Review of the New Stealth for Men Compression Hanger

[MisterGeo]

I got in early on the new Stealth Comp Hanger Pro. I thought I'd share some impressions and compare notes with anyone else who is into this.

For those who are unfamiliar with hanging, there are two main types of weight hanging devices currently on the market:

1. Vac Hangers have been on the market since the mid-1990s. They use vacuum pressure to attach weight to the end of the penis. These types of attachments are commonly used with extenders and other traction devices too.

2. Compression clamp hangers have been on the market since about the year 2000, if I'm not mistaken. They use one form of clamp or another to attach weight to the shaft of the penis. The first widely popularized design was made by BIB who was a member of one of the earliest PE Forum communities. He created a hinged clamp with bolts and wingnuts for tightening the clamp down on the penis

My own experience with the BIB Hanger might be a good place to start.

I bought a BIB Hanger (BIB Starter to be exact) in 2019, but was never able to use it. Mainly it was too uncomfortable no matter what I did with the wrapping or adjusting the device. I could never get it to do what it is claimed to do. Aside from these mechanical problems, the BIB Hanger is hideous. It actually has teeth! And the gel material which is supposed to function as padding is gooey, semi-slippery and smelly. I have to keep it sealed in a plastic container because it continues to exude an odor which I can't stomach. In 25 years, BIB hasn't made a single improvement or revision in his design or materials and this is just totally unacceptable for such an intimate device. Competitors haven't done much better. Most seem to be BIB emulations.

Okay? Well, this post isn't about bashing the BIB Hanger, but it's important that I make this contrast.

It's long overdue that somebody came up with a better design.

Stealth for Men has designed a compression clamp hanger I can finally work with. They call it the Stealth Comp Hanger Pro. There's really very little to compare to other designs. This seems to be in a class all its own. I'll post some photos of my own kit so you can see what this thing looks like.








It's a solid little unit. The two adjustment screws spin freely and it's easy to find workable settings. The material feels good in your hands. It is completely odorless. It's very easy to look at, and I'm not afraid to get it near my penis. Most importantly it was a simple matter to put this on for the first time and it was reasonably comfortable on that first try. It has still required some getting used to because I'm not used to the sensations of compression clamp hanging, but the experience of adjusting to it has been reasonable.

It comes with a prepared three-layer wrap all neatly taped together and rolled up. The first layer is spandex, the second layer is theraband rubber, and the third is a flexible waterproof medical grade tape. So all I had to do was follow some very simple wrapping instructions and then put the clamp on.





This next pic shows how it opens up and reveals the grooved grip pads on the interior of the unit. There are three more interchangable grip pads with the kit so you can find the one that works best for you. I like the default pads as giving the best grip into internal penile tissues.





A couple of major deviations from the BIB Hanger protocol which has sort of become a matter of tradition in PE:

1. The SFM Comp Hanger Pro has a dorsal-ventral orientation, so when you put it on it will clamp on the top and bottom of the penis, whereas the BIB has a lateral orientation that clamps from left to right. You can still use the SFM Comp Hanger Pro in a lateral orientation if you choose because it has special interchangeable pads for that style of wear.

This matter of orientation might be one area of controversy for the new SFM hanger, especially for guys who have prior experience with the old BIB protocol and its descendants, but I think it is easily answered especially with better understanding of physiology and the mechanics of clamp hanging. It will be more acceptable for anyone who has extensive experience with manual stretching or the various loop style attachments used on extenders which put some amount of pressure on the dorsal aspect of the penis. When used correctly it should not be a problem.

BIB always cited nerve bundles in the penis to justify his design, but there's a problem with this assessment of physiology because the nerve bundles in the penis radiate laterally anyway! Moreover, if you've used the BIB you know that the compression from the clamp squeezes the wrapped penis causing it to rotate in the hanger which puts some force on the dorsal and ventral aspects of the penis! Properly worn, these compression clamp hangers aren't supposed to pinch the penis anyway. The idea isn't to clamp it down super hard on the penis. They are supposed to create only as small a passage as necessary for blood vessels and nerves while skin and inner penile tissues dam-up against the clamp.

