the tubing of my stp fitz keeps sticking out more and more

[some ftm guy]

at the tip or "head" of it I've had to cut it down twice and looks like I'll have to again soon. that alone is annoying enough since when i first got it, the fake skin material overlapped the edge of the tube. obviously like a real penis. but the skin has gradually been rubbed off with wear within the first couple weeks, just disintegrated. now it looks like a dick with a tube coming out of it and that's the way it's looked for at least a month. at the other end where the nipple is, the tubing is really sticking out, when i first got it there was only an inch of it between the packer and the nipple and now there's at least 3 inches between. it's obvious to figure out the glue wore off and now it's really annoying to wear since i have no way to prevent it kinking in there the moment i pull my underwear up. it gets all bent up, either i wear it so it's not as bunched up and most of the nipple isn't even touching most of my skin, it's almost flipped up and back down. and if i try to shove it under right over the *ahem* girl part the inside of the tube is right around it and kinda hurts. that and putting it in the straps i have to readjust the balls of it over and over so there not completely vertical. what really gets me is I've only had this not even 2 months! bought it mid december.

is there any way to fix the tubing in this? i know how to trim it down at the tip but i mean at the nipple end. i every once in a while try to shove it back in and that's just not happening so.... i guess it just wore really fast, it got fuzzy in one area that gets underwear rub off on it a lot and it had this huge dent in it at the bottom of the shaft from how it's bent down so much. dissapointing that it seems i have to buy a new one soon ish.

[Logan1986]

Have you tried talking to the guy who runs the site?

[some ftm guy]

no...i guess i could call. pretty sure if i e-mailed I'd have to go on some sort of mailing list or something. idk I'll have to check out the website's help.

[chakka]

The one thing that I have found is that latex seems to grow and grow.  It will grow in length, as well in girth and thickness.  I bought a latex stp and I had to cut it down quite a bit.  I own a STP-Fitz and believe it's latex.  The glue that he uses on latex just doesn't work well.  My opinion is that there really isn't a glue that would work well with latex nipple or tubing.  I've stated on previous posts that I've purchased a Stand To Urimate Whiz Packer.  I've found that it was made well.  Another plus is that the tubing is latex free; it's some type of surgical tubing.  It grows only in girth which would mean that you'd never have to cut it down.  I think that all tubing in some capacity grows one way or another. You can't seem to get around it.   

[some ftm guy]

 hey Chakka as soon as i saw your name in the 'new replies to your posts' i knew you were going to sell me the urimate thinkin wow he should work for that company. i think Lordkat commented something like it being a commercial on that thread lol. which i saw your vids to (by weird coincidence..last night) and i was sold on it actually. i shouldn't say that til i try it but it seems that it'll work better than mine and the stp fitz was a HUGE deal to a whole lot of transmen too before i got mine, like it was THE BEST out there). I'm astounded on how much info the urimate site has in the faqs hell, the guy in the pics wearing one was wearing boxer briefs and you could barely tell he was wearing it which is awesome since whenever i pack in public with my current one I'm kinda paranoid about that issue i can't even walk right. if i wear the baggier cargos it doesn't stay folded in and flattens down the pant leg from the motion of me walking this one time at wendy's there was a bunch of kids standing right infront of me and i kept pulling the front of my coat down worried the parent was going to see that at their eye level...i don't need to elaborate but when i was home again i saw in the mirror that you'd have to be standing right in front of me looking right at that area knowing it was there to be able to tell, it just felt unsettling when ya can't look down and see. when i feel i can confidently pay $59.99 (the price went up 10 bucks since you bought yours i guess) on one i will. i think i have to call my bank to see if i'm allowed to make out of state purchases with my debit card. the whole reason i have it is to buy ftm gear online which is all out of state. there's been some problem with "fraudulent activity" apparently according to a letter i got. so hopefully I'll be able to buy new stp's and binders in the future.

thanks for making the videos though, that was a big help i bookmarked the urimate site

[some ftm guy]

i forgot to say that how latex tubing grows as if it were a living thing seems so sci fi and weird. boggles my mind in how it does that. i noticed it grew width wise too a little but oh well i guess. hey does the urimate growing in girth make it uncomfortable after a while?

[Logan1986]

I bought the whiz packer from urimate a few weeks ago and while it's easy to use i'm not at all impressed with how it looks. Not only was it not realistic but the hole for the tubing was cut so that a slice was made in the head of the penis. If you were to glance at it you'd think I had a seriously painful injury.  I also find that the way it needs to be positioned due to the shape is pointing down too far to use successfully in coveralls, which i have to wear for work.
Different things work for different people but I definitely wouldn't recommend the whiz packer, especially not for that price.

[LordKAT]

Both of the urimate ones have tubing which is WAY too large. The funnel one don't work a all as it don't fit my body whatsoever. The med spoon part works as well as any and none of it was glued together well.

[chakka]

i forgot to say that how latex tubing grows as if it were a living thing seems so sci fi and weird. boggles my mind in how it does that. i noticed it grew width wise too a little but oh well i guess. hey does the urimate growing in girth make it uncomfortable after a while?

It doesn't get uncomfortable at all as far as wearing the STP.  Keep in mind, I wear mine morning, noon and night, in other words I wear it 24/7.  How you wear your STP can make a difference in how it wears.  Now if you just wear it hear and there, it may take a while for it to "grow". 

I agree, it's a bit freaky how latex grows. It's a wonder to me why it does that.  I can only figure it must be something with our body heat. 

I know everybody has different opinions on what works and what doesn't.  Just as everyone's body is different.  What works well for me obviously may not work well for Tom, Dick or Harry.   Unfortunately, in order for us trans guys to feel whole, we have to use the trial and error method to find out what does work for us.  Just as in finding the right binders that fit or flatten us correctly, STP's are no different. 

[some ftm guy]

@Lordkat - wow, I'm really sorry yours was apparently a piece of crap in how it was put together, for that much money i remember you saying in an old thread yours fell apart in a week? if it happened to you there had to be others. you try to get your money back?

@Chakka - i don't really wear mine that often actually. close to every day but there are days every week or so i get up at 4ish pm and it's dirty and i don't feel like cleaning it because I'll have to starch it right after, can't pack at work anyway, pants are too tight and I'm not out. and i just go the few hours after work without putting it on. plus I'm not on T yet so....can't wear it every week of the month. i can go a couple days in a row getting side tracked and leaving it in my drawer. i can almost say it lives in there more than on me...i know, not what anyone would expect from a trans guy but it does def feel loads better when i am wearing it, just not literally 24/7. it literally started deteriorating and tube growing problem a week after i started wearing it. friggin ridiculous. i don't know if I'll get the whizzer (goes to see pics online again to check realisticness) but i know i won't get another stp fitz again after this pain in the ---- time. such a product let down for being invented by a transman *sigh* after bills and taxes i suppose I'll go look around and do the trial and error. wish me luck guys!

[michael1968]

"My opinion is that there really isn't a glue that would work well with latex nipple...."

@ Chakka1962: The nipple is not latex.

@ Noah: Sorry to hear that you had an issue with your stp. As others have said-What works for some may not (and does not) work for everyone.
Every stp out there is made by a trans man, although I am not sure about Mango.

Latex tubing offers flexibility that silicone tubing does not, and silicone tubing adds stiffness. Both come with challenges.

[chakka]

@Michael, I stand corrected. What I should of said was, the nipple is silicone and the tubing is latex.  Either way, gluing the two materials and getting it to last is a challenge.