Let's face it, most of us guys already know how to use our hands to masturbate and we're pretty good at it. But sometimes we want something just a little bit more, even when there's no partner available. That's where the Honey Pot male masturbation toy comes in.

The toy is mostly manual - hand-held and hand-manipulated - for use on the male penis. Instead of using the hand for self-satisfaction, a man can use his hand to wield this toy and provide a whole new sense of stimulation on the erect penis.

While I was concerned that this would have that nasty, petroleum smell that cheap plastics have, I was extremely happy to discover that this is high-quality material inside and out with no obvious smell or odor.

The outside casing is a sturdy hard shell of plastic. It should withstand a fall onto a hardwood floor, depending on the angle it hits. More importantly, it is discreet with no outward signs of being a sex toy.

The inside is a luxurious silky silicone. It is firm enough to offer just the right kind of pressure against the penis as it slides in and out (a gentle lube will be required to help simulate a willing female partner!) but it's soft and silky to provide a positive sexual experience!

The inside shaft has a variety of bumps and ridges to add stimulation to the penis as it strokes in and out.

Beginner or an advanced user? It doesn't matter. This is for the man who wants a safe, comfortable masturbation experience that's more than just his own hand.

It is here we lose some points for this device.

First, this masturbator is a tad on the heavy side and that heaviness is lopsided, making it a bit unwieldy.

While I like the extra care taken to make the exterior of the silicone resemble a vagina, this isn't really all that important.

So why is the entrance end of this toy significantly wider than the rest? This actually caused some discomfort for me. My penis is about average length, but my girth is a bit thicker than most and I found it was really difficult to get this toy down the entire shaft of my penis - not because it was too short, but because the pressure on the head of my penis, the deeper I went, was uncomfortable. The interior ridge is supposed to add stimulation, but instead, they numbed me to feeling anything.

The directions offered a couple of things to try to avoid this, including the very liberal use of lubricants, but nothing worked. I even tried using the silicone without the plastic shell around it, but the end of the shaft was just too tight for me and instead of stimulating it was very uncomfortable to the point where I finally just got rid of it because I won't use it.

I only tried using the vibrating aspects twice - mostly because I wasn't very comfortable with the toy in the first place. It seemed to work fine, but I'd like to try it with a toy that actually fits comfortably over my penis. The vibration is only mildly noisy - a little quieter than my wife's vibrating dildo.

Because the inside shaft is too tight for me, this toy did not provide the intended function. It did get me from a hard, erect penis to a flaccid penis, but not through ejaculation, but from frustration.

This toy is very easy to clean. I know this because I put so much lubricant in it, which of course you don't want just sitting in there. The fleshy silicone pulls out and you can run water from your faucet through the shaft.

You insert your penis and you stroke back and forth ... what kind of instructions do you need? And yet ... you DO need instructions ... how to clean and care for it, how to store it, how to troubleshoot issues (such as being too tight). This has appropriate instructions included.

Looking at the price, I really hoped that I had found a masturbation toy that was affordable and easy to use, and discreet. It was definitely all those things, but it was also very uncomfortable.

My wife and I both travel for our jobs (usually at different times, increasing the time we're apart) and she's got plenty of dildos and vibrators to choose from to take with her. I wanted something other than my hands and my favorite porn sites bookmarked on my computer, but I guess I'll have to stick with it until something better comes along.

My experience with the toy has been noted above, and that experience was NOT positive. This toy is too tight for a man of average length and slightly wider than average girth. I like the experience stimulation on the entire shaft of my penis and not just against the glans. That wasn't possible here.