Another new pumper

howdy all,

Just finished my 2nd day of pumping, and I have a few questions. I bought a Kaplan pump off of eBay, and I have been using the newbie routine (5 minutes warm wrap, 10 minutes at 5Hg, 5 minutes jelq, warm wrap). I seem to have some difficulty maintaining a good vacuum; I have to keep pumping every 3-5 seconds to keep the pressure up. Is this normal? I would shave, but am scared to (don’t even shave my face!), I occasionally use Nair, but the hair seems to come back even thicker. Any advice on how to help maintain good vacuum?

Thanks all

Nair on your face?

Why are you afraid to shave? If your afraid to shave with a razor then try one of those buzzer devices. Your inability to keep a good vacuum is undoubtedly a result of all that hair. Trust me just shave and you will notice that you get much better suction. Don’t be afraid to shave, it will grow back! You might even decide you want to keep it that way.

What type of lubrication are you using to seal the base of the tube to your cock? Is the female connector screwed into the cylinder securely?

Your shaving insecurities are a bit bazaar. How old are you anyways? If you don’t own a razor, you might as well go out and invest in a good one. I would recommend the Gillette Mach 3 Turbo and either Gillette or Edge shaving gel. Stop using Nair on your face! That shit burns. And you hair growing back thicker is all in your imagination.

My experience:
Before shaving: no vacuum seal.
After shaving: decent vacuum seal.

I cut most with a scissor. Then I followed up with an electrical razor. I got one tiny nick on my shaft that healed after 36 hours. I pumped right away anyway, being impatient, and got a small amount of blood seeping out. Next session was fine.

I didn’t cut everything. I left some hair on the very top where the cylinder doesn’t touch anyway.

Same here, just lock yourself in the bathroom. Trim first if you have more than about 1cm and use loads of shaving foam (or gel, which I prefer since you can see what you’re doing) and a decent razor when you shave. Keep rinsing the razor every stroke or two and re-apply foam regularly.

I use to use an electric beard trimmer that came with my electric shaver but that tended to nick me every now and again, while I’ve never been cut while wet shaving.

Be brave, but careful.

I haven’t been able to find a way to get a CLOSE cut without irritation. I’ve used scissors and buzz cutting machine but they cant provide a close cut nor are they very good for the scrotum. Do the electric shavers do a better job at this than normal razor blade shavers?

In my experience there is nothing better than a wet razor shave. Used to use a wet+dry electric shaver with foam and even that nicked me every now and again and didn’t give a hugely close shave. I was scared of cutting a ball off with a proper razor, but since I tried it I haven’t looked back.

What I did find on my Kaplan pump was that the female connector at the top of the tube needed to be tighten up to stop the air from bleeding out. You might want to try that next.

I dont shave and I dont use lube to seal the tube just to grease my dick.

Good luck.

789

LOL…
I guess my post wasn’t clear. I don’t use Nair on my face; I’m 33 years old, and I don’t know HOW to shave, simply because I’ve never had to. I’m one of those blessed/cursed people who doesn’t grow much facial hair at all; I get my goatee lined up when I get a haircut, and I don’t really grow hair anywhere else. I’ve used Nair on my pubic region before with good success, no irritation, it’s just that it seems to grow back thicker. But it seems that no hair is the key to a good seal, so I went ahead and Naired up tonight, and I’ll try pumping tomorrow(just in case of any invisible injuries)

Just my 2 cents…I wax and love it. Not the whole area, just the top around the base and shaft a little. First couple of seconds stings and then weeks & weeks without having to shave or anything and makes for a great seal…plus no blunt stubble.