about it. However it doesn't really leave me, i couldn't get the fleshie out of my head, it was like a bad song or something.

i'm drawn back to it, and within a couple days i've organised a purchase. Now in any other situation i would be kicking myself for spending that much money when i had just moved, but i was oddly hopeful it was as good as the fan's claims. The invoice was in my email pretty much immediately, and I did a direct deposit directly after. Now this is where i offer caution, it will drive you bozo the clown bonko for that 24-48 hour period whilst you wait for it to transfer. Plenty of time to wonder if you've been ripped. If you have the option, use one of the faster payment methods. I paid tuesday mid-morning and didn't get a payment approval email until wednesday night, about 30 hours later. I had been concerned whether it would clear in time and whether my first fleshie would arrive by the end of the week, cause if it was delievered friday then it wouldn't reach me until monday, and it would be such a shame to not have it for the weekend if the reviews were correct. However when i got the second email saying payment was approved i was quite looking forward to the arrival.

Two painfully slow days later, i'm nursing my AAE parcel in the privacy of my room.

I think we know what happens next.

awesome read. You have explained it very well. From when you first discovered the fleshlight all the way to delivery

yeah great read. very interesting story. covers well how the curiosity really does get the better of you after reading through various forums and review sites.

yeah Gullybog depends how much actual sex your having but if your just a regular wanker like some of us then your dick usually gets used to getting off via your hand.
whereas once you start using a fleshlight it finds new sensations and starts reawakening again. there are various posts in here describing it. do a search for "death grip" and that will probably bring them up

Thanks countrydude, i found some of the posts you were talking about. And here was me thinking that "death grip" was a problem with the iphone.

lol, deathgrip on the iphone. That was a massive issue this year. Not one Ive had issues with on my iphone 4

GULLYBOG: great. I really enjoyed the "ordering session". Two of mine, I had to get from the US (I live in UK) as they were new. One of them I was in a race with Faz, who of course always hears about something new.

I would have posted earlier, but have just returned from four days in Barcelona, enjoying the autumn sunshine.

Keep it up (pun INtended) and be sure to let us know how you get on. If you are interested, you can find my experiences in the Testimonials columns - some time ago now.

Thanks jonnyW, I'll take a look around to see what you wrote. Hope you had a great time and enjoyed your trip.

GULLYBOG;

try these for a start:

http://www.fleshlight.com.au/forums/index.php?showtopic=902

http://www.fleshlight.com.au/forums/index.php?showtopic=993

http://www.fleshlight.com.au/forums/index.php?showtopic=1065

Thanks for the links jonnyW, i read them all.

Hi All,

Up until a week ago I hadn't really even heard of a Fleshlight, hadn't been into an Adult Store in many years and was generally oblivious to what was going on. Somehow I stumbled onto Fleshlights while surfing the net and it really intrigued me so I looked into it bit further. So many types and so many choices to make!

I ended up going into an adult store not far from where I live and they really tried to do the hard-sell so I left feeling more confused. Thankfully more web surfiing brought me to this site and I was able to read through what others were doing and how they decided on what to buy.

To cut a long story short I went back to the adult store today and bought an STU version (probably should have bought it here I know ) I was having trouble deciding between the STU and an Ice Lady but the guy at the store said that a ribbed version was better an the only Ice they had was an original version, so STU it is!

Anyway my first impressions were "WOW"!! I didn't think that it would be as good as it is and having used it once already I am looking forward to more practice. I've obviously got to get the warm water to the right temperature and adjust the suction correctly but I am very impressed.

Now the only dilemma is do I show it to my wife or keep it just for when she's not around?

Couple of things I wanted to say:

1. "thrusting up and down" sounds to me like you're doing it too fast. I mean, to be fair, each to his or her own.. but the best results I have had is when I do it nice and slow; starting with just the tip of my cock moving in and out and then slowly progressing to full penetration and even then allowing the FL to slowly glide up and down my shaft, feeling every milimeter of it sliding over me.. I can definitely get off by going fast but it feels a little too much like a well-lubed wank for my liking. What makes it feel amazing, for me at least, is going slow.. taking my time.. enjoying every last second of pleasure right up to the end.

2. If it were me, I would show it to my wife... use it by yourself as well.. but using it together with her in bed beside you, maybe with her working the FL herself and tickling your balls and all that. Make it part of your sex-life. Masturbation, both in and out of a relationship, is very natural and is a completely different type of sexual release than sex is with a partner. Anyway, if you don't think she would totally freak out, I would show it to her and explore it with her. More so if she owns dildos of her own..