Once in a very blue moon, Mrs Dave is either unavailable or uninterested and I have to take matters into my own hands (so to speak). Normally I make use of my trusty standby, namely my hands, but sometimes my calloused mitts just don't do it for me. For these rare occasions I have, in the past, relied on a succession of various sleeves and gizmos. None of which have really been worth using more than once. For the last 5 years or so I had basically given up on them.
My current job, though, involves a bit of overseas travel. Weeks at a time with no Mrs Dave to look after me (so to speak). Rather than see me suffer, she added a little gizmo called a "Helmet Hugger" to our last order (do I have the best wife in the world or what?).
When said device turned up I was dubious. It had the basic tube with "nubbly bits inside" format as have the rest of the devices I have owned over the years. The main difference being that this one is closed at one end rather than being an open ended tube. Technology has also moved along in the years since I last bought one of these things and rather than the old jelly rubber or latex, this one is made of silicone.
The other night I gave it a go. I gritted my teeth, expecting another average experience, lubed it up and stuck my junk in. Let me just say - "yay helmet hugger". Modern technology is a wonderful thing.
The closed-at-the-end shape and silicone material caused a bit of a suction as I stroked it. Yes, thats right, it sucks. And in this case that's a good thing. The silicone nubbly bits made an interesting texture on the inside. It doesn't need gallons of lube to keep it from going all dry and uncomfortable. It got the job done quite effectively.
I think this will be accompanying me on my next business trip. It really sucks... and for once in my life I can say that I wish it sucked more.
The only downside I can see is that the closed end makes cleaning a bit... messy. You can turn it inside out though, which makes it easier, but I'm not sure whether it's meant to do that or whether I will tear it. Oh.. and it is transparent which may not be such a good thing. When I was using it, the stroking had whipped the lube inside into a froth. I looked down and for a moment thought my penis had rabies...
