Every guy loves to jerk off and most guys like it to feel like something other than his own lonely bare hand from time to time. When another person isn’t an option (hello Wednesday night), there are a slew of masturbation sleeves on the market designed to temporarily replace that type of contact. Tantus has designed one and spent hours upon hours trying to think of a name for it, and then some creative genius decided to call it the Stroker. They promise it feels excellent, however perhaps they should rename this one the Stroke, since reviewing it made my penis feel like it was having one.
Tantus is an excellent company. All of their toys are made of 100% ultra-premium silicone. Their forte are dildos and buttplugs, but it looks like they are trying to rope in their male clientele with this puppy.
Like all premium silicone this toy can be boiled to sterilize, which is nice and all. But the problem with this toy isn’t the material, it’s the design.
In the picture above you can see a series of rings that wrap around the toy. Those rings are actually supposed to be on the inside of the toy (it was photographed on the outside to show them off). According to the Tantus website the ridges were designed as a “rhythmic stimulus, designed to simulate contractions”. It is my sad duty to report in this review that they did no such thing. In fact I am going to use a word that I don’t use lightly when reviewing sex toys since the word sends people fleeing from the source with their hands frantically waving above their heads, and rightfully so: OUCH!!
The material itself is soft, however the hole that you are meant to stick your dick into is waaay too small! I’m not bragging about my anatomy either, this would be too small for even the smallest of men. Silicone is soft to the touch of a hand, however to sensitive bits you would need a lot more room and lots of lube to make this work. I even tried using the thickest, nicest water-based lube that I have tried to date, Sassy, and even that did nothing. In fact I am pretty sure Sassy dropped it’s attitude and headed for the hills as soon as it got a taste of what we were dealing with. I can’t even imagine what this toy would feel like on an uncut dude. Stay away!
I’m sorry Tantus, but this isn’t one of your best creations. In fact after trying to make it work endlessly, I am sad to say that the Stroker is definitely never going to be touched by my fearful hands again. Maybe turning it inside out so that the smooth exterior was inside would feel good, but for $40 you’d hope that a toy would do what it claims to be specially designed to do.
Tantus Stroker can now be purchased from our discreet online store at SexToyFun! It is also currently being carried here in New York at The Pleasure Chest. Don’t forget your coupon!
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