They are the most ergonomic and comfortable tubes out there for the money. Pumptoys makes a great tube called the vel-seal tube, but it's opening has a VERY wide flare at the base and your scrotum could get sucked in and your results would be poor as a result of that. Most men's penises are wider at the base and a bit smaller at the head, the Kaplan tapered tubes fit most penises nicely. They can also reduce the pumper's donut somewhat and are easier to pack then the straight walled tubes in my opinion.
Seahorses said that the tubes weren't right for him and he is a very specific pumper and knows exactly what works for him... he is interested in foreskin regeneration and needs to pump up to a huge donut to accomplish this task since the donut is where your inner foreskin and circumcision scar blow up since they are scar tissue and can expand easier than normal skin.
He is an advanced pumper and has a unique routine that probably shouldn't be copied by beginners or even intermediates for that matter.
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