With the slogan “Feels like nothing’s there” and a funny looking torpedo-like design (comparison torpedo) I am pretty curious, has trojan solved “the problem.” ? Eventually I’ll have a chance to test this out, but I’m hoping an enterprising doper couple, or the rare doper-with-a-girlfriend/boyfriend, will lend a, ahem. And report back. Thanks! For reference, there is this great guide by Slate magazine on The best condoms on the market. I tried out all of the top ones recommended there, but found them wanting.
[edit] and if you would be so kind as to try out the Ultra Ribbed and the Her Pleasure variants, that would be most informative…
I don’t know why, but I am afraid to try new condoms. The guy and I somehow ended up stuck on those Twisted Trojans that come in the neon green box. I don’t notice any enhanced fun-ness from the twisted design, honestly I don’t think either of us can really tell they have a different shape. I’m leery of ultra-thin condoms, which I think the Ecstacy ones are? Just feel like they’d be more likely to break in a more…vigorous…setting. But anyone feel free to dispel my fears if they are in fact false.
The real question is whether it still smells like burning tires like other Trojan products. Nothing kills the mood like coughing and having to clear the area.
I’m leery of using any prophylactic named after a device in Virgil by which enclosed soldiers are conveyed into a secure area, into which they spring out to disastrous effect.
That, and they smell like a trip to the dentist’s office.
It really is one of the oddest marketing match-ups ever. IME, Trojans are the worst in terms of durability. And I don’t think I’ve ever really noticed a difference with any of those fancy tips touted in different campaigns – after all, they’d have to be hitting the outer third of the vagina where almost all of the nerve endings are to make a real difference. But it is sweet to see an eager lad buying For Her Pleasure condoms, as long as he doesn’t think the effort should stop there!
Also, I kind of like the smell, since I associate it with the act itself.
I don’t know anything about the Trojan ultra-thins but Kimono Microthins seem perfectly fine. My latest ex had a fascination for trying different kinds of condoms. He was in search of the one true condom, you might say. The Kimonos were decent, the Durex Avantis underwhelmed both of us, and we did hit upon the possible one true condom (for him, anyway), which happened to be the Trojan Ultra Ribbed mentioned by the OP. Those we both liked all right, and they didn’t seem to be as smelly as others are reporting Trojans to be.
So a, uh, friend of mine used these and they really do feel like there’s nothing there! And then afterwards he looked. And there was nothing there. Because the condom had fallen off without either of them noticing.
nikonikosuru and I tried them recently, and we both hated them. They just felt weird, and to me there was much less sensation than with most other condoms I’ve used. The best kind we found were the Durex brand that come in the dark purple box. I forget the exact name, but they’re analogous to Trojan’s Ultra Pleasure I believe. I’ve also used the Ultra Pleasure and the Ultra Thin, but neither were as good as the Durex kind.
ETA: And, as to the claim that they feel like nothing’s there, that’s totally bogus. It does feel like there’s something there: a thick layer of latex. I wouldn’t recommend them at all.
All the ribbed ones hurt me and I think it’s from having kids. So I didn’t particularly care for pain and pleasure. We … or I like the Durex Avanti (dark purple box). Feels like there’s nothing there. Of course condom use will be gone shortly when I get an IUD - so I don’t think we’ll be trying the torp condoms
As **Justin **mentioned, we were pretty underwhelmed by the ecstasy condoms. It didn’t feel like anything spectacular; just a lot of slack like he had just used a sandwich baggy or something. There wasn’t much sensation at all. The Durex ones (I think we used two different kinds? One in a blue-green wrapper and another in purple?) felt a lot better.
During my more…erm…vigorous years, condoms were a must, it being the 80’s and all. Of all the “OH SHIT, IT BROKE” moments, at least 75% were with Trojans.
Oni no Husband also came to similar, independent conclusions regarding their durability and structural integrity.
I am so anti-Trojan that I didn’t even apply to USC!
I’m half way through a 10-pack currently, and so far so good. No breakage (knock on wood), and none have slipped off during. Overall, I’m satisfied, and the lady loves them, but I do have a few concerns.
They are significantly thin in comparison to other kinds I’ve used (namely, Her Pleasure and, accidentally, a 3-pack of spermicidal ones - yeeouch!). Although I typically engage in more passionate experiences (i.e. not ball-smacking sound roughness), and as a result have never had a break.
The torpedo shape is a bit unsettling, though. I’m used to using the types with reservoirs to catch the resulting Cinco De Mayo, but with the Ecstasy, no such reservoir exists. Instead, my ‘pee-nal-hole’ is supressed by a rounded and sudden end to the latex. Given this form, I’ve become increasingly concerned with where the love goes, specifically I’m hoping it doesn’t spill out and fertilize.
This seems unlikely, because although I’m no 'Hung-Gary," I fill the ‘bag’ completely and tightly with my disco stick, and I don’t become a limp biscuit within seconds upon take-off. I’m just worried that one or two drips may slip through and permeate.
My girlfriend is on birth control, so I’m not as terribly worried about a possibly pregnancy after every encounter as I used to be, before she was OTP (BITCH!).
Does this worry also come to mind when others use this? Or is it a complete irrationality?
Thanks, and best,
PS.
(PS not meaning any additional message, but simply representing…aw…crap.)
I don’t understand lambskin. They say it doesn’t prevent STD’s or HIV…yet it prevents pregnancy? How so…if the semen is escaping through the little holes to cause the STD’s and HIV?
If there’s not enough room to leave a bit of space at the tip (in the absence of a reservoir), the condoms are too short for you. Your weenie is too overweening for that type, it seems.
For reference, there is this great guide by Slate magazine on The best condoms on the market. I tried out all of the top ones recommended there, but found them wanting.
