WATER PUMPING > Air Pumping

I’ve recently tried out water pumping with my 2 homemade pumps. I have both a 1.75" and 2.00" diameter tube.

My routine, IR heat pad for 15 minutes
Quick stretch in all directions
10 minutes at 5 HG
5 minute break
10 minutes at 5 HG

My normal routine is 10x2 at about 4 HG

What I’ve noticed:
1.) Much much less edema, basically zero
2.) More comfortable
3.) Better "stretch", I can feel it
4.) I immediately packed my 1.75" tube on initial application of vacuum, that normally only happens towards the end of a normal workout
5.) I packed my 2.00" tube fairly quickly as well; I had not done that before

I’m going to keep at this using my 2.00" tube for a few weeks and see what happens. Overall, I like the experience better, but it is a bit more work and I don’t feel comfortable walking around/working with a water filled tube.

If only more people knew about this! I see so many people on the threads (ego-driven) say that they have been pumped and are having issues, and when someone asks them if they did water, they say once and nothing else. You wonder why they think air is so superior with issues?. People on YouTube have explained that water pumping with a gauge is best. I just started PE a year ago, and some people, myself included, thought it was bathmate or nothing.

I hope you get what I got, which is a rock-hard EQ. I read from another vet here. The variations I have done are going back and forth from 1.75 to 2.00 from each session to the next and also starting with 1.75 and ending with 2.00. As another person mentioned here on the water pumping threads, it is a different feeling between tubes—not better or worse, just a different workout. I don’t have the science yet on the best combinations, but everyone is different, so you have to see what works best for you.

How have your gains been? Have you taken a decon to see if they’ve cemented?

I like the 1.75 better right now, seems like I’m getting a better "stretch". Will do the 2 occasionally for fun.

Was never a big fan of the water pump, kind of freaked me out. Air pump wasn’t much better. If I had to choose between the two I’d say air.. but I always recommended just doing horse squeezes with a cock ring (plastic). You’ll get pumped way more IMO and the gains last if you stay consistent enough. It literally just expands your penis by pumping it over and over and just demanding expansion by the excess blood flow.

I don’t understand your reference to ego driven because people prefer air over water. People are allowed preferences.

Anyway I’m an air pumper who may have another try at water pumping.

I’m considering the bathmate entirely for convenience and because I’ve been at this for a while so I think I can gauge quite well off of feel.

Just add a water trap to your current setup and you are good to go; don’t spend money on a bathmate.

I think I was clear that I am talking about air pumpers that have never truly done water pumping, claiming air is better. If someone has truly done water pumping with a cylinder and gauge for months and still prefers air, that is fine and great for your preference. There are many more reports of air pumpers (that have never truly water pump’d) downgrading water only to find many more men that have tried it against their recommendation and are so much happier. Also, since so many people only think Bathmate is the only way to water pump the topic gets confusing when comparing water to air.

I’ve been air pumping for about 3 years. Very little gain in girth, none in length. I started water pumping a couple weeks ago after reading this thread. Wish I started with this. Less edema, I pack the 1.75 quickly, pack about 60% of a 2 inch elliptical tube. I hope this will now lead to some tangible gains.

I’ve just started air pumping and I’ve been doing it for 3 weeks with high pressure. Should I lower the pressure right now or should I rest for a week and started again with low pressure

In general, if you just started, you should be at the lowest pressure for the first few months. What is high pressure for you 10 Hg? My advice, is that you don’t need to stop, just reduce Hg right now to 6-8 Hg when starting. These are my numbers with water pumping, unsure about air pumping.