Which extenders are the most popular? I'm looking for one...

I want to try an extender, what are some good brands? I already have totalman & stealthformen (VAC attachments); I want to try something different from these 2 (somethiing I can keep on longer). Is there already a thread that compares a lot of extenders?

I started with an X4 rod style extender and liked it enough to put about 600 hours on it. Decided to upgrade and got a PeniMaster Pro rod style and it’s way better. It’s bulb attachment is much more comfortable than the X4’s strap-on attachment. I can wear it far longer than I could the X4. I’ve put over 750 hours on it and still love it. I little pricier but well worth it.

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Most popular is the JES Extender and its innumerable clones.

The main thing you need to know about an extender is the base ring inside diameter. Many cheap extenders are only 1.75". I have one somewhere that’s 1.5". While those are perfectly appropriate numbers for someone with a matching girth, a too-small base ring can be painful with a larger girth.

I recommend picking up one of the generic $15 extenders from eBay. Try it, see what you like and don’t like, and use what you learn to help pick out a better extender.

I have cheap LeLuv rod extender that I added springs to, a Best extender and a Total Man latest version. The Best and Total Man have c-shaped bases which are way more comfortable for someone girthy. Both are primarily designed for vacuum cup setups, though you could use a low profile compression hanger with them if that is your preference. Total Man sells compatible compression attachments, both as a ‘compression plate’ and as a ‘compression hanger.’ But I don’t prefer compression for anything, TBH.

I never use my cheap eBay LeLuv rod extender as the base is too narrow and too hard, the construction is flimsy and I don’t like the noose style. It’s not really made for high tension extending to replace hanging, but made for long duration, low intensity extending. It might work if that is your interest.

The Best is really great. I have the previous version, and the newest version is even better looking. It’s bulkier and less discreet than the Total Man so you can’t use it for ADS in stealth mode, but I like the built in calibrated spring tension so you have an idea of how much tension you are using and you can do progressive load over the session, like with hanging. You can also do bundled extending, since the catch hook rotates on the cross bar. This one is a bit pricier than most but it is a really high quality and worth the money if it is in your budget. I think the new BE Pro one has a built in digital scale and bluetooth connectivity for tracking your sessions if you are interested. I just checked the site and it is on pre-order for $100 off the planned price, so if you want to get one of these it is a good time to pre-order. Site says planed ship time is mid-September.

The Total Man is also really good. It’s much more affordable than the Best. The profile is a bit lower and it is lighter weight than the Best and there are videos of the owner putting it on under pants, so you could go low tension, long duration in stealth mode if that is your interest. It has these calibrated lines on the cross bar that are supposed to tell you how much tension is being used, but I found it doesn’t match my fish scale tension, so not necessarily useful except as a relative measure. But a nicely crafted low tech feature is that you can add these additional rubber bands across the cross bar to the catch hook to increase the tension at the same length, so like the Best you can add or subtract tension over your session if you like. There are also cross bars that snap on to fix the extender in a SO position and others to put along the extender to do fulcrum extending if you like.

So both the Best and TM have more features that could be useful.

Some sessions I use one, some the other, depending on what I feel like working with, but IMO either one is a good choice if you want to do high tension extending.

The Hog and Apex are other options, and though I don’t have them I think they are kind of the same design.

Thank you everyone, very helpful advice… so here’s the list so far: X4, Peni Master, Andro Penis, Jes Extender, generic E-bay extenders, Leluv, Best, Total Man, Hog & Apex

I’ve heard the Peni Master & JES come up in a lot of threads. I have a basic ADS Total Man setup & it’s a really affordable brand, and in fact, I like the ADS tension attachment the TotalMan set comes with more than my far more expensive StealthForMen version.

Extender Starting Prices:
LeLuv (noose): $38
Total Man (vac or noose) - $67, just extender, or $125 for everything
HOG (no noose or vac included): $94, or $119 for vibration version at honestpe.shop
APEX (vac) - $185
JES (noose) - $199 (lite version), or $225 original
BEST (vac) - $229 with cups
Peni Master (vac?) - $395, but on sale for $263

I appreciate everyone’s help… AndyJ, good point that the noose is severly limiting (with weight) & you’re right, I should probably try a cheap device first. From what I’ve read, the noose isn’t comfortable either. TenaciousD, thanks for the insight on the comfort factor (with the C-shaped base) & how you don’t like compression. I am starting to share your sentiments; I used compression for years with my hanger, but I hated having to take breaks every 20 minutes & re-circulate blood.

I did a lot of research in the past & almost pulled the trigger on the Peni Master Pro several months back (but they ended their sale).

There’s a lot of options here, I appreciate it. Others, feel free to chime in about your favorite extender(s).

I did more research; Peni-Master can only go to 5lbs & Phallosan Forte can go to 10lbs (but might require an upgrade). I’ve also read that people that are conditioned already from PE don’t do well with extenders.. PeniMaster & Phallosan seem to be the best known for comfort (but from what TenaciousD said, Best Extender is pretty comfortable too).

I looked, but can’t tell how much force the BEST extender provides. TenaciousD or someone else — do you know?

The BE model I have goes up to 22 pounds.

I’ve used it up to about 15 and it’s not exactly comfortable but neither is hanging at that weight. It’s about as comfortable as I imagine something with that tension could be pushing against your pelvis.

DickPushUp uses a BE for his high tension extending and is getting results. You can check out his thread.

Also a lot of guys on the gettingbigger subreddit use the Apex, Best and Hog at high tension. So there’s plenty of experience with them reported online.

Hey, your question was "most popular extender", not "favorite extender" or "best extender!"

The JES design is crap, but there are probably two orders of magnitude more of those out there than all the others, combined. Can’t get more popular than that!

Good point AndyJ, I did ask what’s most popular, hoping it might be an indicator of what’s best. I really am looking for the best extender.

Do BEST Extender or any of the other brands show how far you’re stretching your penis (e.g. 8", etc) so you can measure BPFSL while in the device? I’m leaning towards BEST Extender, but thinking of using it with the Stealth vac cup attachmentn (instead of their own); Stealth probably has the highest quality setup I’ve seen.

The model I have doesn’t show in-extender length, but I imagine you can find a consistent way to do that if you set it up the same each time. I think DickPushUp tracks his in-extender length at a specific tension.

The new pro model might have something like that but I’m not as familiar with it.

My Penimaster Pro does not have a see-thru cup but I know within about 1/4” where the tip of my penis is. There also happens to be a line on the cup in that spot and the base has room to stick a ruler, so easy to measure BPFSL. I log the frame length to that line in my daily use log because I extend frame length over time. But for my periodic penis measurement progress log, I measure BPFSL without the extender on.

Thanks Sledge86. I’m using StealthForMen (for my VAC attachment) and generally i can exactly tell where my penis is due to the way I attach it… and that’s true, I can just use a ruler…

The bathmate has a ruler built-in which has been helpful for tracking how I’m doing with my sessions..

It seems the best extender cups look very close, perhaps even identical to the totalman cups. Are these companies related?

I am using ebay small cup and TotalMan Extender for my ADS needs.

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