Help With Pump

I’ve been using my pump, the removable rubber but at the bottom has torn.
1. Do I need to buy a new one or can I still use it?

2. What the hell is “packing” the pump?
- Please could you roughly explain, I’ve been through many threads where people talk about it but no one says what it actually is. (So don’t post a link to a thread please)

1. That depends on your comfort and tube. I’ve done both. I prefer the pad for comfort but depending which tube I use I can’t fit in the tube with the pad.

2. Packing the tube refers to the girth touching the side walls

-DJ

The silicone end pieces on penis pumps are bad in my experience because they cut off blood supply and make it difficult to take the cylinder off or put the cylinder on.

I don’t think most pumpers use them at all unless they’re using an extreme diameter tube, but even then many don’t use them because they have enough of a pubic fat to easily seal the tube. Pubic hair can cause a problem with the seal, which usually is a negligible thing when using an electric pump but a real problem with a hand pump. Many pumpers shave their pubes to get a good seal, but if your erect diameter is close enough to the diameter of the tube it will still seal easily with lube. Pumping does unfortunately rip out pubes a few at a time.

Like others have said, packing is when the penis expands enough girth wise to be in contact with all sides of the tube below the glans.

I always use my silicone ring as it makes it more comfortable and has never cut off my blood flow. That said, you may have a different kind of ring or gasket.