This probe has a hard plastic core that is hollow to allow for the air to pass from the tube up to the end of the probe. This means that just the end of the probe inflates. The first thing I did after taking the probe out of its packaging was to inflate and deflate it a couple of times to get a feel for how it worked, how big it could get, etc. It seemed to work pretty flawlessly under those conditions. It also seemed to have the ability to get pretty large with just a few pumps.

Later on, when my wife and I had some time to “experiment,” we pulled this toy out to give it a shot. Since she was already warmed up from other activities, the probe was able to slide into her vagina pretty easily which gave me a chance to try it out on her. A few pumps later and I asked her what she thought. She said it felt kind of strange, not uncomfortable, but not exciting either. It just didn’t seem to do much for her. I turned the vibrations on, but she was still not impressed.

After some clean up, it was my turn to try to put it in. It is 1 5/8“diameter, and I have other anal toys that are about this same size, but it definitely took some finesse to get this thing in. I think this is because it is blunt, so the full width has to be taken almost immediately, and the hard plastic core is not compressible so my sphincter had to give because the toy couldn’t. This is not necessarily a problem, just something that one should be aware of when purchasing this toy. It is definitely not for an anal beginner. When we inflated the toy, there was not much more feeling inside of me. I felt a little fuller, but even after a few pumps it didn’t seem to do much. We didn’t want to pump too much, and I couldn’t feel the difference between four and five pumps. I don’t know if this is because it now had more resistance than it did when it was outside, or if it just was not able to pump as well or what, but it just did not seem to do much for me. Even with the vibrations turned all the way on, I just did not have much sensation from this toy. I found the vibrations to be pretty weak.

Finally, the thing that really killed it for me was I went to play with it again later, and it wasn’t pumping up like it had before. It seems that the tube has come loose from the plastic core, so the air is escaping into other portions of the toy. This is even with us being very careful not to pull on the tube. With some work, I could probably fix it, but it seems like it is not very well put together.

This toy has been retired from my collection. It never really worked that well, as the air seemed to build up at the wrong end of the toy, and it was less than ideal. I've read several places where people swear by inflatable toys, for helping open them up for larger anal toys, but it really didn't seem to work well for me.

Maybe I could have used it to prepare for the Medium Sexy Spade that I tackled recently. I was able to work around it though, and haven't really missed the Inflatable Latex Probe. The latex outer material wasn't well suited for anal play anyway, and I'd rather know that I can sterilize my anal toys for safety. I'm sure this toy works great for some people, just not for me.