I personally like the dorsal-ventral orientation of the SFM clamp. It makes attaching it very easy and it feels like familiar territory with all the manual stretching I did.

2. Another major difference from the BIB is that the SFM attaches closer to the glans which should stretch a bit more length of penile tissue. The BIB is designed to attach almost at midshaft which has always struck me as counterintuitive at best.

One thing I haven't quite mastered yet is attaching the SFM hanger in a way that minimizes skin stretching at the pubic bone when hanging straight down. This is a unique feature of clamp hanging I haven't experienced with vac hanging. Stretching straight out doesn't cause this skin stretching, but straight down does stretch the skin. It's not painful or anything, it's just that I don't want to grow extra skin in that area! So I'm working to find ways to minimize it or to only use stretching directions that stretch less skin.

I just wanted to open this for discussion at this point, so I'll keep it this brief for now. I'll be interested to hear from others who are using this new device.

WARNINGS AND DISCLAIMERS: Just a general warning to anyone new to hanging who might read this. Hanging weight on the penis can be done as safely as any other PE technique, but if you explore this take time to patiently train up from very light weights. It is not necessary to use extreme weight with hanging. Hanging is not a contest. I'm posting this information about this new device and my own experimentation with it in part so I can learn more about hanging too. I am in no way trying to promote any form of PE to anyone else. If you choose to try this or any other PE technique, it is completely a matter of personal choice and you alone are responsible for what you choose to do to your body. I've said this elsewhere, but it bears repeating. All PE techniques and devices carry risks. Make sure you understand what they are before you decide to start. Stay healthy and cultivate a healthy body image before you begin!

 

[PEispossible]

Great write up, and pictures. I had no idea vac hangers came first before compression hangers. I always thought compression came first. From noose style Tom Hubbard hangers, to the captains wrench to bib hanger. I have the same bib starter as well, two of them actually one broke, bought another one while the first one was being repaired. Ive put in I would guess four thousand hours with the bib started since February 2020. One thing I disagree with is the placement , on the bib starter, as I used to attach the hanger further down, maybe leaving half of an inch to maybe a full inch away from the coronal ridge area of the glans.

This is when I did btc hanging, and seemed to add 0.25 inches to base penis. I would hang 31 lbs for three sets of fifteen to twenty minutes comfortably, then reduce weight to twenty six pounds, then twenty three , and downwards, usually four, or five sets per day. (it took about 2.5 years to slowly work up to this weight and condition myself) Since I have recently gained, two or three months ago, on the ruler, I have done heat before every set, compression hanging, then vac hanging.

Special Thank you to @blink2000 for generously sharing that heat before every set worked for his gains. Heat seems to be what can cause difficult gainers to increase length and not increase length, and straight down, at least in my case, Btc did not seem to work much, if at all, for length, albeit three thousand hours of it.

Since Big Al mentioned the hanger needs to be attached close to the glans, I started doing this , sometimes like almost right on the glans. When its attached that close to the glans, ime, lighter weight must be used. Plus this area currently is 4.75 inches while mid shaft is 5.5.

I see no difference in how the bib attachment works over this one, except this compression hanger being much easier to attach, and even better, more comfortable. Bib always mentioned the lateral thing, but I never really understood it. I don't think it really matters.

Comparing this to the bib attachment, appears its way more comfortable and wont take hours upon hours to learn, it probably took me well over one hundred hours to learn how to wrap then attach the hanger, with the nuts. I have a log over on bibforum, same username. I would do it in my room , reading bibs teachings. This hangers materials are so comfortable. Do es the material, like the black soft penis protectors, and the wraps, appear like they'll last for years without additional wear and tear ?

The Stealth hanger pro appears it makes learning attachment positions, outer nuts, tightening positions, out of the equation, which if your a beginner I would recommend this hanger, simply for its innovation. I'm not sure how much the bib hanger is now a days, it used to be one hundred dollars five years ago or so, and for an extra one hundred this appears superior.

