Hello friends!! I got a request to do this chapter in like October and my dumbass forgot about it, but here it is! Finally!
So there are four elements to packing, or four features on packers really. Packer, STP, Play, and Pleasure. The last two are sexual so uh yeah, fair warning lol. anyways i'll go over each, and tell you how to pack and, in my opinion, the best place to get a packer.
Packing- So packing is having something in your pants to create a slight bulge, to be able to feel something there, and overall helps a ton with dysphoria imo. The feeling of having something down there feels so amazing, and i think it helps you have a more masculine walk, stance, and like, affects the way you sit too. And the slight bulge can help a ton in passing. Overall, a great thing. You can do this with anything vaguely penis sized. If you can, go for a real packer. I think you can get one for around 30 USD. If you can't, which is totally understandable if you live with your parents or can't afford one or whatever, socks will be your best friend. Roll one up, and put it in your underwear. If you wear tighter fitting underwear, you can just put it in there. but if you wear boxers or something, you'll wanna get a safety pin and pin your sock to the front. If you get a real packer, you'll need a harness or something of the like.
STP- STP stands for Stand To Pee. Its a device that, well, it's in the name. Not too hard to figure out what it does. It in some way creates a funnel so that you can like, pee in that and stand up like cis men can. These are especially handy if you can use public men's restrooms. Or, if you have like,,,, dysphoria about being able to stand to pee? idk how many trans masc people feel that but I do so yeah, I assume other people do too. Anyways, the easiest option is getting a real stp. You can get one that is just an stp, or one that also functions as a packer. Just an stp would start at 15 USD i think, and one with a packer is more like 30 or 40. However, if you can't get one, an alternative is a little trickier in my opinion. You can use a medicine spoon with a hole in the end, but it would be a little hard. Or, you could maybe get away with getting a GoGirl device. They're big with sports fans with vaginas, i guess so they dont have to put as much effort into peeing? im not really sure. Anyway that's an STP device that may be easier to get your hands on.
Play- So this is a sexual function of a packer. Basically, if a packer can play, you can penetrate with it. Aside from like, dildos? there's not much of an alternative lol. Anyway, it'll be like a regular packer, but it'll be hollow and come with a rod that you can put in it. The rod makes it hard, and then you can use it like a cis dick to penetrate. However, it does way more for your partner than for you as far as sexual pleasure is concerned. Really, you won't feel much at all.
Pleasure- The other sexual element of packers. Usually this and play go together, most play packers also have the pleasure element. Anyway, it allows you to have some sexual pleasure yourself while you wear the packer. The way it does it is a little different for every merchant, but the general idea is that it has some sort of,,, idk a word for it? Bumps and ridges? that touch you somewhere and somehow. It's worth mentioning that a lot of merchants design these for guys with some bottom growth from T, but if you have no growth down there then they'll still work and feel good. The downside is that the play and pleasure element can skyrocket the price to 150 USD and up.
So, you can get just a packer, just an stp, a packer/stp, or 3 elements or all 4. Those will be called 4 in 1 packers. 4 in 1s are pricey, but imo worth it (if you're sexually active. if not, get a 2 in 1, the stp/packer). They help so much with dysphoria, and the sexual part is great. If you want to penetrate your partner, a 4 in 1 will be an amazing thing for you.
Anyways, a simple google search will show you a dozen or so places to purchase a packer. Personally, I have no preference for a standalone packer or stp, but if you're looking for a 4 in 1, FreeToM is hands down the best company. I'm about to order myself one of theirs, and i'm so excited. So like i said, 4 in 1s START at 150 USD usually. Their prices vary wildly, but a 4 in 1 from them is super realistic, and i have yet to see a bad review on any of their products. I mean, you could whip your dick out and it would pass as a cis dick. One that's not custom painted does start around the 150 mark, however one that is custom painted shoots up like crazy at over 200. I think the non-custom painted are still super realistic, and is way worth it. It's worth noting they seem to have some sort of perma-sale on their non-custom painted 4 in 1s. For example, the one i'm about to order is supposed to be 169 USD. But it's always really been 99 bucks. 99 is an AMAZING price for a 4 in 1. They have the best range of skin tones, too. Like, i've seen several places that have like,,,, 4 skin tones. Trans masculine people come in all different skin tones, and FreeToM is the only company I know of so far that seems to recognize that. So, if a 4 in 1 is what you're looking for, FreeToM is where you'll definitely wanna go. They don't have standalone stps or packers, just 4 in 1s. So if that's what you're looking for, or a stp/packer, i don't have a recommendation for you, sorr y yall ): that's more based on your own preference anyway. Of course, so is the 4 in 1 thing, but FreeToM has amazing prices, amazing products and amazing variety of skin tones and shapes and sizes.
I think that's all for today. if there's anything you want me to write about, let me know (: seeya next time, love yall

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