Fred,
This is what I did with the new silicone sleeve that I bought on eBay recently. Since I am about 7.25” BPEL, I cut the sleeve down to 5 inches. I keep the other 1 inch portion for future use, such as using it just to cover the skin right below the glans.
With some visual aid(porn), I quickly achieved a full erection. I rolled the 5 inch silicone sleeve, covering my full shaft only, meaning I still have my glans visible.
I lubed up and entered the cylinder keeping the vacuum level between 5-6hg.
After the first 20mins, I exited the cylinder and did some massage and edging to get some good blood circulation going.
My second and final session lasted about 40 mins at similar vacuum level. Although I must say at times I spiked the vacuum level to 8-9hg for just a few seconds and brought it back to 5-6hg. Before exiting the cylinder, I measured the inside vacuum length, with giggles and such happiness inside me, when the ruler mark showed just a bit passing the 7.5” mark.
My penis felt big and heavy but I didn’t notice any extra fluid like in the past when pumping without this silicone sleeve.
I jumped in the shower, with a feeling that I cannot describe; it’s like there are lights at the end of the tunnel. For me attaining length gain is almost impossible. Now I believe there is a way. Because if I can gain length inside the cylinder, eventually it will become real gains.
I will report back here in a few weeks with more progress.