As much hanging as I do it makes sense for me to explore this. I like that the measurement for this hanger is right below the glans, and that size will fit where it best targets the tunica to lengthen. I plan on getting one, and learning it.

I know this Compression hanger has been being worked on at least a few years , getting every kink, and material worked out. It has good testimonies as well. The material looks very professional, as does the case, like Stealth's vac hanger. It looks like a suitcase, and easy to conceal . I keep mine under my bed , in my room. Ive taken it on business trips before as well.

@MisterGeo Thank you for the write up and pictures. It is perfect timing.

 

[MisterGeo]

Great write up, and pictures.

Thanks!

I had no idea vac hangers came first before compression hangers. I always thought compression came first. From noose style Tom Hubbard hangers, to the captains wrench to bib hanger.

Yep, vac hangers were invented independently of the internet PE scene in about 1994-1995 by an artist who may have been working in concert with an early phalloplasty surgeon in Florida. He may have been a patient himself.

While not exactly a "compression clamp" hanger, the type of noose or loop style hanger Tom Hubbard (1997) made for his own use was used as early as the late 1980s. Fakir Musafar demonstrated the use of one in the 1989 body modification classic "Modern Primitives." Musafar had penis lengthening surgery where they cut the suspensory ligament and that's why he started hanging lead weights from his penis, so these noose or loop style attachments might have originated within in the phalloplasty world as did the vac hanger tech.

Here's a link to the noose rig Fakir Musafar was using about 1989. I can't post the image here because it is explicit. If you look closely, you will note that Fakir was also wearing an ampallang which is a horizontal piercing of the glans. It looks like the noose was in part holding onto the ampallang. Ouch!

We're getting a little into the sticks here, but the very first hanging device to use any kind of clamp might have been a novelty product about 1971-1972 called the Linga Pendulum. It used a screw/band style hose clamp like this over a rubber sleeve, but was only capable of holding a few ounces of weight:




We've come a looong way! (pun intended)

I have the same bib starter as well, two of them actually one broke, bought another one while the first one was being repaired. Ive put in I would guess four thousand hours with the bib started since February 2020. One thing I disagree with is the placement , on the bib starter, as I used to attach the hanger further down, maybe leaving half of an inch to maybe a full inch away from the coronal ridge area of the glans.

This is when I did btc hanging, and seemed to add 0.25 inches to base penis. I would hang 31 lbs for three sets of fifteen to twenty minutes comfortably, then reduce weight to twenty six pounds, then twenty three , and downwards, usually four, or five sets per day. (it took about 2.5 years to slowly work up to this weight and condition myself) Since I have recently gained, two or three months ago, on the ruler, I have done heat before every set, compression hanging, then vac hanging.

Special Thank you to @blink2000 for generously sharing that heat before every set worked for his gains. Heat seems to be what can cause difficult gainers to increase length and not increase length, and straight down, at least in my case, Btc did not seem to work much, if at all, for length, albeit three thousand hours of it.

Since Big Al mentioned the hanger needs to be attached close to the glans, I started doing this , sometimes like almost right on the glans. When its attached that close to the glans, ime, lighter weight must be used. Plus this area currently is 4.75 inches while mid shaft is 5.5.

You've mentioned that you are girthy. This is something to consider with Stealth for Men products because everything is custom sized. There are two sizes of the Compression Hanger. You would probably want the larger of the two sizes, but I'm not sure. They give instructions on their site for how to measure stretched flaccid girth.

I see no difference in how the bib attachment works over this one, except this compression hanger being much easier to attach, and even better, more comfortable. Bib always mentioned the lateral thing, but I never really understood it. I don't think it really matters.

You're right, it really is a lot easier to attach the SFM hanger. Easier to adjust and much more comfortable. The basic mechanical principle is similar, because you have two opposing sides of the clamp, but that's all they really have in common. BIB was definitely a pioneer in the evolution of these devices, but I feel that SFM has taken it to the next level.

