Today’s the day. You’ve finally decided: after years of familiar sensations, you’re ready to swap it up with a male masturbator.
Only…you open up your favorite web store to find yourself a bit overwhelmed. You know you want something pleasurable that doesn’t cost a ton, but beyond that, there are so many options, and you don’t know what to look for.
Today, we’re going to give you tips for buying your first male masturbator. Use this framework to help narrow down your sex toys for men choices, making it easier to focus on what’s important to you.
Decide About Realism
To start narrowing down your search, it’s often easiest to start with the visuals of your prospective Sohimi toy. In the case of sex toys for men, this often means deciding on how you want it to look. Do you want your new toy to have a realistic vulva or bum to look at as you slide inside? Would you prefer that it look unrealistic with a simple circular entrance? Do you like something futuristic, or would you like something that looks like human skin?
You may also need to decide about the case of the toy, whether it’s an automatic male masturbator or a pocket pussy. Do you want a clear, see-through window that allows you to see your shaft at all times? Are you uninterested in seeing your own length, and a black, opaque case will do you just fine?
Narrowing down by visuals is often one of the easiest ways to start as you can see all of your potential options at a glance on any given Sohimi product collection. (We find this to be the most enjoyable step. It’s like getting to go shopping in a candy store!)
Look at Prices
You might next want to narrow down further by price. Look at all of the male masturbator toys you’ve selected so far, and remove any that are outside of your budget. We know, budgets suck. :( But those higher-priced items aren’t gone forever; they’re just not a current option for you right now.
Unpowered toys (with no automatic male masturbator features) will be cheapest. From there, vibration-equipped sex toys for men tend to be the most budget-friendly. You’ll find that sucking and telescopic Sohimi toys will be some of the highest price as their automations require the most hardware.
In general, it’s worth saving up for a higher-quality toy with more pleasure capacity. If that takes a bit to make it fit into your budget, that’s often worth doing. However, financial constraints are a real limit for everyone, and if a toy is well outside of what you’re looking to spend, it’s easiest to take it out of the running now.
Think about Automation
Looking at what you have left, it’s time to think about what app control male masturbators features you want, if any. C’mon, everyone wants to “lay back and enjoy” while a toy does all the work. It’s the dream!
Do you want the toy to offer app control suction? What about vibrations? Do you want your App Control Male Masturbators to thrust itself?
App control male masturbators toys can offer a whole lot more pleasure. If the idea of laying back and letting a sex toy do all of the “work” appeals to you, you might be a great fit for an app control male masturbators toy. The toy can remote control, rotate, suck, thrust, squeeze, and otherwise move around your shaft, providing all of the sensations while your hand stays still.
Decide what features you want and whether they fit into your male masturbator budget to help narrow down your options even further.
Peep the Measurements
Not all sex toys for your penis are created equal. In fact, every single male masturbator toy is designed to its own specifications.
Especially if you’re extra large, extra small, extra thick, or extra thin, make sure to check out the measurements on the Sohimi site to best choose a stroker that works for you. They’re easily located in product photos.
Even if you’re of average size, we always recommend a quick peep at the measurements to make sure the toy covers as much area as you’d like. While you might fit comfortably into a 2″ automatic male masturbator toy, you might be hoping to have the toy cover more of your shaft. Make sure the toy’s measurements match up with how deep you’re hoping to go.
Remember: the material itself will also make a difference in the fit of your chosen male masturbator toy. Silicone material offers very little stretch, and it will generally fit as snugly as the measurements state it is. TPE or TPR materials, on the other hand, are extremely stretchy, and they can often stretch over an inch or two past their “at rest” measurement.
Give Cleaning a Quick Thought
We know, we know. Cleaning sucks. All the fun is over, and now all you have left is to pick up.
Not all male masturbator toys are created equal; some are a lot easier to clean than others. If you know a quick rinse before discarding the toy on the countertop is all you have in you, you might want to select toys that support that quick rinse. Other sex toys for men may have more complicated cleaning instructions to keep your toy in perfect working order. You want to pick a Sohimi toy that’s going to align with your cleaning capacity to ensure you can keep your sex toy around as long as possible.
Think about the drying time too. To make sure all the moisture dries up inside of your chosen sex toys for men, your toy will need to sit out in an aerated area for drying. If you’re someone who needs discretion, a foot-long toy is much harder to hide than a 3″ sleeve. A Sohimi toy with a large, held-open cylinder will dry out faster than it’s a toy that collapses in on itself at rest, making it harder for air to reach all of the internal areas.
As a general rule, unpowered sex toys for men (without vibrations or anything electronic) that are open-ended (water can drain out both sides) will be the easiest to clean and care for.