TROJAN XL condom is a marketing gimmick

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This discussion only verifies how unique some of our members are here in their respective sizes. Slight variations between regular size condoms and XL's would be appreciated by many men and yes, purchasing those would give many guys a little pride at the check out counter. :smile:

However, here in this membership, we have exceptional sizes noted in which the XL's won't resolve all the problems with wearing condoms. It's girth concerns which seem to always take priority over length in sizing up condoms.

Manufacturer's using "gimmicks" sounds plausible but I doubt there's any deliberate conspiracy to mislead. It's just that there are average guys, somewhat larger guys (in fairly good statistical numbers comparatively) and then---there are the really big guys (MUCH less in number) who are having all the trouble finding condoms.

We've said it before in previous threads, but the actual number of really large men in the world (compared to average) wouldn't really warrant a manufacturer to make condoms in these kind of sizes in mass production. Likely, these XXXL's would just sit on the store shelves as more of a novelty than a product really in great demand.

This should tell us just how rare the 10 and 12 inchers are in the world.
 

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I thought I'd gone to Condom Heaven when TheyFit came along and offered a range of custom lengths and widths -- although I'm not overly long, the circumference of my penis is nearly the same as my wrist. But TheyFit seems to have gone belly-up, so Trojan Magnum XL was my only option. Now I see that Durex is offering a condom called XXL that's supposed to be even wider than the Magnum XL. Has anyone used this condom?
 

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those that say that is cuz they havent try it :) and is hard to put on a reg condom, I got to press it hard....which i could use a mag and leave that trouble behind.
 

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My girlfriend and I had a lot of regular ones tear on us, since we've switched to "Larger" (we don't have Magnums in Australia it seems) we haven't had the problem..
 

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For those of you using the Magnum XL condoms, how big around are you? I'm wondering what girth they are best for.

I'm 5.75" around and use the regular Magnums, which seem just right for me. I've never tried the XLs.
 

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Gimmick shmimmick. The additional room, however miniscule in some people's minds, makes all the difference in the world.

I have been using regular condoms since I began having sex in my teens and just assumed that they way they fit was just the way it was supposed to be. Hell, I didn't even know then that there were different sizes. I used them religiously and just dealt with the fit thinking it was normal. Truth be told, they were becoming increasingly uncomfortable as the years went on. As I became aware of other options (Magnum, etc.) I was very reluctant to try them because I thought that they were for guys much, much larger than me. About a year ago, I finally gave in and bought some Magnums expecting the worst - that they would just fall off rather easily. Wrong. The difference was amazing. I couldn't believe that I had waited as long as I had. While they're still snug, there's not the feeling of a death grip as with regular condoms. Granted, I still get one hell of a red ring around the base and it's a little uncomfortable when you're rolling it on, but that marginal difference makes all the difference for some of us.

My thoughts to anyone unsure if they "need" a larger condom - don't wait. Get some and see the comfort that you've been missing.
 

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I would stay with the normal magnums if you are less than 6 inches around.. but give it a try. I dont think it would slip in a 5.75 ..
 

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I have always used larger condoms and now use the Magnum XL. I am only 7 inches but above-average in width. I don't use them for length but for width. The head of my cock always used to be squeezed and it was terriblly uncomfortable.

With the larger condoms, I never have that problem.

P.S. I used to use the custom sized condoms you could order on line but they aren't available anymore. Very disappointing.
 

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a member named "the pipe" made the argument above that all the small dicked fags used to make in the 80's: that since you could roll a regular size around your fist then any size fits all. dumb queens, could you imagine what a condom on your dick would feel like if it were as tight at it would be on your wrist? only a dinky winky could make a statement like that. all us big boys already know the truth about fit.
 

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i'd just like to know who gets a kick out of buying Magnums...That was so uncomfortable for me. All the people looking at you funny...i'll just buy mine online from now on.

It's not just that it was condoms, i buy condoms when i need them, that's not the big deal. It was that it was in such an ostentatious package. They're good, but way too obnoxious. :frown1:
 

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For those of you using the Magnum XL condoms, how big around are you? I'm wondering what girth they are best for.

I'm 5.75" around and use the regular Magnums, which seem just right for me. I've never tried the XLs.

i'm 5.5" around. regular Magnums were still too snug for me. so, i don't know...
 

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I went to the Magnums because the regualar condoms are way to tight at the base for me and I taper from base to head they tend to unroll on me.
 

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I don't know about that....I find regular condoms very uncomfortable (almost painful) as they are too tight and very hard to get on and eventually come off as they roll up.

Just my experience.
 

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For those of you using the Magnum XL condoms, how big around are you? I'm wondering what girth they are best for.