Comparing this to the bib attachment, appears its way more comfortable and wont take hours upon hours to learn, it probably took me well over one hundred hours to learn how to wrap then attach the hanger, with the nuts.

Out of the box, I was surprised how easy it was to use the prepared wrap that came with the SFM and then just put the clamp on. There's still some adjusting involved in getting it just right and you still have to adapt to sensations, but nothing like what I went through with the BIB. I definitely don't have your patience.

I have a log over on bibforum, same username. I would do it in my room , reading bibs teachings. This hangers materials are so comfortable. Does the material, like the black soft penis protectors, and the wraps, appear like they'll last for years without additional wear and tear ?

Yes, the traction pads are made of a very firm material. They really aren't squishy at all and I think they should last for years. I don't see how they could ever wear out. The traction pads don't offer much cushion. All the cushion comes from the wrap. The wrap will require replacement eventually. The first layer of wrap is spandex which at first I thought was a little weird, but it gives a layer of softness right against the skin. The next layer is theraband which you know all about, and the outer layer is a layer of the same kind of waterproof tape that came with your SFM vac hanger kit.

The kit comes with some additional waterproof tape and an extra roll of spandex and one of TheraBand too. It's clear that Stealth understands these materials will wear in time. You can cut and tape your own preferred wrap thickness together too. You don't have to use the default wrap thickness. So there's plenty of room to play.

I think the main thing with the wrap is to keep it clean. You want to minimize dust and other particles from getting on the adhesive of the waterproof tape. And the penis should be clean and dry. Sweat, body oils, or lotion could degrade the spandex.

The Stealth hanger pro appears it makes learning attachment positions, outer nuts, tightening positions, out of the equation, which if your a beginner I would recommend this hanger, simply for its innovation.

Yep, it leaves all the complexity of the multi-axis array of BIB type hangers out.

I'm not sure how much the bib hanger is now a days, it used to be one hundred dollars five years ago or so, and for an extra one hundred this appears superior.

Yeah, I've found that the SFM is at least about $100 more than competing products, but well worth saving up for, IMHO.

As much hanging as I do it makes sense for me to explore this. I like that the measurement for this hanger is right below the glans, and that size will fit where it best targets the tunica to lengthen. I plan on getting one, and learning it.

Cool. I look forward to hearing what you think of it. I trust your opinion with all the extensive experience you've had. I'm not sure if they are still in the pre-market phase or what, but I assume they still have inventory because it's up on their website.

I know this Compression hanger has been being worked on at least a few years , getting every kink, and material worked out. It has good testimonies as well. The material looks very professional, as does the case, like Stealth's vac hanger. It looks like a suitcase, and easy to conceal . I keep mine under my bed , in my room. Ive taken it on business trips before as well.

Yeah, I think I remember first hearing about the SFM compression hanger about three years ago. Same quality standards as the Vac Hanger for sure.

@MisterGeo Thank you for the write up and pictures. It is perfect timing.

Great! I'm glad it was helpful. And thanks for the feedback on my photography. I think my pics are always terrible, but I make no claims to being a photographer.

 

[PEispossible]

This owners manual says start the wrap an inch behind the coronal ridge. Another part of it says about letting the weight kind of compress on the gains. I consider my penis a difficult time to increase length. I have hung in this position, an inch behind the coronal ridge, and even half of an inch behind, and did not increase length, hanging about three thousand hours, until vacationed from pe , took a break, then got into extending, then vacuum hanging.

Penis has increased length, per ruler, first year of hanging. Was stuck behind 6.5 bpel, and exceeded it. This was done with the sock hanger , with cable clamps to secure penis. I was stuck at 6.75 , on the ruler for a long time. I suspect its been this large a while, that I just did not measure it. I've hung three thousand hours btc, maybe 3,500, or even 4,000, and did not increase length at all, according to the same ruler. That did seem to add base girth , possibly a quarter inch.

