Well here is my little story after 2 days.
First i went to get the PM at the post office, i just couldn’t wait, was the first person to enter the office :P
Read the manual, tried it on, and well it was a complete drama, cuz i got too excited, too hard and the thing would slip off. Big disappointment. I wasted 2 hours trying different techniques, but it didn’t work.
That night I tried to get used to the PM and was hoping the stupid erections would go away if i’d just give it enough time. But that didn’t really work so I went out to find a way to get it on with an erection.
So after trying a sh*tload of times I came up with the following technique.
I use the ‘sock’ that you get with it. It’s open on both sides so i fold it so you get a double wrap. Put the PM base ring on. Then the sock. But even without an erection i’ve found that putting it on very low on the shaft is the best way for me. I then attach the rubber band with the rod holding thing and wait for my erection - if i have one - to go away. Watch tv, read something, play the piano. Then if it’s all flaccid I slowly start pulling the holder with my hand to get a stretch. The rubber band will slightly move up the shaft, but if you do it slowly and carefully it will lock in behind the head. I tighten the band to 4 strips on both sides. That keeps it in place.
I now know that the rubber band was sliding off because I excepted too much tension on the penis. I know when I hold my penis with my hand and stretch it out good I feel it in my entire penis. But I guess this is like 5 Kg of tension. So that was the kind of tension I expected and tried to achieve, but those attempts always failed. I was trying to put too much tension on the penis. I also wear it down, because upwards it has a tendency to get loose but some ppl might prefer wearing it up.
So after this sidenote I occupy my mind with other things. And as my penis gets more flaccid I unscrew the base rods so that the tension is increased. I’m now using the 8cm rod + the 2cm rod.
If I don’t unscrew the base rods too much I can really comfortably wear the PM for a longer period of time. Something like 1½ hours. The skin(I’m uncut) will get a bit darker but the glans is still the normal color and will get cold if I put too much tension on. I also get a burning sack sometimes, but then I just pull on the base ring and move some of my scrotum through the ring and the feeling goes away. So now I’m using it comfortably but not with a tension that I really can feel.
Therefor I’m still a bit puzzled.
Even though the indicators on the rods say i’m at about 400-800grams(depending on the extension of the rods at the base) of tension I still don’t really feel a lot of stretching. Nothing like ligaments other ppl reported. So I’m wondering if this is the correct way to use it. I really can’t think of any other ways since higher tension will slide it off or cause a blue glans and numbness.
But i guess in a flaccid state my penis normally is 11cm or so. And now it’s being stretched to something like 17 cm. So it is stretched, let’s hope that’s enough.
After 2 days I have measured my penis. I’m about 18cm BPEL with penis slightly pressed down in the morning when i’m relaxed. So this will be my starting length. I do notice that after 2 days and about 10 hours of stretching my erections are harder, but I might be imagining things :)