FTM Pitstop painted PeenPocket stroker (shade 001) review + photos
Photos of the stroker attached to my body later in the slides. I do not like the way my body looks at all in these photos so please be kind and respectful. I'm only sharing them for educational purposes.
I got this about a week ago and was super excited for it, but now I'm not so sure about the purchase. It's a good product, but not ideal for me and I'll explain why.
Shipping & policy - I knew that FTM Pitstop took a long time to ship because they said that they ship within 14 days, but it wound up taking 3 weeks to ship and over a month to arrive. For context, I live in the US and they are based in Canada.
When it started to hit me how long it would take to ship compared to other brands, I thought about cancelling the order and buying from a different company, but they don't take order cancellations at any point after the purchase. And to me that kind of sucks because of their high cost and long processing time. I could understand not accepting cancellations once they've started making an item, and they are a small business, but people do purchase the wrong things by mistake sometimes.
Paint job - Overall, it looks very good and realistic. Actually a bit uncanny to feel like I'm holding a disembodied penis in my hand. There's a bit of streakiness on the head that might or might not be intentional, and some paint spots in the frenulum folds, but those are only noticeable when you zoom in or look closely. I've seen other people complain about the way FTM Pitstop paints veins, and I can see where they're coming from, but to me it's not too bad.
Material - The silicone feels nice, but it does attract lint very quickly. The firmness seems ideal.
Color match - This is an issue for me. I have a light but not completely pale skin tone on the warmer side and was unsure when I ordered it whether the 001 or 002 would be better for me, but decided on the 001 because I figured too light would be less awkward than too dark. Now I'm thinking that either I'm an inbetween shade they don't carry (there are only 4 shades after all) or a 002 would've been better.
Looking at the unpainted ones, 002 seems way too dark for me in some photos and fine in others, but the painted one seems better, and the unpainted 001 also looks way too light, so I still really have no idea. This one might be the best possible color match, at least for this brand.
I do think the photos on the website make the painted 001 look a bit darker than it is irl. I put the website photo and my photo next to each other for comparison.
In the photos where I hold it in my hand, the color doesn't look too far off compared to my palm. And in the photos being "worn," it's not too different from my thighs. But on the genital area it looks starkly light in comparison, and also the tone overall is cooler than my complexion. It even looks a bit sickly to me.
Price - The unpainted PeenPocket is $50, and painted is $100. Shipping to the US cost another $15. I was unsure about paying so much for something that I wasn't sure would be a perfect color match, but neither of the lighter unpainted options looked good for me, so I went with painted.
I found out about the Axolom and MorMe strokers after buying this, and I wonder if either of them might've worked better. MorMe has a realistic stroker for $89 with 5 color options, and Axolom's is $50 but only has 2 color options and the color gradient on the glans looks less realistic. It looks like both of them use 2 different colors of silicone rather than hand painting. They're less realistic than the painted PeenPocket, but more realistic than the unpainted one.
If anyone has used either one as well as the PeenPocket, I'd love to hear how you would compare them!
Function - The contour and suction work very well. My dick (the one physically attached to me) is about 1.5" usually, 2" at the absolute hardest/when pumped, and I've had no issue getting inside this and suctioning it to my body.
I haven't been able to get off using this yet, but I think it will come with practice, like other strokers. I was able to figure it out with the Fantasticocks Travus which is much bulkier and more unwieldy, so I have faith that it'll work out. For me, both the Travus and this one require rapid repetitive movements and more physical effort than I'm used to (I usually use an air pulse toy.) I've also used the PeenPocket before an air pulse toy with great success.
Since the suction chamber is closed at the end, it's very easy to get it to "lock on," which feels good when you're aroused. How hard you squeeze it before putting it on affects how strong the suction is. The sensation of suction does decrease the longer it's on in my experience.
And it also has a bit of a pumping effect, although of course not as much as using an actual pump. But for someone who usually doesn't have the time or energy to pump regularly these days, it's helped to use this and still see a size increase the next day.
I will say that if you get too "slippery," it can be harder to keep on and use properly.
The reservoir tip and precum effect is really cool and looks realistic, but I haven't felt much desire to use it because I don't like my hands getting lube on them.
Dysphoria - My biggest issue with this dick is that when I have it attached hands-free, my majora are emphasized (see later photos), which makes me very dysphoric. I have a larger mons and majora compared to the inner parts, so I can't normally see my T-dick without spreading my majora unless I'm extremely hard and/or pumped. That's a source of dysphoria that I hoped this toy would help with, and unfortunately it's done the opposite.
When I grip it a certain way (pictured) I'm not able to see this effect as much, so it's mostly fine in use, but I still feel dysphoric looking down at it sometimes. And I was hoping to just attach it and like the way it looks, but it's unfortunately upsetting to do this.
The difference in shade from my genitals also contributes to dysphoria. In low light the shade difference isn't as noticeable, but when I notice it, it feels really jarring or even frustrating as I question my purchasing choice, and can take me out of the mood.
The motions in using this are also pretty different from what you'd use with a natal penis, which contributes to dysphoria and makes it feel more artificial, at least for me. If I were to use an up and down motion, the toy would disconnect and then I'm left feeling like I took my dick off my body. What I wind up using is more of a grinding motion.
I think both these things will be an issue for me with any realistic stroker, so the PeenPocket is not necessarily at fault here. But I do want to talk about this as something to consider for people who might have similar anatomy to mine, or concerns about realism while in use.
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That's everything I have to say about it. I'm hoping to get more used to it and enjoy using it more over time. This really is not a bad product and I don't mean to shame it or FTM Pitstop in any way. My only complaints for the product itself are the limited shade range and photography on the website.
Feel free to ask any questions or give recommendations! I'd be really interested to see if anyone has shade comparisons with the lighter colors of this toy compared to similar realistic strokers.
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