When I gained in the first year , of consistent, close to every day hanging 5-7 , twenty minute sets, sometimes fifteen, it was straight down, and use heat, a rice sock. When I noticed a difference from 6.75 to 7.125 was me experimenting .

I've tried pumping before then hanging. Maybe this did work, I dont know. Ive tried vac hanging only 1.5-2 hours a day for many months, nada, on the ruler. Most of the silicon wraps would not last long in the 13-16 lb range. I now use compression hanging first then vacuum hanging ,as a lighter, add on, or maintaince.

Straight down , the attachment point half an inch or even less below the coronal ridge, sometimes the hanger touched the head, and lower weights had to be used, and heat before, in between sets and after is when the ruler went from 6.75 tp 7.125.

I used compression the first half, then vacuum hanging the second, something like that. Sometimes, id do two compression sets, then an hour vac hanging, then another compression set or two. In summarization, I seem to be a "hard gainer", and straight down, and heat, seemed to have given the largest increases in length.

 

[MisterGeo]

This owners manual says start the wrap an inch behind the coronal ridge. Another part of it says about letting the weight kind of compress on the glans...

Do you have the Stealth compression hanger now?

Just a couple clarifications about Stealth's suggestions for wrapping, the manual says this:

"Start by stretching your flaccid penis to its full length. If circumcised, locate the scar and use this as your set mark to begin wrapping around the shaft. If you're uncircumsized, slide any excess skin back down the shaft before starting the wrap about 1-1.5" from the coronal ridge of the glans."

So Stealth suggests different wrapping strategies depending on the presence of a foreskin. The reason for wrapping 1-1.5 inches from the coronal ridge is for uncircumcised guys only and only after pulling the foreskin back from the glans.

I'm circumcised so when I follow the manual the leading edge of the wrap is very close to the coronal ridge. In fact I like to wrap so that the leading edge of the wrap is pretty much right on the coronal ridge or even slightly overlapping it. Then the clamp goes on about as far forward on the shaft as possible.

The suggestions in the manual continues with this note:

"Note: The wrap should slide back and forth on the shaft, toward the glans and away. Excess skin will collect behind the glans, acting as a protective cushion."

It is possible that the Stealth for Men wrapping instructions are a little different from what has been suggested for use with other products. It is true that when I have the wrap on that the wrap does sort of move back and forth like the instruction manual says. It's not a super tight wrap around the shaft, at least the way that I've been doing this. But it's not like I can slide the wrap back and forth along the entire length of the penis. It just has a little play between the layers.

But the part in that note about "excess skin collecting behind the glans, acting as a protective barrier" is not true for me because I am circumcised. Instead of skin providing that protective barrier, the wrap does.

So again, I think it's really down to two suggested wrapping strategies in the manual, and of course with experimentation you find the sweet spot according to your own physiology.

Hope this helps, but hey if you saw the owners manual does that mean you got one of these hangers?

 

[PEispossible]

Do you have the Stealth compression hanger now?

Just a couple clarifications about Stealth's suggestions for wrapping, the manual says this:

"Start by stretching your flaccid penis to its full length. If circumcised, locate the scar and use this as your set mark to begin wrapping around the shaft. If you're uncircumsized, slide any excess skin back down the shaft before starting the wrap about 1-1.5" from the coronal ridge of the glans."

So Stealth suggests different wrapping strategies depending on the presence of a foreskin. The reason for wrapping 1-1.5 inches from the coronal ridge is for uncircumcised guys only and only after pulling the foreskin back from the glans.

I'm circumcised so when I follow the manual the leading edge of the wrap is very close to the coronal ridge. In fact I like to wrap so that the leading edge of the wrap is pretty much right on the coronal ridge or even slightly overlapping it. Then the clamp goes on about as far forward on the shaft as possible.

The suggestions in the manual continues with this note:

"Note: The wrap should slide back and forth on the shaft, toward the glans and away. Excess skin will collect behind the glans, acting as a protective cushion."