I'm 5.75" around and use the regular Magnums, which seem just right for me. I've never tried the XLs.

I'm 6" around, if the regular Magnum doesn't slip at all try the XL for a change. It'll still have the same snugness at the base (where it's important) while allowing the rest to slip a little bit.
 

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i'd just like to know who gets a kick out of buying Magnums...That was so uncomfortable for me. All the people looking at you funny...i'll just buy mine online from now on.

It's not just that it was condoms, i buy condoms when i need them, that's not the big deal. It was that it was in such an ostentatious package. They're good, but way too obnoxious. :frown1:

It's true, a name like "Magnum XL" makes you feel like you're buying the biggest handgun possible. Personally I'd market a condom called "Max Headroom" and get that old 80s television character's face on the box. Hah.

One way you can avoid the looks from the grannies that are just at the drug store to pick up their prescriptions is to go to a locally owned sex shop. They're much more casual there, they won't make you feel self conscious, and you'll be supporting a locally owned business at the same time. When Wal-Mart takes over America, you know they won't be selling Magnum XL's.
 

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i'd just like to know who gets a kick out of buying Magnums...That was so uncomfortable for me. All the people looking at you funny...i'll just buy mine online from now on.

It's not just that it was condoms, i buy condoms when i need them, that's not the big deal. It was that it was in such an ostentatious package. They're good, but way too obnoxious. :frown1:


Haha, my girlfriend buys them for us. She was out with her aunt and cousin one day and called into a sex shop to buy some (chemists don't seem to have the large ones), they followed her in. The next day I was out with her cousins boyfriend and he leans over to me and goes "So, I hear you got a big dick?", this is a dude that's spent time in jail and is always making gay jokes haha, felt very uncomfortable..
 

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i was out on my first date with a girl and things were going swimmingly. we were leaving the bar and she asked if i wanted to come over and, of course, i did. but i didn't have any condoms. so i followed her (we'd driven to the bar separately) to a pharmacy near her apartment and found a pack of Magnum XLs and took them up to the counter. the cashier girl took a look at them and paused before ringing it up. then my date asked if they had any of her particular brand of smokes and it turned out they were on sale in a 2 for 1 deal. so my date says, "wow, this is my lucky night!" and the cashier girl, without missing a beat, looks over at my condoms and says "I'll say." She looked up at us and all three of us burst into laughter. that was a good night. :)
 

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Concerning width, normal condoms are about 1.25-1.45 inches wide and regular Magnums are 1.50 inches wide. Magnum XLs, however, are 1.75 inches wide... which is a significant difference especially compared to normal condoms.
I realize this is an old topic, but I thought I'd crunch a few numbers so that it may be easier for people to explain to those who don't have a large package as to why the rest of us find these "slightly larger" ones more comfortable.

Here's the deal - it's not really about width, or even circumference, it's about AREA (if we included length, then it would be the volume, but since we're focusing on girth, the area is the important factor anyway). I quoted JWright so I can use the numbers he quoted, as they seemed reasonable to me.

Remember geometry from high school? Yeah, well, me neither, really. But since I have to use some for work, I do recall that the area of a circle (I know, I know, we're not shaped like circles, but work with me) is A=Pi x r(squared). So let's look at this:

A 1.45" diameter condom has an area of 1.65 square inches (.725 x .725 x 3.14159 = 1.65 square inches)​
A 1.75" diameter condom has an area of 2.41 square inches (.875 x .875 x 3.14159 = 2.41 square inches)​


If we only calculate the difference in the width of the two sizes (the diameter), it's only 17%. (1.75 - 1.45 = .3 / 1.75 = .17)​

Now, if we calculate the difference in area, we discover the real reason why we find the XL's that much more comfortable: 2.41 - 1.65 = .76 / 2.41= 32%​

BIG difference, isn't there, between 17% and 32%? It's nearly twice the percentage, because it accurately accounts for the AREA your dick takes up inside the condom, and not simply the "width". Plus, if we use a condom size smaller than the 1.45" width, we would get even larger differences - exponentially larger, too!

So the difference in AREA of the two different condoms in regards to how large they are (a standard one vs. a Trojan Magnum XL) is 32%, or nearly one third. If you have a girlfriend or wife that doesn't quite understand this, ask her if she'd like to wear a bra that has a 1/3 smaller cup size. I imagine she might understand this. Sorry, I can't think of a good analogy for the gay men out there - perhaps someone can come up with a useful comparison.

I hope that helps shed some more light on this issue.
 

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yea I've wondered this often; I have noticed that some brands are more snug than others.

To the point where they break or I *must* get out of them.