It is possible that the Stealth for Men wrapping instructions are a little different from what has been suggested for use with other products. It is true that when I have the wrap on that the wrap does sort of move back and forth like the instruction manual says. It's not a super tight wrap around the shaft, at least the way that I've been doing this. But it's not like I can slide the wrap back and forth along the entire length of the penis. It just has a little play between the layers.

But the part in that note about "excess skin collecting behind the glans, acting as a protective barrier" is not true for me because I am circumcised. Instead of skin providing that protective barrier, the wrap does.

So again, I think it's really down to two suggested wrapping strategies in the manual, and of course with experimentation you find the sweet spot according to your own physiology.

Hope this helps, but hey if you saw the owners manual does that mean you got one of these hangers?

According to the manual, the wrap would start a full inch , a bit over, for my penis because its circumsized scar . The wrap can either be wrapping up or down. Most traditionally ways of wrapping seem to have been down wards. The best position Ive found to lengthen , according to records Ive kept, mentally, is close to the glands.

I do not have the Stealth compression hanger.

That doesnt mean I wont do a set of an inch away from the coronal ridge, however most of the compression hanger attachment that have given best results for I, is quite close to the glands. Some sets even touching.

Hanging lighter weights, compression, I ve hung much longer than twenty minutes, and blood flow seems okay. The penis didn't feel overly cold with lighter weight, longer sets.

With the closer to the glands hanging attachment, less weight more than likely would create more cell splitting damage, in the tunica, so Im not sure if this way is best, so I use different positions away from the coronal ridge.

Have you hung for dedicated skin stretch? Its a technique where attachment is right at the base. Bib used to recommend doing it sometimes a full week, as a beginner. Now I have excess skin that doesnt look that circumsized. While hanging it stays inflamed, and can look like turkey neck. The stealth pro hanger this would not be possible to do this. Only on another compression hanger.

Perfect wording, finding what works, and your sweet spot.

 

[MisterGeo]

According to the manual, the wrap would start a full inch , a bit over, for my penis because its circumsized scar . The wrap can either be wrapping up or down. Most traditionally ways of wrapping seem to have been down wards. The best position Ive found to lengthen , according to records Ive kept, mentally, is close to the glands.

I don't see where the manual says that. It's saying to start the wrap on the glans-side of the circumcision scar, which sounds like what you must be doing anyway, but I'm not sure.

I don't wrap up or down with the Stealth three layer wrap. When I'm wrapped, the edges of the wrap are for the most part aligned. This isn't how I wrapped with the BIB, but with the BIB you need a lot more width to your wrapped shaft surface.

I do not have the Stealth compression hanger.

That doesnt mean I wont do a set of an inch away from the coronal ridge, however most of the compression hanger attachment that have given best results for I, is quite close to the glands. Some sets even touching.

I was never able to get that close to the ridge of the glans with the BIB. It sounds like you found a way.

Hanging lighter weights, compression, I ve hung much longer than twenty minutes, and blood flow seems okay. The penis didn't feel overly cold with lighter weight, longer sets.

With the closer to the glands hanging attachment, less weight more than likely would create more cell splitting damage, in the tunica, so Im not sure if this way is best, so I use different positions away from the coronal ridge.

Have you hung for dedicated skin stretch? Its a technique where attachment is right at the base. Bib used to recommend doing it sometimes a full week, as a beginner. Now I have excess skin that doesnt look that circumsized. While hanging it stays inflamed, and can look like turkey neck.

No I've never tried that. I don't like the sensation of stretching skin. It's also a problem because if the skin is stretching, then all the weight is being suspended by skin, not internal penile tissues. So for my own goals, I've had to make adjustments using either the BIB or the SFM hangers to minimize skin stretching.

The stealth pro hanger this would not be possible to do this. Only on another compression hanger.

I'm not sure why it wouldn't be possible. You could conceivably attach it at any position on the shaft, I think.

Perfect wording, finding what works, and your sweet spot.

Yep, I think that's it. With any of these devices, hangers, extenders, vac or clamp - there will always be a unique experience due to physical and mechanical variations. And there's lots of room for play and experimentation.